We are announcing a new feature article here at SATL. It will likely be a bi-weekly piece which features a band from the past that is no longer putting out music. We will attempt to find out where the members are at and what they have done since the last release from the band. Should be interesting, not just for us

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Do you remember that episode of Seinfeld; the one that features “Desperado” by The Eagles. Every time the character here’s it, he has to stop everything he is doing and listen. Well, that is me with “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon. Apparently I’m not the only one that can’t get it out of my head because it is being covered

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Band:	Paper Route
Album:	Absence

From the very first listen of Paper Route’s first full-length album, “Absence”, you receive a sense of cinema. It’s as if this album was written with the intention of scoring one of the many dramatic movies or television shows; not surprising since past works have been featured on the teen drama “One Tree Hill” and on a Nike commercial.

Cinematic music doesn’t necessarily make for the most engaging listen. When a track seems suited to aid a visual stimulus, it lacks without it.  Boards of Canada,

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Most Anticipated:
Bob Dylan - “Together Through Life”
It is hard not to anticipate a new album by Bob Dylan. He consistently releases quality music and at the very least you can be sure the tracks won’t have “sound all over them”.

Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band - “Brother’s Blood”
He is one of the great singer/songwriter’s of the past few years. He had a

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What is even funnier than the Beyonce “Today Show” hoax video? The fact that people actually believed it was true. I’m glad it received some exposure because people need to be more aware of just how far recordings can be manipulated. (youtube.com)

In the “I can’t believe it took that long” file, the Pirate Bay founders are filing for a mistrial. The

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