For the sense of some clarity—everything associated with ADULT. is a little weird. This is a good thing because ADULT.’s brand of electro eccentrics is refreshing. From the silent period in their name to Nicola Kuperus’ bizarre photography that adorns each album cover; something is quite unusual with them. The Detroit-based duo, rounded out by […]
The veteran Delaware quintet, Boysetsfire have been through the mandatory ups and downs of every conscious rock band teetering the line between independent realism, and major label grandeur.
Ten years ago Seattle’s Super Deluxe took off on the college radio waves, spurring their reputation as the darlings of pop guitar rock while marking their ground in the midst of other “super” groups (Superdrag, Super Suckers, Supergrass, Superchunk…you get the idea). Much like their Posies counterparts at that time and place, the band rallied […]
It’s that time of year again. There’s a chill in the air made cozy by the lights strung through the trees and across buildings. It’s that special time when my vomit takes on a pale yellow, noggy consistency. This time of year brings presents as well as the new crop of season themed albums. Yeah […]
The title Merry Mixmas: Christmas Classics Remixed pretty much says it all. The classics are all here, but with an urban spin. We’re talking Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald along with some others you may not have in your iPod, like Johnny Mercer with the Pied Pipers. There’s something about […]
It looks like Against Me! is doing very well. They open stadium gigs, have nearly 60,000 fans on Myspace alone and have a video on MTV’s rotation for Don’t Lose Touch. Searching for a Former Clarity is their best received album yet. Life for the band must be a breeze, right? Think again… Proving the […]
Armor For Sleep – A Comprehensive Guide To Touring If you’ve ever thought being in a band is glamorous, you’re about half right. The stuff you see – the playing, the drinking, the laughing and accolades with fans – is the glam half. And then there are the realities of life on the road and […]
Dreaming In America: A Film About Lucero (2005, Aaron Goldman)-now available on DVD Lucero is one of those bands that you fall in love with the first time you see them live. There’s something about them that, as filmmaker Aaron Goldman says, “It reminded me about everything I loved in music.” So he did the […]
Using the mixtape formula (new tracks alongside rhymes over some of the dopest beats on the airwaves) to varying degrees of success, the Colorado Springs collective Pharmacy Musick have crafted a mostly likeable compilation. Most notably, the song “Back To The Hood”, a posse cut that is at once an ode to Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Posse […]
