While you were all too busy getting stoned on April 20th, MGMT was busy releasing their first single to the public in over 3 years. “Alien Days” is the name of the song, and it is a tasty little number, I must say. For those of you who gave up on MGMT after their first …Read More
First off, let me explain to you what I am all about. I’m not here to reiterate information on bands and music that you yourself can Google and figure out on your own. For example: I am not going to tell you all about Alt-J’s early career and musical styles because that would involve me …Read More
I don’t know much about the alternative band Ambassadors which makes it very difficult for me to tell you all about them… but I’ll give it my best shot. A few days ago I came across one of their songs on the internet and fell instantly in love, convinced that I had finally found something …Read More
Beverly Hills by Weezer has always been meaningful in my eyes. To me, the song is about accepting who you are and taking it and running with it. Sure, everyone wants to have certain things (like hang out in the playboy mansion in Beverly Hills with Hugh Hefner), but you can accept that person …Read More
With yesterday’s release of the new Jack White album “Blunderbuss“, we’ve been introduced to the solo career of Jack White. From “The White Stripes” to “The Raconteurs” and “The Dead Weather” Jack has done it all. He’s now truly a “Jack of All Trades”. This album, being Jack White’s first full-length solo album, is a …Read More
One of my favorite movies is Can’t Hardly Wait – a fairly unknown 90s comedy featuring such typical stars of the decade as Seth Green and the guy who plays Turk on Scrubs (I’m not good with names). In addition to its witty dialogue, great music, and Kurt Vonnegut references, one of the reasons I …Read More
One of the BEST and I mean, straight up best albums of two thousand and eleven was Fucking Werewolf Asso’s third bandcamp release, Nittiotremo. Comparable to being chased by Patrick Bateman in eternity, the album starts maniacally with spoken words to tie a generational thought process and then goes off the charts with intensity. And …Read More
Chicago’s alternative rock leaders, The Canoes, are all about witty, twisted lyrics paired with puppy eyed, musical jaunts that fool you into believing their false hope for the future. ‘American English’ is a perfect track to demonstrate how this bands brutally honest assessment of cultural values can be distilled into a quaint system of interchangeable …Read More
Last year Il Abanico released the Crossing Colors EP (ilabanico.bandcamp.com) introducing a band that was able to take memorable pop moments and twist them into startling caricatures. Working with fluent, melodic instrumentals, the vocals of Juliana Ronderos layer themselves regally, creating harmony with symmetry. Beyond the more scientific profundities of the album, the listenability and player-listener …Read More
As difficult as she is to google-search, L.P. is definitely worth sorting through the countless hits on ‘long-playing microgroove records.’ Uncommonly known for being the talented songwriter that she is, her lyrics are matched with elevating melodies that effortlessly guide us through her songs. In ‘Into The Wild’, the combination of whistling and ukulele sets …Read More