Growing up in Omaha, NE, Denver Dalley, started writing music in junior high school, frequently playing extremely loud punk rock in a friend’s parents’ garage or basement. After a series of moves from Omaha, to […]
“When it gets dark/I’ll take you anywhere,” is the opening line off of White Prism’s latest single, “Play Me, i’m Yours,” and the track manages to be an ethereal yet incredibly seductive bit of electro […]
When you think of New Orleans – and in particular New Orleans jazz, a few names should immediately come to mind: Louis Armstrong, the Marsalis family, Harry Connick, Jr. Kermit Ruffins, and countless others. Ruffins’ […]
Heavily inspired by Teddy Riley’s signature sound – slick production values, synth-based, and up tempo party records, French Horn Rebellion has refined their sound using Riley’s influence, to create what they’ve termed “New New Jack […]
Mohammed Alidu at Arlene’s Grocery 3/31/13
Mohammed Alidu Arlene’s Grocery March 31, 2013 Mohammed Alidu is probably best known for his involvement in the Playing for Change project as a drummer – and although he been a member of the Playing […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=GBR8R1300706&playerType=embedded Directed by Spanish video collective, NYSU, the official video for Polly Scattergood’s “Wanderlust" off her forthcoming album Arrows, was designed to capture the spirit of the song with this story about a girl that wants to escape […]
http://www.nbc.com/assets/video/widget/widget.html?vid=n34639 Deerhunter was recently on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to perform “Monomania,” the album title track off their forthcoming album, Monomamia, which will see a May 7th release through 4AD Records. It’s a pretty fucking incredible performance […]
About a decade ago, Shaun Hettinger was in the Los Angeles, CA-based synth pop act, The Squares with Jeff “Jiffy” Wild from E!‘s Chelsea Lately and After Lately. Hettinger, who had long been obsessed with Wham!, moved to […]
The Oxford, UK-based Hugo Manuel writes, records and performs under the moniker Chad Valley. He’s also a member of the Jonquil and the Blessing Force collective but as a solo artist, he’s been burning up […]
4AD Records will be releasing Deerhunter’s fifth and long-awaited full-length album, Monomania on May 7th. Album title track, “Monomania” is the first single from the Atlanta, GA-based quintet’s new effort, and it’s a grungy, sketchy, and down […]
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 […]