Shortly after seeing their lively, albeit under attended, show at The Republic in New Orleans, I had the opportunity to speak with Ana Rezende from CSS. We spoke about Diplo, t-shirts, touring and the internet. Through our conversation, I found a person who seemed both genuinely contented with and excited about her new […]

Brought to us by Black Heart Procession’s Paulo Zappoli, Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects is a saxophone infused, distorted, digital, rhythmic galactica. According to the band’s website, their forthcoming album Listen Up! is supposed to capture: “the sounds of horns that drift through the back alleys of our ghettos. Pulsing and pumping sounds from […]

The Coup, an Oakland based hip-hop group, have been releasing politically radical music since Kill My Landlord in 1993. I, however, had never heard anything from The Coup other than the rants and raves their music has caused from friends and critics alike. And after seeing their unique brand of fresh, smooth, jocular, and […]

About a month ago I took a position assisting with booking at a local music venue. It’s provided me with an interesting look into a side of the music industry that remains exceedingly old fashioned. I’ve been exploring possibilities for the last several weeks as to how to best integrate my position there with my […]

Oh, England. Your purest, most exportable products are so snarky and they confuse us here in a land where our artists “remember the old arcade” where they “blew every dollar [they] ever made” and Haley looks so cute on the swing, but fuck if her mom doesn’t suck.
So what do we have here? A […]

Remember that name, because one day soon you’ll be able to tell your friends, “Oh I was listening to Kristin Diable before she was ever famous.” It’s going to happen. Seriously, and I’ll tell you why after the drop.

In 2003 the Baton Rouge native took part in what was to be a one semester exchange […]

I’ve got a treat for you all this afternoon, something new. A band you’ve probably never heard of. But one you’ll likely be hearing a lot about in the near future. Shoplifting is the newest acts to drop an album on the Kill Rock Stars label. Body Stories is a fusion of styles that makes […]

When I was first asked to do a review of Ben Harper’s Both Sides of the Gun, I got all little kid giddy. I’ve been a huge Ben Harper fan for a long time. The CDs arrived, I got even more excited. I knew that the album had been split into one more acoustic-minded, softer […]

The 80s marked a cataclysmic time for music. Big hair, big riffs, leather, pastels, and all sorts of other things you’d probably rather not think about. Despite its disasters, the decade produced some very enduring music (look at the current 80s night craze). One such example is Metallica’s Master of Puppets. released 20 years ago […]

Man Man’s Six Demon Bag plays like one of those mystery concoctions you made during lunch as a kid. You know the one where you mixed a lot of food that shouldn’t go together. Ketchup, mustard, milk, maybe some bread, whatever else was available. Then you probably dared your friend to eat it for $5 […]