Chicago-based rap group Project Mayhem are a pretty interesting group. Each rapper has a distinct voice and flow, all while telling realistic, situational tales of street life. “Amazing/Celebration” is the latest video from the group […]
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The San Francisco-based shoegaze/psych rock band Young Prisms are embarking on a fall tour with Tamaryn – and they’ll be 2 NYC area dates: November 7th at Glasslands and November 9th at the Mercury Lounge. […]
Trouble in Mind Records will be releasing Four Girls, the full-length debut from the the Melbourne, Australia-based trio, Woolen Kits on November 13th, and “Susannah” is the first single from the album. And what i love about […]
The Heartless Bastards Erika Wennerstrom and Jesse Ebaugh have a side project with the Black Angels’ Alex Maas called Sweet Tea. And in celebration of Light in the Attic’s 10th anniversary, Sweet Tea recorded a […]
Page Campbell and Dan Donahue have been long time collaborators and members of Athens, Georgia’s underground arts and music scene – both have performed with several Athens-based bands including Elephant 6, and have written songs […]
Album Review: The Sword’s Apocryphon
The Sword Apocryphon Razor and Tie Records Release Date: October 23, 2012 Track Listing 1. Veil of Isis 2. Cloak of Feathers 3. Arcane Montane 4. The Hidden Masters 5. Dying Earth 6. Execrator […]
Singer/songwriter Laura Gibson invited some of her fellow musician friends and turned Oregon’s Smith Rock, by the banks of the Deschutes River into an impromptu recording studio, incorporating the acoustics of the cliffs, caves and […]
Sub Pop Records artist Husky released the official, animated video for “Tidal Wave,” the third single off the band’s critically acclaimed debut, Forever So. The incredibly vibrant, colorful video has it’s protagonist goes on an surreal […]
Just the other day, Nicole Moudaber dropped a previously unreleased 2008 remix of the beloved house music classic, “Musik Xpress,” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the song’s initial release. Yes, the track is over […]
El Sonido Magico is the much anticipated sophomore effort from New York’s Empresarios, and the folks at Fort Knox Recordings will be releasing it in a few short weeks. As you’ll hear on the first single […]
M83 recently announced that “Steve McQueen,” would be the next single from their massively popular album, Hurry Up We’re Dreaming with the release of the official video for the track. And you can tell that it’s […]
With the release of her debut single, “Let’s Run Wild,” which came out earlier this year, NYC-based artist Beca quickly gained a reputation for a wispy, ethereal electropop. Born to Fly, her latest effort, and […]
As you can imagine, I get a lot of unsolicited email from all sorts of folks. So when I got back home from catching Nicola’s record release show at Rockwood Music Hall, I checked my […]
DeRobert and the Half-Truth’s 2011 release, Soul in a Digital World was a worthy addition on my best of list last year because it was refreshingly old school and sincere, and showed how profoundly deep soul music’s […]
a Q&A with Alexa Dexa
Alexa Dexa is a soulful girl with bells and bubbles. Her fanciful toychestral concoctions blend floating vocals, poignant lyrics, haunting melodies, and dance-worthy beats. (Not to mention a collection of toy instruments that would put many […]