London’s Veronica Falls’ 2011 self-titled debut was released to generally favorable critical reviews for a sound that had been described by many of my colleagues and fellow critics as goth-tinged pop. The February 19th release […]
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On March 26th, Crime and the City Solution will be releasing their first full-length album in almost twenty years, American Twilight through Mute Records. The band has relocated several times throughout their history from Melbourne Australia […]
Hailing from Los Angeles and London respectively, AM and Shawn Lee first bonded over their mutual love of vintage French and Italian soundtrack music and 80s sound effects. Individually, both artists have had work that’s […]
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) […]
in 2011, the London, UK-base duo of Big Deal, released their debut effort, Lights Out which got quite a bit of attention. The band is releasing their sophomore effort June Gloom this summer, and “Teradactol” is the first […]
Hailing form London, UK and Oxford, UK respectively Luca Santucci and Ben Fitzgerald, a.k.a Stubborn Heart got a lot of attention last year for a then unidentified white label 12,“ followed by the Need Someone EP which […]
If you’re familiar with contemporary electronic dance music, Kim Ann Foxman’s name should be pretty familiar as she’s a producer, DJ and former member of Hercules and Love Affair. She’s finally releasing her debut solo […]
The London-based Cold Specks (whose name comes from a line in James Joyce’s classic novel, Ulysses) will be embarking on their first headlining North American tour next week with a stop at Mercury Lounge on […]
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 […]