http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13465274&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rssMarnie Stern is the candy-coated Yngwie Malmsteen of freak rock. Emerging from the same Sacramento, Calif., scene that spat out drumming whiz Zach Hill and his outfit Hella, the guitarist has concocted an uplifting brand of math rock that is as in debt to Orthrelm and Lightning Bolt as it is to hip-hop and the party jams of Andrew W.K. On Stern's 2007 debut, <i>In Advance of the Broken Arm</i>, she does a ridiculous amount of finger tapping (that fingers-dancing-across-the-fretboard trick that metal guitarists love so much) over the whirling-dervish rhythms of Mr. Hill. When playing gigs, however, Stern is often all by her lonesome, sporting headbands and shredding to drum tracks downloaded to her iPod. Between the wicked chops and the eccentric nature of her stage show, a lot has been written about Stern as a kind of post-everything performance artist. But this overlooks her songwriting skills. While her songs are dense and manic, they're packed with hooks and grooves that are surprisingly danceable. The release of her sophomore disc finds these qualities soaked in an even more let's-conquer-the-world feel. Sweet. - Justin FarrarExperimentalen720Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:09:03 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13465274&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Marnie Stern is the candy-coated Yngwie Malmsteen of freak rock. Emerging from the same Sacramento, Calif., scene that spat out drumming whiz Zach Hill and his outfit Hella, the guitarist has concocted an uplifting brand of math rock that is as in debt to Orthrelm and Lightning Bolt as it is to hip-hop and the party jams of Andrew W.K. On Stern's 2007 debut, <i>In Advance of the Broken Arm</i>, she does a ridiculous amount of finger tapping (that fingers-dancing-across-the-fretboard trick that metal guitarists love so much) over the whirling-dervish rhythms of Mr. Hill. When playing gigs, however, Stern is often all by her lonesome, sporting headbands and shredding to drum tracks downloaded to her iPod. Between the wicked chops and the eccentric nature of her stage show, a lot has been written about Stern as a kind of post-everything performance artist. But this overlooks her songwriting skills. While her songs are dense and manic, they're packed with hooks and grooves that are surprisingly danceable. The release of her sophomore disc finds these qualities soaked in an even more let's-conquer-the-world feel. Sweet. - Justin Farrar http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324148&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324148 tra.23324148 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Ruler tra.23324148 233000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324148&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324148&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324146&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324146 tra.23324146 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Transformer tra.23324146 129000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324146&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324146&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324153&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324153 tra.23324153 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Shea Stadium tra.23324153 218000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324153&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324153&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324144&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324144 tra.23324144 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Prime tra.23324144 148000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324144&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324144&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481708&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481708 tra.13481708 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Logical Volume tra.13481708 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481708&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481708&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324150&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324150 tra.23324150 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Steely tra.23324150 240000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324150&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324150&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481712&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481712 tra.13481712 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Plato's F*cked Up Cave tra.13481712 210000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481712&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481712&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324145&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324145 tra.23324145 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Roads? Where We're Going We Don't Need Roads tra.23324145 179000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324145&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324145&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324149&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324149 tra.23324149 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true The Crippled Jazzer tra.23324149 259000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324149&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324149&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481714&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481714 tra.13481714 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Patterns Of A Diamond Ceiling tra.13481714 264000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481714&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481714&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481715&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481715 tra.13481715 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true This American Life tra.13481715 245000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481715&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481715&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324151&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324151 tra.23324151 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true The Package is Wrapped tra.23324151 225000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324151&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324151&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324152&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324152 tra.23324152 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Simon Says tra.23324152 200000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324152&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324152&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324143&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324143 tra.23324143 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Clone Cycle tra.23324143 212000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324143&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324143&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324142&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324142 tra.23324142 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true The Devil's In the Details tra.23324142 219000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324142&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324142&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481713&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481713 tra.13481713 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Healer tra.13481713 209000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481713&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481713&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481711&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481711 tra.13481711 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true The Weight Of A Rock tra.13481711 150000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481711&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481711&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481710&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481710 tra.13481710 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Letters From Rimbaud tra.13481710 219000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481710&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481710&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481709&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481709 tra.13481709 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Absorb Those Numbers tra.13481709 201000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481709&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481709&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481707&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481707 tra.13481707 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Put All Your Eggs In One Basket And Then Watch That Basket!!! tra.13481707 161000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481707&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481707&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481706&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481706 tra.13481706 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Precious Metal tra.13481706 190000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481706&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481706&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481705&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481705 tra.13481705 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Every Single Line Means Something tra.13481705 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481705&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481705&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324147&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 23324147 tra.23324147 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That alb.23320283 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/0/8/1648025_170x170.jpg 2009-04-25 00:00:00.0 2008-10-07 00:00:00.0 true Vault tra.23324147 206000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324147&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23324147&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481703&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481703 tra.13481703 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Vibrational Match tra.13481703 217000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481703&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481703&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481704&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Marnie Stern on Rhapsody Online 13481704 tra.13481704 Marnie Stern art.13465274 0.99 In Advance Of The Broken Arm alb.13467583 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/0/1640469_170x170.jpg 2009-05-01 00:00:00.0 2007-02-20 00:00:00.0 true Grapefruit tra.13481704 167000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481704&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.13481704&variant=data&rws=%2Fmarnie-stern%2Ftop-tracks.rss