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Hello, i am Brendan Sponge. I would like to welcome you to EvilSponge, a cultural critique site. My minions have gathered together reviews of recorded music, live music, films, and television shows. Please feel free to peruse the site at your liesure. And check back regularly, as we post new reviews quite often.

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What's Coming?


Tue.29.Apr: One Hand Loves The Other at The EARL
Tue.6.May: New albums by Four Tet, No Age, and Serena-Maneesh released.
Wed.7.May: The Liverhearts at The Star Bar
Fri.9.May: The Death Set at The Drunken Unicorn
Tue.13.May: The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) at The Cobb
                  Energy Performance Center
Sun.18.May:  Laura Viers at The EARL.
Mon.19.May: UK release of the new record by Spiritualized.
Tue.20.May:  New albums by Joan of Arc and The Wedding Presetn released.
Fri.23.May: She Wants Revenge at The Variety Playhouse
Sun.25.May: Clinic at The EARL and A Silver Mt. Zion at The Drunken Unicorn.
Tue.27.May: Steve Mackay (ex-Stooges) and Tenth to the Moon at Eyedrum
Thu.29.May: X at The Variety Playhouse
Tue.3.Jun: Release of the new record by Ladytron; US release of the new Spiritualized.
Tue.10.Jun: US release of the latest by The Orb.
Wed.11.Jun: Mudhoney at The EARL
Thu.12.Jun: Zappa plays Zappa (Dweezil doing his father's music) at The Variety Playhouse
Fri.13.Jun: Ladytron at The Variety Playhouse or The Breeders at The Loft.
Tue.17.Jun: Albums by Tilly and the Wall and Weezer released. 
Sat.21.Jun:  R.E.M. with Modest Mouse and The National at Lakewood.
Mon.7.Jul:  Tentative release date for Object 47, the 47th item in Wire's discography
                and their new album.
Wed.13.Aug: Nine Inch Nails at Gwinnett Arena

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What's New?

Sunday.27.March.2008
     Album: Begin Civil Twilight by Auburn Lull
     Album: Peel by Peel
     Concert: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY w/ Lichens on Sunday.13.April.2008
     Concert: THE LIVERHEARTS w/ Lay Down Mains, Rizzudo, and Club Awesome
                 
on Saturday.19.April.2008
     Concert: BRITISH SEA POWER w/ Film School on Monday.21.April.2008
     EP: The City E.P. by Carrie & The Oslo Deadtrash Project
     EP: Prelude to the Sea by Sur La Mer
     EP: Sometimes Splendid Confusion by Televise
     Re-release: In the Marshes by For Against

Monday.14.March.2008
     Album: The Weather Clock by July Skies
     Album: Dinosaurs Turn Into Birds by Silent Kids
     Album: Reset Start Again by Talk
     Concert: SILENT KIDS w/ Luigi and The Preakness on Friday.28.March.2008
     Concert: JUPITER WATTS on Sunday.6.April.2008

Sunday.30.March.2008
     Album: Epliogue In Waves by Bitcrush
     Album: The Mary Onettes by The Mary Onettes
     Album: Le Combat Occulté by La Société des Timides à la Parade des Oiseaux
     Compilation: Alextronic Records Volume 1
     Compilation: One Five Zero

Sunday.23.March.2008
     It's here! It's here! Our review of the four days of mayhem in Texas known as South By SouthWest.
Read the entire SxSW08 review:
     Day 1 featuring Clay Leverett, Madeline, God Is An Astronaut, We vs. the Shark, Elfpower,
             Sean Hayes, The Wedding Present, Yellow Fever, Phil and the Osophers, Call Me
             Lightning, Delorean, Peel, Dub Trio, Naked Raygun

     Day 2 featuring Ravens and Chimes, Scouting for Girls, Cadence Weapon, Billy Bragg,
             The Hunnies, Jukebox the Ghost, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Peel, My
             Education, Our Lunar Activities, Melissa St. Pierre, High Places, The English Beat

     Day 3 featuring Magic Bullets, Yacht, Meneguar, Parts and Labor, Joan of Arc, Spring
             Tigers, Antietam , Say Hi, Cloud Cult, Kurt Vice, My Dad is Dead

     Day 4 featuring David Monks, FM3, Magic Bullets, The High Strung, Record Hop, Oh No!
              Oh My!, Tally Hall, Colour Music, The Autumns

Please note that there are lots of photos (98 in total) among the reviews, so please be patient as the pages load.

