Silber Records presents their artists with a rather unique challenge – their artists have to write a 5 song EP that totals 5 minutes as part of their aptly titled 5 in 5 series. The […]
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 […]
VYIE’s debut effort Nightingale saw it’s official release from Post Echo Records yesterday and to celebrate the occasion, the band released the second single from the EP, “Johnny.” I think both singles are representative of the band’s […]
With the release of their first three albums, the Raleigh, NC-based Gray Young have developed a reputation for material that’s been described as oceanic – there’s a palpable push and pull in the material, as […]
Album Review: Pere Ubu’s The Lady from Shanghai
Pere Ubu The Lady from Shanghai Fire Records Release Date: January 8, 2013 Track Listing Thanks Free White Feuksley Ma’am, The Hearing Mandy And Then Nothing Happened Musicians Are Scum Another One (Oh Maybelline) […]
If you love reggae and ska, the Jamaican band the Skatalites should hold an important role to you because they were among a group of bands that developed the ska sound – and it was […]
Electric Bird Noise has developed a reputation for a guitar-driven, experimental and atmospheric sound. But on the band’s latest album, Desert Jelly, which Silber Records released a couple of weeks ago, the band defies expectations with […]
I shot one other bit here of my man Abdul Fattah Ismail reading some poetry at the Ouchi Gallery. He’s accompanied by cellist Jacob Cohen here. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Although I have the ability to shoot video, I don’t do it often – uploading videos on YouTube can be such a difficult ordeal if the video is longer than 2 or 3 minutes. But […]
A Night of Poetry at the Ouchi Gallery 2/12/13
Last week, i was at the Ouchi Gallery to catch my friend Abdul Fattah Ismail read some of his poetry at the Ouchi Gallery in downtown Brooklyn. But the night just wasn’t about poetry. The […]
Ben Lovett enlisted the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra to re-imagine his song, “Heart Attack” for a series of remixes of the song, and the Fourchestra’s re-imaging was supposed to be released on Valentine’s Day but was […]
“I’m Alive” is the latest single from Los Angeles, CA-based eccentric and artist Conquistador. This track is largely inspired by the Arab Spring Movement – Conquistador was personally involved with Free Iran Organization in Sweden […]
VYIE at Piano’s 2/14/13
I was at Piano’s when I caught electronic act VYIE perform the material off their impressive debut effort, Nightingale – an album which will see a February 19th release through Post Echo Records. I was there and […]
Homeboy Sandman is currently embarking on a European tour with Guilty Simpson. But just before the tour, Sandman teamed up with the 6th Sense for “Not for Women,” which displays Sandman’s incredible flow – the […]
The estate of James Yancey, is finally releasing J. Dilla’s long lost but highly-anticipated vocal album, The Diary. The album was completed in 2002 but as Dilla’s health declined, he wasn’t able to put the finishing […]