Back in 1968 the “Bob Dylan of Brazil,” Caetano Veloso released one of his finest works on the first of his many self titled LP’s. Though largely ignored outside of South America at the time, …

In addition to being a singer-songwriter and one-time aspiring actress, Anya Marina is a radio DJ in San Diego, California. It would make sense then that Marina’s forthcoming release, Slow & Steady Seduction Phase II, …

I have been revisiting The Zombies’ fantastic debut LP, Begin Here lately and recently learned that it was re-issued in 2001 as German import that featured a bunch of bonus tracks that never made the …

In one of Nate Patrin’s many great lines from his Pitchfork review of Justice’s A Cross The Universe, he points out, “What’s there to do now that they’re already pushing a live album right after …

One of my favorite documentaries of 2008 was Jason Kohn’s Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) an in-depth look at kidnapping and corruption in Brazil. It also featured one of the year’s best soundtracks, digging out …

If one could buy stock in musical futures I would have mortgaged the farm to invest in Janelle Monáe after seeing her open for Jamie Lidell at Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater last fall. The young pompadoured …

Seattle duo Katherine Hepburn’s Voice released Unlimited Nights and Weekends this year, an album that can be maddeningly difficult to track down and purchase. The pair of Shannon Perry and D.W. Burnam creates lo-fi experimental …

Fuck Knights is a Minneapolis based band that has a sound that is nearly as abrasive as their name would lead you to believe. More accurately, they sound like a local version of the great …

Winetka, California producer/DJ extraordinaire Flying Lotus brings a bit of grime to Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown,” on this gritty remix that echoes the late-night empty city appeal of Burial’s best work. Steven Ellison injects the …

You’re hearing it here first: a b-side from the latest self-titled release from Orange County’s Japanese Motors. “Brand New Everything (version 2)” is two minutes and 24 seconds of fury – the song rips into …

Here is a new recording of “Stainless,” a track originally written in Minneapolis in 1998 and recorded for The Great Depression’s debut album Heaven is Becoming. The band’s latest release, Forever Altered, is available …

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High on Stress will be playing Little Man’s CD release show on November 8 at The Entry before heading out to California for a few dates at the end of the month. …