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Walking in a Garage-Rock Wonderland: 10 Examples of 2009's Excellence in Terms of Scrappy, Catchy Song

By Austin L. Ray on 7:00 AM on October 10, 2009

“In the garage I feel safe No one cares about my ways In the garage Where I belong No one hears me sing this song In the garage” -Weezer: “In the Garage” For as long as dudes have been banging on six-strings, the garage has served as a safe haven of sorts, a place where, as Rivers Cuomo so melodically put it in the song above, said dudes could write “stupid words” and “stupid songs,” loving every one. And seemingly every few years since “garage rock” as a genre was coined way back in the middle ’60s, someone announces, breathlessly,... read more

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Thomas Function Announces New Album and Tour, Debuts "Belly of the Beast" MP3

By Michael Saba on 8:00 AM on August 26, 2009

After releasing a ridiculously infectious debut album... read more

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Paste's Top 10 Buzziest Acts of SXSW 2009

By Paste Staff on 7:00 AM on March 23, 2009

Another year, another SXSW on the books. Somehow, amidst the parties, food and general chaos of 6th St., the Paste staff managed to see some music. Here are the 10 acts we were most impressed with:... read more

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SXSW 2009: Thomas Function Wakes Up Austin

By Austin L. Ray on 1:51 PM on March 19, 2009

Before Huntsville, Ala.'s Thomas Function took the stage (read: corner of floor) at Headhunters modest porch space last night, I took a quick count. Nineteen. Less than 20 people (including myself) were waiting to see one of the finest examples of power-pop/garage rock the South has to offer right now, and if I were a betting man, I'd say a quarter of them were there to chat and drink cheap beer.... read more

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Five Criminally Slept On Albums from 2008

By Austin L. Ray on 7:00 AM on November 23, 2008

I know what you're saying: It's not even December yet! But in the spirit of year-end goodness... read more

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Paste presents ACL 2008 kick-off party

By Ashley Melzer on 12:30 PM on September 22, 2008

All of you making the grand promenade down to the musical explosion that is the Austin City Limits Festival, be sure to RSVP to join Paste at our official ACL 2008 Kick-Off Party this Thursday, Sept. 25 at Emo's.... read more

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Thomas Function tours into November, joins Paste at ACL

By Mary Kate Varnau on 11:30 AM on September 19, 2008

Thomas Function, the Alabama band that considers itself part of an ongoing "rock-n-roll renaissance," begins its fall tour next week. The band's debut, Celebration, came out earlier this year (it's quite good, if we do say so ourselves), and the guys are looking forward to the November release of a 7". Below are the dates, along with TF's new "Filthy Flowers" video—be Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} sure to check out the band's Sept.... read more

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