My Gold Mask Leave Me Midnight Release Date: February 19, 2013 Track Listing 1. Never Go Home 2. Some Secrets 3. I, Animal 4. In Our Babylon 5. Burn Like The Sun 6. Without […]
Best known for his Turntables on the Hudson project, DJ, producer and electronic artist Nickodemus’ Moon People landed at 31 on this site’s Best of 2012 list. After the release of that impressive album, Nickodemus spent time […]
The Stranglers can trace their history back to the legendary British punk rock scene of the mid-to late 1970s alongside the Sex Pistols, Wire, the Clash and countless others. And although the Sex Pistols were […]
Scoop DeVille is a Los Angeles,CA-based producer and emcee who has produced songs for the likes of Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes, Blacastan, and several others. DeVille recently announced that he’d be […]
The Baltimore, MD-based Carter Tanton has played alongside the War on Drugs and Lower Dens but he’s finally doing it solo with an electronica act, Luxury Liners. “Valley High” is one of the first singles […]
Ishmael “Butterfy” Butler, formerly of Digable Planets has a long developed reputation for creating an uncompromising hip hop sound – one that defies easy description or categorization. His current project, Shabazz Palaces, furthers cements that […]
Superhuman Happiness’ long-awaited debut, Hands which was released a couple of weeks ago may well be one of the best albums this year – and certainly, it may well be one of the most original sounding albums […]
Album Review: Fela Kuti’s The Best of the Black President 2
Cover art credit: Janet Griffith Photo credit: Bernard Matussiere Fela Kuti The Best of the Black President 2 Knitting Factory Records Release Date: February 5, 2013 Track Listing Disc 1 1. Everything Scatter 2. […]
Metz’s self-titled album was number 12 on this site’s Best of 2012 list, and that’s because the album absolutely kicks ass with the grungy power chords familiar to those who loved the classic Sub Pop […]
RIBS, Honeywild and the Growl at Mercury Lounge 3/14/13
RIBS, Honeywild and the Growl Mercury Lounge March 14, 2013 Last Thursday, I was at the Mercury Lounge, specifically to catch the Perth Australia-based band, the Growl based primarily on the strength of their “Liarbird” […]
Last year, Dead Can Dance released their first album in 16 years, Anastasis through [PIAS] America Records. Naturally, a tour to support the album, and while on tour, the band recorded several dates from the American leg […]
“Toe Cutter – Thumb Buster,” is the first single from Thee Oh Sees’ forthcoming effort, Floating Coffin which will see an April 16th release through Castle Face Records. The track is a great bit of psych […]
Mike Roi and Andy Shernoff at the LIC Bar 3/13/13
Last Wednesday, I was at the LIC Bar and caught Mike Roi, of Roi and the Secret People and Andy Shernoff of the legendary punk band, the Dictators. Despite the fact that there was a […]
The Vancouver, BC-based Lions in the Street specialize in a straightforward, balls-to the-wall kind of rock ‘n roll akin to that of the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – and they’ve been compared in some circles […]
In music, just like everything else, the adage of the six degrees of separation is very much true – even in a city like New York, there are times when the city is quite small. […]