Irata Vultures Silber Records Release Date: November 1, 2012 Track Listing 1. Old Smoker 2. Keepers Maker 3. Deluge 4. Miser 5. Serpents Personnel Jason Ward – drums, synths and vocals Jon Case […]
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Multi-instrumentalist and producer Derrick Boyd and partner/vocalist Zoe Presnick comprise the San Francisco, CA-based techno act, Tone of Arc. Boyd has been around the global and domestic electronic dance music scene but after hooking up […]
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a Q&A with Ugly Kids Club
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Blackbird Blackbird has been garnering a lot of attention from major media outlets such as MTV and NYLON. Recently, Blackbird Blackbird did this atmospheric, and sparse cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” The basic […]
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Some Random Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Photos
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Those of you who were old enough to remember hip hop’s golden age would remember ONYX – in particular their debut album, BACDAFUKUP which included songs like “Slam,” and others. They’re about to release a new project […]
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