Released back in August by Brooklyn-based indie rock label Frenchkiss Records, Crimes of Passion is not only the follow up to the San Diego, CA-based band Crocodiles critically praised Endless Flowers, it may well be one of my […]
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Originally formed in Athens back in the early 90s, the quartet of Elf Power have developed a reputation through their involvement with the famed Elephant 6 Collective, and the release of several albums that were critically applauded, including […]
Album Review: Crocodiles’ Crimes of Passion
Crocodiles Crimes of Passion Frenchkiss Records Release Date: August 20, 2013 Track Listing I Like It In The Dark Marquis De Sade Cockroach Heavy Metal Clouds Teardrop Guitar She Splits Me Up Me And My […]
The trio of Raccoon Fighter originally hails from South Jersey, and like countless bands and musicians across the country, the trio moved to Brooklyn. Once in Brooklyn, Raccoon Fighter began making a name for themselves […]
TEEN, the Brooklyn-based quartet of sisters Teeny, Lizzie and Jane Herships and Katherine Lieberson released their Carolina EP earlier this year, and on that album the quartet actively made an attempt to simplify their recording […]
Based out of Gainesville, FL, the duo of the Slims are essentially a side project for Morningbell’s Travis Atria, who performs in that band under the moniker of Jackie Slim (a.k.a. James Brawn, a.k.a. Jimba […]
Originally formed in Athens back in the early 90s, the quartet of Elf Power have developed a reputation through their involvement with the famed Elephant 6 Collective, and the release of several albums that were […]
The quartet of the Fire Tapes, which consists of Betsy Wright (guitar, vocals), Todd Milton (guitar), Rob Dobson (bass) and Mark McLewlee (drums), quickly developed a reputation in the Washington, DC/Alexandria, VA and Charlottesville, VA areas for sets that were […]
Originally from South Jersey, the trio of Raccoon Fighter has done what countless bands have recently done over the last couple of years — move into Brooklyn and quietly began making a name for themselves in the […]
The Northern California-based band Sleepy Sun have been together six years, and in that time they’ve released three full-length records, and have toured with the likes of the Black Angels and the Arctic Monkeys. With […]
“Mother Nature Fetish,” is the first single from the Philadelphia, PA-based psych rock band Far-Out Fangtooth’s sophomore effort, Borrowed Time. Siltbreeze Records will be releasing the quartet’s forthcoming album on October 29th – which is perfect […]
We Knew it Was Not Going To Be Like This, which Fire Records will release Stateside on September 3rd is the New Zealand-based Surf City’s forthcoming album. The new album continues and probably cements the […]
Brooklyn-based quintet Heaven’s Gate is one of a few bands who have named themselves after the strange and suicidal religious cult; but where they apparently differ is that this incarnation managed to use the grammatically […]
Occasionally, I’ll get an email from someone i hadn’t been in touch with from a PR firm I hadn’t heard of; and I can never tell how they found me but hey, apparently the Google […]
The Arkansas-based band Pagiins (pronounced as pagans or pay guns) formed last year. And when it comes to the band’s name, their frontman Leif Hinshaw has said, “we wanted it to evoke a certain image […]