Back in 2011, Eksi Ekso (pronounced X-E X-O)’s vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Tom Korkidis came to drummer Alex Mihm with the idea of creating an album based on two narrative perspectives – that of the victim, and that […]
On Carolina, the forthcoming EP from the Brooklyn-based band Teen, the quartet of sisters Teeny, Lizzie, and Katherine Lieberson and Jane Herships have actively made an attempt to simplify the recording process, with the members only […]
See the Forest, See the Trees, the latest album from the Minneapolis, MN-based band Kazyak represents a lineup change, as well as a fundamental change of direction sonically. Originally, the band started out playing music that […]
A Q&A with Shelly Bhushan
Six years ago, I was started a stint as a freelance music journalist for the now-defunct Astoria, NY/Long island City-based publication, Ins&Outs Magazine. As a result of publishing a review of Interpol‘s Antics, I was invited to the […]
Animals in the Median, which will see a May 21st release through Tender Loving Empire Records, is the Portland,OR-based Radiation City’s sophomore release. And from this live footage shot by Into the Woods of the […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1662036177/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ New York-based band herMajesty recently released their latest single, “Lisbon Street.” The track is a bit of a sonic departure from their Images from the Vanishing Night, as it has a dusty, psychedelic and mournful […]
Victoria Hesketh, who performs under the moniker Little Boots, first gained attention with the release of her Gold-selling album, Hands in 2009. Her much anticipated sophomore effort, Nocturnes will see a May 7th release through her own imprint, On […]
Rabbi Darkside’s Prospect Avenue Album Release Show at Littlefield 4/19/13 featuring the Hip Hop Re-Education Project, Rabbi Darkside and others
i often have busy nights and last Friday was a really busy night as I started off my night at Littlefield for Rabbi Darkside’s Prospect Avenue Album Release Show, and then had to run to […]
Untitled 4/25/13
As some of you know, the Untitled Project is more of a leisurely and random project without a strict deadline. Admittedly, I enjoy not having a strict deadline or a strict purpose to the shooting […]
Time Stays, We Go! is the fourth full-length release from the Veils, and the first album released by the band in over four years; the highly anticipated album was produced by lead singer/songwriter Finn Andrews and […]
Brooklyn-based quartet Hints is a band that specializes in a sound that should sound familiar – with it’s shimmering guitars, upbeat tempo and deceptively somber lyrics, and heart on it’s sleeve sincerity, it’s extremely reminiscent […]
Beacon’s For Now EP was a hauntingly ominous album that manages to burrow into the dark places of regret, temptation and obsession — it’s an anxious, fever dream of an album. As a result, For Now landed at number […]
Half of Where You Live is the sophomore followup to Gold Panda’s debut, released three years ago, and it’ll see a release through Ghostly International and his own NOTOWN Recordings on June 11th. Much of […]
There are several things I enjoy about this line of work – introducing you, friendly reader, to music that’s worthy of your time and your love is a critical aspect of what I do. But […]
Jonwayne’s latest mixtape, Cassette 2 was specifically made for analog, cassette tape only – that’s right, no CDs. It’s something that only Stones Throw Records would do and in some way it brings me back to […]