by marisa brownI’m focusing on vinyl this week in A Fistful of Dollars, which is - let’s be honest, one of the main reasons to seek out buying music these days.► Nite Jewel - “I Was Born” b/w “Suburbia” ($4.99)First up is the Nite Jewel, whose 7″ is now available on the Stones Throw site [...]
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by kevin diamondIt’s my Birthday today, and I’m 26. I’m on the old side of Twenty, and I’m never going back. So I’ve made the decision that I’m gonna post whatever I want to today. I hope you enjoy, but really, I don’t care if you do, because this post is for ME.Being friends with [...]
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by joel chaffee (picture by daniel boud)Sherlock’s Daughter, with all five musicians playing or otherwise cavorting sound from their instruments, were very loud. The November 19 show at Pianos in Manhattan was intense with volume. Given that these deafening adventures were intermingled with vocals both delicate and dominating, and melodies as catchy as a cold, [...]
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by john zieglerPeephole, Brooklyn’s own electro-pervs, debuted a new line-up last night at Southpaw, drubbing onlookers with their special blend of New Wave paranoia, electro-pop tension and glam attitude. Since forming the band 2 years ago, head peeper Kent Odessa has rearranged his personnel, including himself, switching from lead vocals [...]
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by marissa beaAnother nifty collection of More Music, where we highlight some newly released material plus a few other songs that we may have bypassed upon first listen. We’ve got a wide array today bouncing from Beastie Boys mash ups to some stellar female vocalists, but let’s kick it off with the song of the [...]
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by chris carpenterAlright. Somebody has to talk about this. I’m down. If you happen to live in or around New York City, there’s an unavoidable force majeure with every passing car. “IN NEWW YOOoooorkkkk.” The frequency hits you full blast as the car is by your side, and drowns [...]
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by kevin diamond (pic by justina villanueva)I sent a friend to Gunfight’s MySpace page the other day. They weren’t sold on the music, but they had this to say: “I’m glad they sound like their name.”Artist:Gunfight!Song:Empties…I, on the other hand, have been sold on Gunfight! since I stumbled into the Cameo Gallery late last week [...]
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by bmacPop Out Player“Ideas are malleable and unstable; they not only can be misused, they invite misuse — and the better the idea the more volatile it is. That’s because only the better ideas turn into dogma, and it is by this process whereby a fresh, stimulating, humanly helpful idea is changed into robot dogma [...]
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by lolliIn what quickly has become my favorite concert pairing for early 2010, Swedish duo Wildbirds and Peacedrums will be touring with Annie Clark (St. Vincent) starting in early February. Above you can check out the video for “My Heart” — make sure to hold out until the three minute mark to truly appreciate Mariam Wallentin [...]
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by john zieglerBlood Feathers is a band from Philly. They’re tough dudes. They like rock music and rhythm and blues and that boogie woogie shuggie shuggie and catfish and pie a whole lot. They drink plenty sweet tea, whatever that means, and they once set a piano on fire. Not many folks know them because [...]
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by charles learI met up with four out of five members of Frogwell at Duff’s on Marcy Ave. and talked with them while recording on my handy Zoom H2 digital recorder. Duff’s is a Metal joint, and portions of the captured conversation with these particular art/noise/experimentalists in the midst of crushingly loud macho strang and [...]
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by wichita staitWhile one of our favorite acts Sleigh Bells also played this show, they’ve gotten enough press to carry them through X-mas so I wanna focus my props on Kap Bambino for a moment. After a quick sampling of their myspace tracks and a few potent remixes from the blogosphere, I went in to [...]
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by cheryl santa mariaWhen British post-punk quartet The Rakes announced their split in late October, I, like others, was shocked. As a starving writer who’s been busting her ass seven days a week for a small breadcrumb of recognition, I cannot understand why a talented (and successful) group like The Rakes would up and walk away [...]
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by jake cohenIf you’re unfamiliar with what Tomer Hanuka is all about, you’ve been doing your eyes a great disservice. A slew of industry accolades and awards (including an Oscar nomination earlier this year) notwithstanding, the man’s images have been plastered across a constellation of commodities in our visual universe. His unparalleled comics-influenced combinations of [...]
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by dave sherman and leyla heckrotte
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by chuck bellTouring is undoubtedly the most difficult part of maintaining a band. Traveling nonstop, living in close quarters, and trying to subsist on little-to-no-money is often too much for musicians to handle. Despite the fact that its members knew each other since junior high (and in some cases preschool), Bear vs. Shark ultimately fell [...]
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by charles poladianSo it’s that time again. I know what you’re thinking: what now? Well, it’s near the end of the year and near the end of the decade, so it’s all about the list. What’s the best toy to get, what’s the best album of 2009, what’s the best album [...]
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by alex terrierGuitarist Greg Diamond was born in NYC in 1977 and started studying the piano with his father. After learning the violin, Diamond picked up the guitar at the age of thirteen while living in Bogota, Columbia. That pretty much shows the breadth of Greg’s musical and cultural world! Of course he speaks English and Spanish, but for [...]
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by kevin diamondIt’s a rare treat when you find a song that succeeds not because it’s hip or poppy or ironic or slick or catchy, but because it is, down to its bones, a perfect song. That’s the way I feel about Air Waves’ “Shine On,” and it’s such a refreshing feeling that I find [...]
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by greg dybecWhat is classic, masculine, and always a good time? If these clues aren’t obvious enough, the answer is a moustache. A good moustache isn’t the most common of sights these days, though it remains as American as apple pie and baseball. I mean, who wouldn’t want a moustache? It is the most creative [...]
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