When I saw the New York Times notification pop up on my phone last night, “Obama Urges F.C.C. to Adopt Strict Rules on Net Neutrality,” I wasn’t convinced that what I read would make me happy. It wasn’t as clear as the Guardian’s headline, “Obama calls on FCC to make ‘strongest possible rules’ to protect […]
The men in Fat White Family give a performance, not a show; an anguished punk rock opera injected with joy while ejecting various types of bodily fluids, taking you through a frightening high that won’t let go. From the first beads of sweat that drip from Lias Saoudi’s brow, know that this is going to […]
The last two years have been non-stop for Courtney Barnett, and it looks like 2015 will be no different, with a debut album on the way and plans to perform at the SXSW Music Festival next March.
The big news of 2014 related to Carl Barât has been the Libertines reunion, the band’s raucous show in Hyde Park at the British Summertime Festival, three sold-out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace, and a new Libertines album announced for 2015. But that’s not all folks. Barât’s new band The Jackals, comprised of unknown members Barât […]
The rush is officially on. It’s time to begin preparing for SXSW 2015, as the first round of bands was announced today.
Toronto’s dream-pop outfit Alvvays made a big splash last year with the release of their self-titled debut on Polyvinyl Records (Transgressive in Europe, Royal Mountain Music in Canada, P-Vine in Japan and Hi-Note in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia), with a series of magic button and sound gurus, including Chad VanGaalen, Holy Fuck’s Graham […]
We’ve all been there. Standing in the midst of a festival where our smartphones work great at taking pictures…that we can’t share until we’ve left the festival and returned to the land of Wi-Fi or mobile signals. But things are changing in the world of connectivity at festivals, and that’s what we’ll discuss with the […]
Last year “From Nowhere” from Dan Croll seemed to come out of nowhere as an essential track in your summer of 2013 soundtrack, shaking to and fro with a lighthearted chorus and samba percussion that drove the desire for a frothy blender drink, complete with the umbrella, thank you very much; of sorts, a follow […]
It’s the last day of SnowBall 2014 kiddies and children with flowers in your hair. But it is far from the least, as the festival and Denver welcomes two Australian acts that garner thousands in the crowd at international festivals. That’s one of the benefits of being where we are, being able to see these […]
Much has been made recently of the blooming success of the British four-piece Temples; accolades from the most compliment-stingy media outlets both stateside and in their native U.K., many referring to Temples as the band that finally concoct the classic 60-70s Brit-rock formula while still bringing a fresh sound to British rock & roll. Even […]
