The San Francisco-based quintet Vue, a band in touch with the purest of rock and roll's primordial ooze, is regularly hit with observations regarding its similarities to other seminal stalwarts. Guitarist Jonah Buffa puts up with the volleys of comparisons but defies anyone who would try to pigeonhole Vue as "retro." When asked if he and his bandmates are conscious of similarities to the Velvet Underground or the Rolling Stones, Buffa retorts: "Yes, and we're conscious of how much we're like AC/DC or the Doors or Duran Duran or Chuck Berry. We don't go about recording or writing to make music that sounds old. There is a whole range of sounds to pick and draw from, so maybe some of the ones we like are from older music, but I don't really like making music for computers to listen to. “Retro' is a word used for stupid people wearing Seventies clothe... More >>>