In the five years that I’ve run The Joy of Violent Movement, I’ve conducted about 100 interviews, and as a result I’ve wound up growing quite used to the role of being an interviewer. But […]
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Over the past decade, Melbourne, Australia has developed a reputation as the home of a prominent, internationally recognized electro pop scene that includes the likes of Cut Copy, Tame Impala, Midnight Juggernauts and countless others. […]
Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts and others have been the forefathers of Melbourne, Australia’s prominent and internationally recognized electro pop scene. With the 2010 release of their debut effort, Illumination, the Melbourne-based quartet of Miami Horror, […]
Young Summer is a Washington, DC-based artist, who claims Karen Carpenter, Michael Jackson, Prince, and Ryan Adams as her influences; however, her debut effort, Siren and its latest single “Severing Ties” actually leans heavily in […]
Nigerian-born, Montreal-based producer Teck-Zilla received quite a bit of attention for his Son of Sade: An Ode, an 18 minute instrumental mixtape that honored the British/Nigeria vocalist, Sade and the producer’s own mother, who is also […]
The Los Angeles-based vocals Evan Mellows grew up in a home in which his folks listened to the work of the legendary Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross and others; however, as he got older, […]
With the release of his 2011 debut effort, Amador, Adan Jodorwosky, who writes, records and performs under the moniker of Adanowksy developed a reputation for lush folk pop; the sort of lush folk pop that had him […]
Austin, TX-based singer/songwriter Gina Chavez’s sophomore effort up.rooted is slated for a February 11th release. Produced by Michael Ramos. who has worked with the likes of Patty Griffin and John Mellencamp, up.rooted as Chavez has said in interviews is “a rhythmic […]
A Q&A with Shelly Bhushan
Six years ago, I was started a stint as a freelance music journalist for the now-defunct Astoria, NY/Long island City-based publication, Ins&Outs Magazine. As a result of publishing a review of Interpol‘s Antics, I was invited to the […]
a Q&A with Grave Babies’ Danny Wahlfeldt
Back in 2011, Grave Babies released the Pleasures 7" and with it’s densely layered, murky, dissonant and punishingly loud sound was one of the most interesting albums I had come across that year. In fact, it landed […]
Album Review: Easy Star All Stars’ Easy Star’s Thrillah
Easy Star All Stars Easy Star’s Thrillah Easy Star Records Release Date: August 28, 2012 Track Listing 1. Wanna Be Startin’ Something (featuring JoWill and Ruff Scott) 2. Baby Be Mine (featuring The Green) […]
I’ve become something of a fan of the 17 member band Escort – I don’t think I’ve come across a single I didn’t like. In any case, the Black Russian remix of Escort’s “Cameleon Chameleon,” […]