The Toronto, ON-based, Robert Alfons writes, records and performs under the moniker of Trust. His 2012 debut effort, TRST was released both critical praise and commercial success – critics at Vice, Pitchfork and The Guardian reviewed it favorably and […]
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Out of the Black, Boys Noize (a.k.a Alex Ridha)’s last album landed at number 8 on this site’s Best of List in 2012 as it was one of that year’s most thrilling and interesting electronica/electronic dance music […]
The members of the Seattle, WA-based quartet of Jupe Jupe are veterans of both Seattle’s and Austin’s indie pop and prog rock scenes as members of Pleasurecraft, the Cinematics (U.S.), Maximum Coherence During Flying. Before […]
Yeah Right, the Philadelphia, PA-based Bleeding Rainbow’s 2013 release gained quite a bit of attention across the blogosphere for a scuzzy, densely layered sound reminiscent of L7, Smashing Pumpkins, and several other 90s-era bands. “So […]
Last summer I had interviewed the easy-going and incredibly charming singer/songwriter Charlie Greene for the site about his 2012 release Wildfire Music, his incredibly eclectic influences and his songwriting process, which he openly admitted is […]
Stones Throw Records has quickly become one of my favorite labels, as it’s the label home to some of my favorite contemporary emcees including – Homeboy Sandman, Guilty Simpson, and Jonwayne. Naturally, each emcee has […]
Claiming diverse influences such as Mano Negra, the Clash, Johnny Cash, Gogol Bordello, Bob Marley, bluegrass, flamenco, Eastern European folk, rockabilly and psychobilly, the Brooklyn-based septet Butcher Knives, are a self-proclaimed “gypsybilly” band — with […]
The Dublin, ireland-based quartet of Girl Band manages to be both difficult to find through normal Internet searches, while evading easy categorization. In fact, the band has managed to do something few bands do: they’ve […]
Silversun Pickups have developed a reputation for a sound that manages to be simultaneously ethereal, psychedelic, towering and explosively forceful in a way that can sometimes bear an uncanny similarity to Siamese Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins –especially on the Los Angeles, […]
Pull My Hair Back, is the debut effort by the Hamilton, ON-based artists Jessy Lanza. Released back in September, the album has been critically applauded since it dropped – including the likes of Resident Advisor […]
The duo of Isles of Rhodes – Rob Farren (vocals, keys) and Colin Behram (drums) – have received quite a bit of attention after the release of the first single off their forthcoming EP, Affirmation […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=QMBZ91328521&playerType=embedded Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings have not only been at the forefront of a soul music revival movement, they’ve also put the Brooklyn-based label, Daptone Records on the international stage as the primary purveyor of all […]
Album Review: Analog Africa’s Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Africa 1974-1983
Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983 Various Artists Analog Africa Release Date: September 17, 2013 Originating out of Lagos and southern Nigeria, Afrobeat was created when it’s main (and most famous) creator Fela […]
With the African nation of Mali in the midst of a brutal and divisive civil war in which Islamic militants have banned music in the regions of that country under their control. And as result […]
“War (No More Trouble)” is among a batch of some of my favorite Bob Marley songs as it has one of the most profound (and somewhat sad) messages you’ll probably hear in a song – […]