Sunday.9.March.2008
     Album: As As by Paper
     Album: The Dangerous Summer by Blake Rainey and his Demons
     Album: Technicolor Dreams by A Toys Orchestra
     Concert: BEACH HOUSE w/ The Papercuts and The Meeks Family on Sat.01.Mar.08
     Concert: THE FEATURES w/ Say Hi and Explorers Club on Fri.07.Feb.08

Sunday.24.February.2008
     Album: The Battle of Sealand by Airiel
     Album: N.A.L.T.1 by Les Fauves
     Album: Numbered Days by The Meeting Places
     Album: The Chemistry That Keeps Us Together by The Purrs
     Album: The Wishes and the Glitch by Say Hi
     Concert: THE YUM YUM TREE w/ Herman, Put Down the Gun and The Arts and Sciences
                  on Fri.08.Feb.08
     Concert: SERJ TANKIAN w/ Fair to Midland on Mon.11.Feb.08

Sunday.10.February.2008
     Album: Hologram+ by Hologram
     Album: Three by Junkboy
     Album: No Love - No Hate by The Puddle
     Album: Paint by Numbers by The Yum Yum Tree
     Album: Yellow Rainbow by The Zom Zoms
     Concert: ONE HAND LOVES THE OTHER w/ Envie, The Subliminator, Killick, and
                  Nerdkween
on Fri.20.Jan.08
     Concert: RIZZUDO w/ The Liverhearts on Sat.2.Feb.08
     EP: Curse In Reverse by Map of the Universe

Sunday.27.January.2008
     7": Stay Awake b/w Then He Kissed Me by Asobi Seksu
     7" : Eurocentric by Mike In Mono
     Album: From The Bureau of Robotic Affairs by Eyes To Space
     Album: Wound In Wall by Feeding Fingers
     Album: Embryonic Heraldry by John Heron
     Album: Gummi by Stafrænn Hákon
     Album: Emerald City by John Vanderslice
     Concert: EDITORS w/ Hot Hot Heat and Louis XIV on Fri.11.Jan.08

Sunday.13.January.2008
     Album: There Will Be Rain by An Epic At Best
     Album: Hair by The Lonely H
     Album: The Mad Dukes Sing and Play for You by The Mad Dukes
     Concert: SLEEP THERAPY w/ Chris Strawn, Graboids, and Shadowboxer on Fri.4.Jan.08
     EP: Elika by Elika

Tuesday.1.January.2008
Well, here it is: a brand new year. Some of My Minions have thoughtfully summed up the year 2007 for you, for your reading pleasure.
     Best Of Lists: Brett Spaceman lists 5 Disappointments: a cautionary tale of having high expectations.
     Best Of Lists: Indoor Miner lists albums, re-issues, singles, and gigs.
     Best Of Lists: Inspector Jason recites the names of 10 records that he liked in 2007.
     Best Of Lists: PostLibyan discusses the music of year in chronological terms.
     Best Of Lists: Tracers lists albums both past and present, and live events.

Sunday.30.December.2007
     Album: You, You're a History In Rust by Do Make Say Think
     Album: Darren Hayman & the Secondary Modern by Darren Hayman & the Secondary Modern
     Album: These Places Are Now Ruins by Last Days
     Year End Lists: What is that strange feeling in the air? Aside from rain here in Atlanta
                         (something that never happens anymore), you are sensing the hushed
                         expectation of thousands of indie rockers who await the annual "End of the
                         Year" lists. My Minions have been typing away furiously getting these ready
                         for you. Point your browser back here on the 1st to see what they have to
                         say about 2007.

