The original lineup of the West Roxbury, MA-based trio Sleepyhead was formed 25 years ago in a basement room at the Brittany Dorms on the NYU campus. That lineup which was comprised of Rachael McNally […]
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Album Reviews: De Lux’s Scion AV Presents De Lux and Soundgarden’s Screaming Life/Fopp (reissue)
De Lux Scion AV Presents De Lux Scion AV Digital Release Date: November 19, 2013 CD/LP Release Date: December 10, 2013 Track Listing Better At Making Time I’ve Got To Make A Statement (No More […]
There are some bands whose sound makes such a forceful and immediate impression that you can remember the first time you had ever heard them – and will likely be able to remember it for […]
Back in 1989, the Ocean Blue released their debut through Sire Records, and the album was not only well-recieved by critics and fans, it got a ton of airplay on radio and on MTV. The […]
Big Daddy Kane at Summerstage — Herbert Von King Park/Tompkins Park 6/12/13
Big Daddy Kane Summerstage – Herbert von King Park/Tompkins Park 6/12/13 As a child growing up in the 80s, I spent a great deal of time watching MTV. In particular, I watched a lot of Yo! […]
Hardly Art Records will be releasing the Portland, OR-based quartet Hausu’s debut full-length, Total next week. “Chrysanthemum” is the latest single from the album and it reminds me so much of the type of stuff I’d come […]
Cobalt Cranes recently released their debut full-length Head in the Clouds through their own label Anticc Records, and with the release of their album the band has continued a reputation for a sound that manages to bridge […]
Brooklyn-based trio Dead Stars sound has been compared to 90s stalwarts such as Dinosaur, Jr., Sonic Youth, Pavement, and the Foo Fighters – after all, we’re talking about scuzzy power chords fed through layers of […]
Australian quintet Gold Fields’ debut effort Black Sun, which Astralwerks released back on February 26th has received praise from the likes of MTV and Billboard for it’s slickly produced, danceable sound, infectious hooks, angular guitars played through reverb, […]
Zohra Atash and Joshua Strawn were formerly core members of Religious To Damn, when they decided that they needed to switch gears from the multi-member ensemble to a drum and bass heavy, electro-centered duo after […]
The Australian quartet Gold Fields debut effort, Black Sun has been getting a lot of attention lately – Billboard, MTV and others have named them a band to watch, and they’ll be making appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February […]
The Ocean Blue’s debut effort, released through Sire Records in 1989 was not only well-received by critics and fans, it got a ton of airplay on radio and on MTV. The band released two more […]
As I mentioned in an earlier post, French Horn Rebellion collaborated with Jody Watley on their forthcoming EP, Love Is Dangerous, and also on that Chrome Canyon remixed the title track, “Love Is Dangerous,” giving the […]
Conquistador is a Los Angeles-based musician, performer, and personality who has developed a reputation for being defiantly, eccentrically individualistic. Interestingly, he was the first Jew and the youngest man ever to win the World Imperial […]
Blackbird Blackbird has been garnering a lot of attention from major media outlets such as MTV and NYLON. Recently, Blackbird Blackbird did this atmospheric, and sparse cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” The basic […]