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 […]
Liars’ 2012 release, WIXIW landed as co-number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 list. As an album, WIXIW continues the act’s reputation for being a sound that’s unusual, unsettling and absolutely uncompromising. “The Color of Doubt” is one […]
Album Review: Disappears’ Kone EP
Photo Credit: Zoran Orlic Disappears Kone Release Date: April 16, 2013 Track Listing 1. Kone 2. Kontact 3. Kone (Radio Edit) Personnel Brian Case Jonathan Van Herik Damon Carruesco Noah Leger […]
Lorely Rodriguez is a 23 year-old, Brooklyn-based singer and producer who writes and records under the moniker Empress Of. Her latest EP, Systems contains two songs in English, while the rest are in Spanish. The material on […]
EmptyMansions founder and primarily songwriter, Sam Fogarino of Interpol wrote most of the songs for his side project/solo debut, snakes/vultures/sulfate while Interpol was touring to support their fourth and latest album. The lyrics were reportedly influenced by […]
Seth Olinksy of Akron/Family fame has a side project in which he writes and records under the moniker Cy Dune. And on his solo debut, he’s joined by an eclectic and yet accomplished group of […]
CharlieRED and Hiatus Kaiyote at Le Poisson Rouge 3/22/13
CharlieRED and Hiyatus Kaiyote Le Poisson Rouge March 22, 2013 My dear friend, colleague and fellow blogger, Dan Harpaz over at Smoovtunes had put me on to the Melbourne, Australia-based soul and funk act Hiatus […]
La Musique Numerique (it’s French for “Digital Music”), is the forthcoming sophomore effort from the Los Angeles, CA and London, UK-based duo of AM and Shawn Lee. With this new album, the band cements their reputation […]
The super-talented Asheville, NC-based Jonathan Scales Fourchestra was invited by Hype Mag for a video session while Suwannee Springfest this year, and they recorded the incredibly funky “TNFJ” which will be on the band’s forthcoming […]
Bambara, a trio comprised of twin brothers Reid and Blaze Bateh, and their childhood friend William Brookshire, formed the band when they were all living in musical hotbed, Athens, GA back in 2008. The band […]
Consisting of Marty Crandall (guitar and vocals), Neal Langford (guitar), both former members of the Shins, Crandall’s brother Maury (drums), and Jason Ward (bass), Sad Baby Wolf is a collection of accomplished musicians from Albuquerque, […]
When Living Colour came out in 1988 or so, I thought that it was probably the most awesome thing ever – I mean guys who can kick ass and looked a lot like me? Shit, […]