Sunday.2.December.2007
     Album: Hermeneutics by Antennas to Heaven
     Album: Greed, Lust, and Cloning by Don Bodin
     Album: Spill Your Heart by The Dark Beaks
     Album: Trading Twilight for Daylight by Great Northern
     Album: The Ghost You Left Behind by Hearts of Black Science
     Album: They'll Come, They Come by Immanu El
     Album: From Above by Lunar Dunes
     Album: Luck & Accident by Kim Novak
     Album: Night of the Furies by The Rosebuds

Sunday.4.November.2007
     Album: Butterfly Radio by Avenpitch
     Concert: FILM SCHOOL w/ Eulogies and Parade on Fri.19.Oct.07
     Concert: SERJ TANKIAN w/ Tom Morello on Sat.20.Oct.07
     Concert: ROBBERS ON HIGH STREET w/ Great Northern and Today the Moon, Tomorrow
                  the Sun
on Fri.27.Oct.07
     Concert: SAY HI w/ The Velvet Teen and The A-Sides on Sat.28.Nov.07

Sunday.21.October.2007
     Album: Dream On by Celestial
     Album: Transparent Things by Fujiya + Miyagi
     Album: Get the Guests by The High Strung
     Album: Tanks and Recognizer by Lights Out Asia
     Album: Everything You Should Know by Silence Is Sexy

Monday.15.October.2007
     Addition: Some photos of the Marc Bolan Tribute gig have been added to that review.

Sunday.7.October.2007
     Album: Velocity by Damage
     Album: Dividing Opinons by Giardini di Miro
     Album: Marble! by Marble!
     Album: Silhouettes by My Orchard
     Album: Let's Dance To Our Own Beats by The Soft Eyes
     EP: Beat the Devil by Beat the Devil
     Concert: Marc Bolan: A Celebration on Sat.15.Sep.07
     Concert: MACHINE HEAD w/ Arch Enemy, Sanctity, and Throwdown on Tue.18.Sep.07
     DVD: Hated, featuring G.G. Allin

Saturday.30.September.2007
     Festival: Other Sound Day 1 featuring: Envie, Mary O. Harrison, Pistolero, Moresight
     Festival: Other Sound Day 2 featuring: Fernandina, Citified, The Yum Yum Tree, The Press,
                 Lay Down Mains, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves

     Festival: Other Sound Day 3 featuring: No Disassemble, Silent Kids, Novelift, Jupiter Watts,
                The Orphins, One Hand Loves the Other, Club Awesome, Luigi

     Festival: Other Sound Day 4 featuring: Chickens and Pigs, Batata Doce, Tenth to the Moon,
                Untied States

Sunday.16.September.2007
     Album: Spiderman of the Rings by Dan Deacon
     Album: Airplanes by Dead Guitars
     Album: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse
     EP: Whatever It's Going To Be by I Concur
     EP: What's Not To Love? by The Nightingales
     EP: Quicksand Memory by Ulrich Schnauss
     Compilation: All of Yesterday Tomorrow by AMP
     Concert: THE CINEMATICS w/ Carina Round and Tentonic on Sat.1.Sep.07
     Concert: AU REVOIR SIMONE w/ Oh No! Oh My! and Numbers on Mon.3.Sep.07

 

 

 

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What's Happened?

Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2000.
Read about our Year 2000 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2001.
Read about our Year 2001 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2002.
Read about our Year 2002 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2003.
Read about our Year 2003 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2004.
Read about our Year 2004 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2005.
Read about our Year 2005 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2006.
Read about our Year 2006 Bests.
Read about the updates as they occurred in the year 2007.
Read about our Year 2007 Bests.

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