a Q&A with Alexa Dexa

Alexa Dexa is a soulful girl with bells and bubbles. Her fanciful toychestral concoctions blend floating vocals, poignant lyrics, haunting melodies, and dance-worthy beats. (Not to mention a collection of toy instruments that would put many […]

Album Review: Ending People’s Fill Your Lungs

Ending People Fill Your Lungs Cash Cow Production Release Date: October 30, 2012   Track Listing 1.     Beat of My Heart 2.     Tiny Little Army 3.     I’m Not Coming Back 4.     Amazing Grace 5.     Mouthful […]

As far as contemporary emcees there are few that are as prolific and as consistent as Homeboy Sandman and as the Brown Bag AllStars’ Koncept. Produced by Marco Polo, Koncept’s latest single “Watch the Sky […]

Cool Story, Pro is the second instrumental mixtape from the Philadelphia, PA-based producer Small Professor. From listening to the roughly 45 minute mixtape, you’ll hear that Small Professor specializes in the soulful and cinematic production […]

Ain’t No Love is the latest EP by Hank & Cupcakes, and it was released yesterday by BMG Rights Management. “Sweet Potion,” the first single from the EP was available as a free download, and to […]

Dead Leaf Echo went to the Cutting Room Studios to record four new songs for a live session for John Richards’ show on Seattle’s influential indie station, KEXP. This live recording of “Birth,” came from […]

French techno producer Vitalic’s eagerly anticipated third album, Rave Age will see a November 6th release from PIAS America. On his previous releases, Vitalic has a reputation for laser-guided techno but on the album’s first single, “Stamina,” […]

“Hey, man/is that Freedom Rock?/Yeah?/Turn it off!” is one of the funniest refrains I’ve heard in a song in quite some time, and you’ll hear it on the Intelligence’s latest single, “Hippy Provider.” With it’s […]

Razor and Tie Records just released the Sword’s fourth full-length release, Apocryphon yesterday, and to celebrate the occasion “Veil of Isis,” the album’s lead off track was the free iTunes download of the week, and the […]

Originally based in Southern Illinois and now based in Los Angeles, the duo of Ashton and Caleb Bird, a.k.a Tweak Bird have released a sweaty and intense video for “The Weight, ” which from what […]

The Philadelphia, PA-based band the National Rifle will be releasing their debut full-length effort, Almost Endless on January 22nd, 2013. “Glass Line,” is the second single from the effort, and with vocals from keyboardist Lynna Stancato, the […]

Mute Records and Spoon Records recently announced that they will be releasing a 5 LP Box set of legendary German rock band CAN‘s Lost Tapes on 180g vinyl. But like many other box sets, there’s a rather […]

Album Review: Each Other’s Heavily Spaced EP

Each Other Heavily Spaced EP Crikey!/Prison Art Records Release Date: October 25, 2012   Track Listing Ash Mound An Instant Bad Neighbours Good Neighbourhood A Strong Spinning Finally Collided   Personnel Brad Loughead – vocals, […]

As I mentioned in a previous post, the other day was Chuck Berry’s 86th birthday, and in honor of the rock legend’s birthday, check out this great live footage of Berry playing “My Ding-A-Live” in […]