INTERVIEW: The Rest (ON) |
"There's no Internet, there's no television. It was just songwriting and idea brainstorming and putting us in this room with big giant ceilings with the sun coming in from the lake and you're looking ...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 18:12:00 GMT |
REVIEW: Everyone All At Once by The Rest |
Somewhere in a forest cottage, in this quiet tuckaway beside a lake, seven sought silence as a stage to set their sounds, adding an atmosphere both earthy and otherworldly to The Rest's ornate, theatr...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:46:00 GMT |
INTERVIEW: Hey Marseilles (WA) |
"I think we do try to bring back the sort of classical kind of feel to our songs while at the same time having songs that are accessible." There was a sousaphone in the middle of the room. A sousa...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:29:00 GMT |
REVIEW: Four Twenty Three by Monkey Jacket (MI) |
In between bright, skankable upbeats, Monkey Jacket has always made sure to remind us the value of a face-melting guitar riff. The band takes that even further in this album, drawing more from their p...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:52:00 GMT |
FULL REVIEW: The White City by Gunbunny (WA) |
Relying on the classic four-piece set-up, familiar song structures, and simple production, you might think you can come into Gunbunny's debut EP The White City having heard it all before. But it's thi...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:44:00 GMT |
ACTION: Critical Exposure |
Critical Exposure combines journalism, art, and community organizing by arming students around the country with the cameras and training to capture "the best and worst" within their school systems. re...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:25:00 GMT |
REVIEW: To Travels and Trunks by Hey Marseilles (WA) |
Hey Marseilles fittingly refers to their seven-person outfit as "folkestra," featuring a trumpet, accordion, viola, the occasional series of hand claps, and so on and so forth. Despite their bulky ros...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:19:00 GMT |
INTERVIEW: The Heyday (CO) |
"I've always just kind of felt that music in general, any type of music, is more a human need than a hobby."read the full interview herethe heyday on myspace
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:42:00 GMT |
REVIEW: The Hungarian Suicide Songbook by Man Plus |
So far this year, I've noticed two recurring themes in the albums reviewed on this site: 1) A sort of sonic irony, in which the band's sound plays traitor to the lyrics' spoken emotions, and 2) Gender...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:01:00 GMT |
REVIEW: El Nova Hustle by P.I.C |
P.I.C. kicks up their sound with a Latin sense of style set to piano and bass you'd tip your hat to, and they rip it up with bold horn swank. They press together as many flavors as you'd find in NYC, ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:13:00 GMT |
