Entertainment value aside, it was the Misfits’ music that separated the band from other hardcore groups of the time, but catapulted the band into legendary status among not only a dedicated cult following, but mainstream music fan. Now that the band is, in essence, long gone, you cannot turn around without seeing a Crimson [...]
It all started back in high school, for me at least, and it all started with one song “I Turned Into A Martian.” I was working as a prep cook at the time and had the benefit of listening to whatever music I chose fit while working. And at that time - it [...]
Whenever a band is labeled as transitioning from independent to label there comes, for one reason or another, a discrepancy in reputability. In the situation of Sub Pop and Oxford Collapse, however, it seems a perfect match for both sides, on the surface, without anyone really scratching their head wondering where the street-cred has [...]
One of the brightest groups to survive this past pre-SXSW hype, all members in tact, are Leeds’ ¡Forward Russia! who have branded such distinct tones that they honestly bear no one on one comparison with any of their contemporaries; granted they sound like a lot of bands combined, but yet they stand alone as something [...]
“Yeah, yeah, she don’t know what she’s doing.” “She knows exactly what she’s doing.” Amongst the lotioning and oiling, oiling and lotioning, Wendy Peffercorn, Scotty Smalls and the rest of the kids from the Sandlot helped usher in a wave of classic songs, teeming with reverence and relevance for a young generation of [...]
[by: Angela Seto & Chris DeLine]
She Said: I thought I’d hit you up with a bit of Shout Out Out Out Out (yes, that’s four out’s, no more - no less) because with these guys, seriously, you can do no wrong. Slapping together a clever mix of heavy bass, vocoderized vocals, waves of quirky electronic [...]
Finding a balance between the crass sounds of punk and dub long before bands such as The Clash formulated the blend as commercial, The Slits now seek to reclaim their sound and place in history with a return to both the studio and to touring after a twenty five year hiatus. In doing so [...]
There is a sharp contrast in terms of contribution and exploration between the worlds of rock music and electronic music. Without heavily elaborating, if a punk rock icon was to release an electronic track, and in doing so expanding their previously stagnant sound base by leaps and bounds, it would be viewed as shocking [...]
Berkeley, California’s The Morning Benders play a simplified rock sound that plays to the hearts of modern indie and pop fan alike. Having been a band for roughly a year lead singer Chris Chu harmlessly harmonizes over playfully Voxtrot-like anti-ballads with both innocence and a maturity of where exactly the band fits within the [...]
Had I been around in the time when Tom Waits recorded his first few albums I might think different about this thing, but the impression Ward leaves is that he is a Waits-esque musician. Post War was recorded in an attic and Ward notes that he feels his new album to be percussive. [...]
There has been an increasingly bitter debate between members of mainstream media outlets and those who describe themselves as apart of the blogosphere concerning the relevance and necessity of both sides. Some claim that mainstream media, including much of print media, is going the way of the dinosaur in the sense that it gives [...]
[by Daniel Boothe]
Along a decrepit old railroad line creaks a handcar, methodically plodding along as its rider pumps up and down on the handle. He’s singing this song as he moves along, not to himself, mind you, but to every person, animal, and plant within earshot. Here is a man with stories to [...]
I quit. Undoubtedly those two words have lead to both shame and freedom for hundreds of millions of people around the world. A little over a week ago Justin Hawkins, lead singer for English glam revivalists The Darkness, announced that he would be leaving the band that helped him reach the highest moments [...]
The Bound Stems are a Chicago-based band that bum-rushed internet outlets through a variety of contemporary grassroots promotional methods, which ultimately served to support the band through non-traditional means. Without completely excluding mainstream outlets members of the band each contributed to contacting a large number or internet outlets which resulted in a variety of [...]
This is an absolutely stunning video that somehow translates the already beautiful song into a completely different light. It also features Teitur, one of Brun’s many collaborators as seen in both her Duets and A Temporary Dive albums.
Had you told me that R.E.M. was an established band when I first heard them I wouldn’t have really known what to make of them. They had just released the reverb-strong, grungy knock-off Monster and were fueled by airplay from their tracks “What’s the Frequency Kenneth” and “Strange Currencies.” Once my young ears [...]
When approaching a show to see, not the headliner, but the undercard, so to speak, it gives you a lot of freedom to get into the music really fast. Fortunately San Diego’s Onethousand Pictures offered a short set that was well cut and stylish set that was completely on mark, helping the crowd wake [...]
There are multiple levels in which I am attracted to the Vice: Guide to Travel DVD, and each clip I’ve seen piles on the frustration of not personally being apart of something so dramatically inspiring. For when your job is tedious and offers you no formal outlet for thought, nor does it offer inspiration, [...]
The Rapture have taken the reigns as model leaders for whatever term you might apply to their scene; but whatever you do, be sure that you don’t call it dance punk. The band has taken post-punk and squeezed it through a funky electronic frosting bag, delivering it as a smooth clash that lands somewhere [...]
Skateboarding has seemingly always gone hand in hand with good music but recently things have become slightly ill in terms of the commercialization of the whole deal. Today’s youth have readily available pay-for-punk pushed on them from every direction; it comes from MTV, Hot Topic and even the once credible Tony Hawk video games. [...]
