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Buffalo Killers on Musical Authenticity and Fraternity
We recently sat down with Buffalo Killers' Andrew Gabbard to talk about the band's new LP,...
The Selecter’s Pauline Black on the Power of Activism Through Music
Lead vocalist and ska legend Pauline Black took a pause while touring in Germany to discuss the...
Get Brands to Pay Your Band
A Conversation with My Love Affair’s Renaud Skalli In April 2011, Cathy Guetta (wife of musician David Guetta) and ad exec Raphael Aflalo launched My Love Affair in Europe as a way to connect...
Record Review: VilleBillies
VilleBillies Appetite for Dysfunction Louisville, KY (Island Earth Music ) “Boozy, beat-laden, twangy hip-hop” If there ever was a need to record an album that glorifies the art of...
Record Review: S. Carey
S. Carey Hoyas EP Eau Claire, WI (Jagjaguwar) “Electronic post-folk done right” It’s been a big year for Bon Iver but we can only assume that band member Sean Carey’s experience contributing to Bon...
Record Review: The River Neva
The River Neva Chemistry of Holocaust Worcester, MA (Self-released) "Modern melodic progressive metal" The River Neva is just releasing their first EP, Chemistry of Holocaust, but the material...
Record Review: The Real McKenzies
The Real McKenzies Westwinds Vancouver, BC (Fat Wreck Chords) “Bagpipe punk from the Great White North” Aging gracefully is a tough thing to do, and is even more difficult when you wear a kilt and...
Record Review: The Plastic Arts
The Plastic Arts Academy Clonez San Francisco, CA (Self-released) “Serenading acoustic ballads from poetic a troubadour” “Waiting For You (To Come Dance)” opens up with a serenading master. The...
Record Review: Misja Fitzgerald-Michel
Misja Fitzgerald-Michel Time of No Reply Paris, France (Universal Music France) “Heavenly acoustic tribute to Nick Drake” This eleven-song release is a variety of primarily instrumental works that...
Record Review: Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson Born Villain Los Angeles, CA (Cooking Vinyl/Downtown) “A vicious and vibrant absinthe-drenched tale” Freshly independent Marilyn Manson has been among the few artists who has always...
Record Review: Jaill
Jaill Traps Milwaukee, WI (Sub Pop) “’90s Britpop on a California coastal summer drive" The infectious Milwaukee trio lends the listener something incredibly uncommon - the larkish third release...
Record Review: The Illness
The Illness A Monument To Our Gilded Age San Francisco, CA (Self-released) “A brutal tribute to prog rock, fueled by jazz-influenced instrumentation” The Illness packs more than earned comparisons...