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It's been a long time since the rock stage has seen the genuine energy from performers such as Iggy Pop and The Stooges or The Clash, which has led to the popular criticism amongst fans that "punk is dead." But Foxy Shazam, a band from Cincinnati, Ohio, took steps in proving the critics wrong on Oct.

Fits , indeed. Austin, Texas, power trio White Denim 's second album is veritably defined by fits and starts.

As music critics, the most common question we get asked is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature.

LADIES' NIGHTS: Since last Thursday's glowing tour-kickoff performance by Thao Nguyen and her band, The Get Down Stay Down, at SOhO, Santa Barbara's live music offerings have been ripe with female-led tune makers.

Even Swedish musicians are affected by the recession. The Sounds may have opened for No Doubt this past summer and are on tour until December, but they feel these hard economic times, too.

Look at this photo of Swedish New Wave/synthpop band The Sounds . Look at it carefully.

Garth and Wynn? Sounds kind of like a new country duo, don't it? Well, it sort of is.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This article is part of our month-long focus on breast cancer.

U2 is one of the biggest, most influential rock bands of all time. Their sound has changed over the years, yet remains unique.

Smithereens drummer and vocalist Dennis Diken has teamed with multi-instrumentalist Pete DiBella to create one of the year's most shimmering re-creations of anything-goes, late-'60s pop rock.

UCSB's Associated Students Program Board presents The Sounds in concert this Monday night at the Hub.

Johan Bengtsson is the bassist for Swedish band The Sounds. The group released their third album, Crossing the Rubicon, in June.

The Sounds, a pop/rock band from Sweden that has been gaining popularity in the United States, is currently on a 75-city headlining tour.

The Sounds, a rock quintet from Sweden, encompass just about everything a rock band can be: hook-lined, pop-smart songs, arena-rock power and new-wave cool and a fearless front woman who swaggers over stages as much as guy rockers.

Swedish synth-rock stars The Sounds had everything going for them with the release of 2006's Dying To Say This To You : They had an acclaimed sophomore record, the rumoured sexuality of foxy lead singer Maja Ivarsson and they even had a song on the Snakes On A Plane soundtrack.

Sure, you can spend $40 or more for a ticket to the Gibson Amphitheater, or the Greek Theatre, or the Wiltern and see one or two bands perform.

Cynics will claim that Miami's music scene only has two types of noise - either techno-electronica or reggaeton-hip-hop. Even if the cynics are correct, though, Swedish quintet, The Sounds, will fit in, bringing their new wave, synth-inspired rock 'n' roll to Revolution on Sept.

The Veronica's excellent single 4Ever is finally released in the UK today. It's a bargain 59p on iTunes and Amazon , but if you need an added incentive, Lisa has promised on her Twitter feed that anyone who buys A 10-worth of the song will be entered into a prize draw to win "a necklace made out of Hickeys, from jessica, lisa and all 3 members of ...

The heyday of new wave music may be gone, but there are still plenty of stylish Europeans with mod haircuts forming bands to play energetic, synth-friendly power pop.

On an August afternoon hotter than Jerry Jeff Walker's temper, two extraordinary things transpired: I played two songs with 1,867 other guitar pickers to set a Guinness world record.