Stephanie Preston

Inactive — Albany, NY

Stephanie Preston's latest post – November 11, 2013
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Biography

I'm a librarian by day, music journalist by night. During the hours I'm awake, I'm thinking about music probably 80% of the time.

Favorite bands

Rilo Kiley, Against Me!, Ryan Adams, The Beatles, The Black Keys, Margot & the Nuclear so and so's, Arcade Fire, The Smiths, Band of Horses, Sleater-Kinney, Sufjan Stevens, Minor Threat, The National, The Shins, Good Old War, Best Coast, Vampire We

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Frank Turner

Tape Deck Heart
Interscope (2013)

Tape Deck Heart is a transition album for Frank Turner. Not only for his music career, but it seems like a transition album for himself too. When asked about the theme of this album, Turner said, “This album is about self-examination, running through your own faults, about change, and about ending. Something like that”.Turner starts with his most adverse yet catchiest … Read more

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Mosquito
Interscope/Polydor (2013)

Part of me has waited so long to review the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s fourth album, Mosquito because I really don’t want to pan the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. In fact, I’d like to pretend Mosquito didn’t happen after three knock out albums that were filled with passion, rock and roll and intensity - Fever to Tell (2003), Show Your Bones (2006) and It’s Blitz! (2009). Mosquito has those three characteristics in … Read more

Paramore

Self Titled
Fueled By Ramen (2013)

It makes sense that this is Paramore’s self-titled album, even though it’s their fourth full-length. Everything you know or have heard about Paramore, put all of those pre-conceived notions in your time capsule for 2009, because that’s not them anymore. This is the two remaining original members’ (Taylor York joined the band after the Farro departure) time to show everyone … Read more

The Avett Brothers

The Carpenter
Columbia (2012)

The Avett Brothers have become bonafide pros at releasing an album. With The Carpenter being their seventh full-length album and second major label release, the Concord, North Carolinians have a method to their folk rock madness, without it being boring. Rick Rubin helps with producing for the second time too. Rubin is the link that ties the band’s songs together on the … Read more

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Good Old War (II)

Interviews • June 7, 2012

On the heels of March’s Come Back as Rain release, alternative folk band Good Old War met up with Scene Point Blank on their current tour to talk about songwriting, instrumentation, and current music in general. The band was in Burlington, VT to play a show at Higher Grounds before Keith Goodwin took ill and the show was cancelled. Despite … Read more

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Tegan and Sara @ Upstate Concert Hall

Posted by Stephanie Preston • April 7, 2013

Tegan and Sara were appreciated by Albany, NY last month when they came to the Upstate Concert Hall, the first time they've visited since the duo released So Jealous, which was in 2004...literally almost a decade ago. "We need to come to Albany more," Tegan Quin declared after playing the … Read more

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Domino Radio Launches Beginning of June

Posted in Labels on May 20, 2011

British independent Record label Domino will launch a beta test of a free radio service, Domino Radio on June 6. The station will be available until June 12 and will feature label artists such as Animal Collective, Hot Chip, Franz Ferdinand and The Kills. According to the record label, Domino … Read more

A Perfect Circle Announce Tour

Posted in Tours on March 21, 2011

     A Perfect Circle announced a Summer tour today, their first one in six years. This is the first report from the band since making appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Last Call with Carson Daly in October and November respectively of last year with new member Matt McJunkins on Bass and bringing back … Read more

Klaxons Cancel North American Tour Including Coachella Appearance

Posted in Tours on March 21, 2011

      With the release of their second album, Suffering the Void in August 2010, Klaxons also announced a North American tour with an appearance at Coachella that was supposed to kick off at the end of March but is now being canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances," according to a message … Read more