Folk/pop triumvirate The Accidentals are currently on tour to support their new LP (and, dare we...
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Records That Changed My Life with DieAlps!
Frank Calcaterra of DieAlps! explores the albums that inspired him to become a musician. My dad...
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[VIDEO] The Howling Tongues & Elixir OPTIWEB Coated Guitar Strings Pt. 2
We recently asked Nick Magliochetti from one of our favorite bands, The Howling Tongues, to test...
Record Review: This Time Next Year
This Time Next Year Drop Out of Life Walnut Creek, CA “Power punch of pop-punk with honest lyrics” It’s been a while since anyone has heard new material from Walnut Creek, California’s This Time...
Record Review: Tender Loving Empire Records Sampler
Tender Loving Empire Records Friends & Friends of Friends, Vol. 4 Portland, OR “Great collection of songs from Portland and beyond” Portland, Oregon: the Oregon Trail, Redwood trees, and rainy...
Record Review: Spoek Mathambo
Spoek Mathambo Put Some Red On It EP Johannesburg, South Africa “Indie hip-hop shows off its best side and a few alter egos” South African musician Spoek Mathambo follows last year's full-length...
Record Review: Serious Problems
Serious Problems 2011 EP Richmond, VA “Punky Brew-sters” The adage goes that if you like one hardcore band, you like them all. Stripped down, raw, and blistering - lightning tempos, aggressive...
Record Review: Princess Chelsea
Princess Chelsea Lil’ Golden Book Auckland, New Zealand “Chelsea, crowned princess of the land known as melancholy” Princess Chelsea is in some ways unnerving. With a fully illustrated insert and a...
Record Review: Phantogram
Phantogram Nightlife New York, NY “A percussive and slick urban soundtrack to hopeful nights and starry skies” Nightlife has New York’s duo, Phantogram, back in action. Sarah Barthel’s crooning over...
Record Review: Old New England Weather
Old New England Weather Knew Myths Jamaica Plain, MA “Psychedelic and kettle-whistling Americana” There's not a whole lot of info to be found on Old New England Weather, other than it’s a project of...
Vinyl of the Month: Mondo Ray
Mondo Ray Hypnotized b/w Nothing Munich, Germany “Euro Punks Trash Das Garage” Mondo Ray comes to us from the land of lederhosen and sauerkraut, which might evoke thoughts of Mike Myers’ “Sprockets”...
Record Review: Ken Will Morton
Ken Will Morton Contenders Athens, GA “Americana/Roots music defined” Ken Will Morton’s latest, Contenders, is an acoustic musical trip through all the varied genres that fall under the...
Record Review: Kathryn Calder
Kathryn Calder Bright and Vivid Victoria, BC “Mystifyingly beautiful, intensely layered and adventurous” Angelic Canadian Kathryn Calder (New Pornographers/Immaculate Machine) sings with abandon,...