Bands/Artists: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - it's not so much of a band name as it is an entire sentence. And as one would expect, the band who lays claim to a moniker of such length and complex origin is itself a rather complicated bunch.
Originally formed by childhood friends and multi-instrumentalists Conrad Keeley and Jason R... read more

First, let it be stated that this compilation is both awesome and aggravating; awesome because over three CDs and 61 tracks, hardly a one is worth skipping; aggravating because my wallet is going to hate me — having been exposed to a wealth of bands on the Merge roster that I’d never previously experienced, there’s more than a few records that I no... read more

My Mecca
Nobody died. According to the reports, nine people had to be hospitalized for heat exhaustion throughout the course of the day, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t all stuck in the desert shelling out $2 for bottles of water. But let me back up a bit.
The day began with ridiculously high temperatures and even... read more

In one of the most bizarre instances of pop culture dichotomy - on par with David Bowie's duet with Bing Crosby and Elvis Presley singing to a hound dog on the Steve Allen Show - Austin's …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead took the stage for a taping of Farmclub, the now defunct music show on USA Network, ho... read more

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead is the hottest rock commodity to come out of the rich music scene of Austin, Texas in some time, and their third full-length release - their first on a major label - is exactly what fans have been waiting for from this rock quartet. The most attractive thing about …Trail of Dead's music ... read more

Farmclub.com's TV show featured some of today's biggest names in rap, rock and metal. Included on this compilation album are some of the songs recorded directly from the live performances that occurred during the program. Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady," DMX's "Party Up," Staind's "Mudshovel," Ja Rule's "Between Me And You," Eve's... read more

A band’s name can speak volumes about their music. Or not.

In reality, bands’ titles are arbitrary and often misleading. 10,000 Maniacs were really anything but maniacal, and Limp Bizkit has just got to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the true flaccidity of that band’s music, not to mention its members and its fans.

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