Stones Throw Records have quickly become one of my favorite labels – they have an incredibly diverse roster of artists, whom I like and respect, and the label seems to let their artists follow their […]
Useless Eaters’ Seth Sutton was friends with the late Jay Reatard during the last two years of Reatard’s life, and Sutton learned a key lesson – that life is short and that the artist should […]
2http://www.npr.org/templates/event/embeddedVideo.php?storyId=168632210 Brooklyn-based band Lucius will be headlining their first tour, and it’ll include a hometown set at the Mercury Lounge on the 18th. 2012 was a big year for the quintet, as the band released […]
Yours Tru,ly has developed quite a reputation for exceptional and beautifully shot live videos – Caveman’s “Great Life” is a particular favorite of mine. Indie rock and blogopshere darlings Ava Luna shot this beautiful version […]
Inspired by mixtape culture, New York-based soul singer Sophia Bastian wanted to pay homage to trip hop legends Portishead’s “Glory Box” and the result is an eerie but seductive jam, Bastian calls “Gloryboxed.” Adding to […]
http://www.audiomack.com/embed2/nycmultimedia/under-pressure?btn=ff8a00&bg=34342e&bbg=121212&vbg=4d4b42&vol=ff8a00&dbg=ff8a00 “Under Pressure” is the latest single from Skeezo and I have to honestly say that I really dug the beat. It’s probably one of the hottest beats I’ve yet to hear this year. (Source: […]
Shabaam Sahdeeq is starting off the new year with a limited edition vinyl single produced by DJ Spinna which will include “Motion Picture,” a track which harkens back to the lyricists of hip hop’s golden […]
a Q&A with White Mystery’s Alex White
White Mystery, the redheaded, Chicago, IL-based, sibling duo of Alex and Francis White is probably one of the hardest-working bands in indie rock music today. As the very lovely and talented Alex White mentions in […]
Album Reviews
Much like countless other bloggers, I make the often uncomfortable balance between running a blog mostly full-time and having a full-time career, and that can be (understandably) difficult endeavor. With that in mind, I still […]
Since i mentioned Shuggie Otis’ “Strawberry Letter 23,” I think it was appropriate to mention the Brothers Johnson’s rendition of the song. So check out this performance of it, on Top of the Pops. As you’ll […]
Preview: Summerstage Preview Showcase at the Highline Ballroom 1/10/13
Back in 1986 the City Parks Foundation created Summerstage in the spirt of Central Park’s original purpose – to serve as a free, public resource to help culturally enrich the lives of New Yorkers. The […]
Brooklyn-based band At Sea released their debut full-length album, A New Machine last September, and the album had been praised by Magnet Magazine, the Big Takeover and others. And once you hear album closer, “These Stolen Hours,” […]
It’s been a while since I’ve heard this particular track, let alone watched the video, and since I mentioned it earlier in relation to Bleeding Rainbow’s “Drift Away” check out L7’s “Pretend We’re Dead.” This […]
Building up buzz for their January 29th full length release through Kanine Records Yeah Right, Philadelphia, PA-based band Bleeding Rainbow (once named Reading Rainbow after the beloved children’s TV program) will be releasing a limited […]
The very lovely, charming and talented Inuit singer/songwriter Elisapie Isaac will be in town next Thursday performing at the Living Room as part of the APAP Festival. After quite a lengthy tour across her native […]