By Chelsea

Published: October 11th, 2006

Big Beat. Psychedelic. Southern Rock. Whatever it is, it’s good. Peter Furgiuele, Nicholas Furgiuele, Pete DeLorenzo and Match McCalvin makeup Gringo Star, a funky fresh sound to country meets rock'n'roll. They say it sounds like Peter Furgiuele, Nicholas Furgiuele, Pete DeLorenzo and Match McCalvin making noise. Fair enough. But this isn’t neighbors waking you up in the middle of the night noise. It’s not fingernails on a chalkboard noise. It’s noise you’re going to want more of. Atlanta four-piece, previously known as A Fir-Ju Well, is currently on tour and not something to be missed. All four members write songs, and then instrumentation is assigned. Their versatility on the instruments produces diverse yet complimentary songs such as “Overfed,” a catchy ...

By Chelsea

Published: September 1st, 2006

Without music, I’m not very good at functioning. Which is why during this past week I’ve been incessantly humming, whistling, tapping, singing, and just plain not paying attention to others because I’ve been too busy paying attention to the music in my head. I’m in the process of moving, and with my computer in the old place, a nonexistent radio in the new one and a broken Ipod in the purse that goes back and forth from one to the other, I’ve had to make my own music. So I’m sitting in front of a bonfire at my friend’s house, humming yet again. My friend questions, “Is that the same song you were singing yesterday?” “Yeah, it’s The Same Fire,” I reply. ...

By Chelsea

Published: August 3rd, 2006

As an American girl, I can't take a man's British accent lightly. I swoon. I become overcome with passion. I lose the power control myself as I become completely absorbed with that slight twinge that makes me cringe (in a good way, of course).After studying abroad in London, I thought I might be past this hindrance. But when I first listened to Park Bench Poet, a trio from the UK that is self-described in the genres of acoustic, folk and rap, the accent's charm worked all its old tricks once again. The first song I heard, On My Own, was backed by an acoustic guitar (Bear) with just enough bass (Chris), and Matt's vocals, which balance a combination of rap ...