September 3rd will see the release of the Stockholm, Sweden-based punk band Holograms’ sophomore effort Forever. The material on the album draws from the odd experiences of being a internationally touring musicians with an new album out […]
Mount Kimbie, the British duo of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, have a reputation for defying expectations — as a duo they’ve gone from being a bedroom produced electronic outfit on their debut effort, to a full-fledged […]
Maria Linden writes, records and performs under the moniker I Break Horses. Reportedly, Linden has been working on new material for the follow up to her self-titled 2011 release, which Bella Union Records will (reportedly) […]
The San Francisco, CA-based trio of Phil Benson (bass and vocals), Corey Cunningham (guitar and vocals), and Nathan Sweatt (drums), a.k.a. Terry Malts recorded the follow up to their critically applauded 2012 Slumberland Records debut […]
Northside Festival Day 2: Computer Magic and Chrome Canyon at Brooklyn Bowl 6/15/13
Northside Festival Day 2 Computer Magic and Chrome Canyon Brooklyn Bowl June 15, 2013 On the second day of the Northside Festival, I had a rather difficult decision to make: catching Black Flag at Warsaw […]
The Sun Dogs is the latest album from Rose Windows, and it not only serves as the effort that may well put the band on the national stage, it also serves as the band’s Sub Pop […]
Woods recently released the “Be All Be Easy”/“God’s Children” and the single serves a farewell to Rear House, the band’s home recording studio, refuge and beloved shithole for the past ten years. And interestingly enough, […]
Since their formation in 2007, the Mantles have developed a reputation within the Bay Area’s garage rock/lo-fi/pop scene. Their earliest shows were loose and loud bashing with strange chord changes – all while managing to […]
Moderat is the collaboration between two of Berlin, Germany’s most innovative electronic music artists Apparat (a.k.a. Sascha Ring) and Modeselektor (a.k.a. Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary). And as a unit, the trio has managed to […]
Boston, MA-based duo G Dot and Born, latest single “Puff Clouds,” produced by Frontier Beats reminds me so much of hip hop’s classic period of the late 80s to the mid 90s – in particular […]
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On a rather hot summer night, I first decided to stop at the new Starbucks on Broadway and Queens Blvd to work on the Coney Island Mermaid Parade post, as well as to conserve a […]
Coney island Mermaid Parade 6/22/13
As you’ll likely be aware, Superstorm Sandy ravished the low-lying coastal areas of New York and New Jersey, leaving a path of destruction that most residents have never seen before, and in some parts of […]
Northside Festival Day 1 — Bambara, Bennio Qwerty, Lower, and A Place to Bury Strangers at Music Hall of Williamsburg 6/13/13
Northside Festival Day 1 Bambara, Bennio Qwerty, Lower, and A Place to Bury Strangers Music Hall of Williamsburg June 13, 2013 After the BMI Creators Launch Event, I killed a few hours at McCarren Park […]
The Leeds, UK-based quintet Hookworms have developed a reputation for their thunderous live sets, opening for the likes of Wooden Shjips, Sun Araw and Peaking Lights. And they won over quite a few fans in […]
French electronica artist, Simon Delacroix writes, records and performs under the moniker of the Toxic Avenger. After the release of his debut effort, ANGST, Delacroix released the follow up “Romance and Cigarettes” single package as a […]