Comprised of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence “Loz” Colbert and Steve Queralt, the Oxford, UK-based quartet RIDE are considered by critics and fans to be among the originators of the shoegaze sound – despite the fact […]
Author: William Ruben Helms
Inspired by Nine Inch Nails. Garbage, PJ Harvey, Goldfrapp, Brody Dalle, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Prodigy and The Beastie Boys, the British industrial rock band, Plastique formed in 2010. Comprised of vocalist Anelise Kunz, multi-instrumentalist […]
With the release of their debut single “Droplet,” last year, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK-based trio Tessera Skies were breathlessly praised by the likes of Q Magazine and The Guardian as one of Northeast England’s bands to look out […]
Live Concert Photography: The Heard and The Funky Meters at Brooklyn Bowl 4/17/15
Live Concert Photography: The Heard and The Funky Meters Brooklyn Bowl April 17, 2015 Last month, I was at Brooklyn Bowl to catch the impressive Chicago, IL-based funk outfit The Heard, whose somewhat retro sound […]
Comprised of Michael Carter best known for his work with Tyondai Braxton (electronics), Shayna Dunkelman of Xiu Xiu (percussion) and Angelia Negron of Balún (vocals), the Oakland, CA-based trio of Peptalk can trace their origins to […]
Mixtape Stream: Mothership Collective “All Nigga Radio”
Influenced by Parliament Funkadelic, Too Short, Roni Size, Bootsy Collins and others, the Los Angeles-based act Mothership Collective’s latest mixtape All Nigga Radio, released by Bonding Tapes was written and conceived as a continuous late […]
Copious amounts of ink has been spilled over the last few years on how New York’s importance and influence and contemporary hip-hop has dwindled, and of how East Coast hip-hop has dwindled in importance. These […]
Daughn Gibson’s sophomore effort, Me Moan was arguably one of the more interesting releases of 2013 as the moody, brooding material aired ambient and swirling electronics, scratchy old guitar-based Americana and folk samples and some […]
Single Review: Shovels “Car Yards”
Comprised of Michael Beach (guitar, vocals), Adam Camilleri (bass) and Peter Warden (drums), the trio of Shovels are split between Melbourne, Australia and San Francisco and with the the release of their self-titled debut, the […]
With quite a bit of excess free time while on the road, Yukon Blonde’s frontman Jeffrey Innes started a solo side project, High Ends, which caught the attention of the blogosphere as it was a […]