When it comes to picking running music, one has to be very selective. At least in my case, it has to be something that will distract me from the fact that I’m breathing louder than factory whistle at lunchtime. It has to be inspiring, invigorating, and complete distracting me from what I’m putting my body […]
So the early ‘90s indie scene is over, and there is no shortage of good bands that survived and are still making wonderful music. It was a great time for music, but it’s clearly over, and those left standing have smoothly evolved. Apparently, Fiver is one of the bands that time forgot.
“In the spring of ’27, something bright and alien flashed across the sky. A young Minnesotan who seemed to have nothing to do with his generation did a heroic thing, and for a moment people set down their glasses in country clubs and speakeasies and thought their old best dreams.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
The famed daughter of bossa nova legend João Gilberto and singer Miúcha, Bebel Gilberto, is from Rio de Janeiro. If only we were all so fortunate! Gilberto has created a sound that reflects the cultural beauty that is Brazil: Portuguese lyrics, congas, jazzy piano and sun-drenched rhythms. Did you really think you would wind up […]
The Nordic Simon and Garfunkle have done it again. After the Kings of Convenience released Quiet is the New Loud in 2001, the purported “New Acoustic Movement” began. The album became an instant success, and after 3 years of tours, remixes and contributions, singer/songwriters Eirik Glambek Boe and Erland Oye have released another album: Riot […]
Lol Tolhurst – keyboards, electronic drumsCindy Levinson – vocalsDayton Borders – synthesizer, keyboards, guitar What’s old is new again. So many bands that have arrived over the last five years or so have a resemblance to styles in music that go back 20 or more years. The Sounds have a liken to Blondie, Interpol could […]
Bukowski: Born Into This (John Dullaghan) Henry Charles Bukowski was one of the few people whose art was realized and recognized while he was still alive. The typical story is an individual impacting generations after living a life of poverty and despair, where the populous enjoys their work long after they’ve left this earth. Through […]
There’s a club night in San Francisco call Bondage A Go-Go. It is my all time favorite industrial dance club because it strayed from the predictable format of Joy Division and Front 242. Not that I don’t love those bands, but you can’t fucking dance to Bela Lagosis Dead. Not unless you’re into looking like […]
I put this CD in on a rainy day at work and fell in love. This Fort Collins band, unlike most bands I get to review, sounds like an imitation of no one. Vee’s voice sounds vaguely like Axl Rose when he slows down and goes low, but it is paired with acoustic guitars, mandolin, […]
