The Brooklyn-based quartet of Naam with the forthcoming release of their second album, Vow has the band reportedly expanding their sound towards a very dark, sinister psychedelica – with the album focusing on the animalistic nature of […]
Multiple-time Latin Grammy winning act, Bajofondo recently released their latest effort, Presente on March 5th through Sony Masterworks, and the album is a 21 track high-energy album which melds several traditional genres of South America in […]
Neonfaith is a somewhat mysterious trio from my part of the world, Queens NYC who have released a handful of singles and remixes. “Escape” is the act’s latest single and it reminds me of the […]
After Louis XIV’s last world tour, the band’s frontman and producer, Jason Hill covered an isolated, 100 year old house in the Hollywood Hills into a recording studio, he called Ulysses. Brimming with instruments and […]
The Atlanta, Georgia-based quintet, Dead Confederate will be releasing their third full-length album, In the Marrow on April 16th, and with their third album the band continues their reputation for effortlessly mixing grunge rock with deep-fried Southern […]
Live Footage, EMEFE, and Superhuman Happiness at Le Poisson Rouge 3/29/13
Live Footage, EMEFE, and Superhuman Happiness Le Poisson Rouge March 29, 2013 Last Friday, I was at Superhuman Happiness’ album release show for their long-awaited full-length debut, Hands and Live Footage and EMEFE were the openers. […]
Hector’s Pets and White Mystery at Cake Shop 3/28/13
So on my birthday, i caught Hector’s Pets and White Mystery at Cake Shop before catching up with my buddy Abdul. I didn’t take formal notes because my intention was to be there to celebrate […]
After writing an album full of mostly original must inspired by more exotic forms of cumbia on last year’s Canibalisimo, Chica Librefollows that release with Cuatro Tigres, an album that brings a psychedelic Latin bent to […]
The trio of Junip have released the video for their self-titeld album’s second and latest single, “Your Life, Your Call,” and the single, just the visuals for the video manages to be quietly unsettling, strange […]
Papertwin recently released the official video for “Diving,” the first track from the band’s soon-to-be released album, Peru which will be released through Old Flame Records on April 16th. The video uses old space footage that […]
I came across this one and had to post it for several reasons – i still wanted to pay homage to one of the greatest and most influential bluesmen that ever lived, and because this […]
Muddy Waters is arguably the most influential bluesman ever, and this April 4th marks his centennial. With that in mind, check out this incredible live footage shot back in 1966 of the legendary bluesman and […]
Directed by Emily Kai Bock, the official video for Majical Cloudz’s first single, “Childhood’s End” off their Matador Records debut, Impersonator is not only a gorgeously shot work which rivals that of incredible cinema, it also […]
The Brooklyn-based electronic act Jonas Reinhardt cobbled together footage of old 70s and early 80s horror movies for the official video for “The Private Life Of A Diamond,” off their forthcoming Not Not Fun release, The […]
TEEN, a quarter comprising of the Lieberson sisters – lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Teeny, keyboardist Lizzie, drummer Katherine and bassist Jane Herships – will be releasing the Carolina EP on May 28th. Carolina is a follow-up to their debut […]