Benjamin Ricci

Kanye’s Twitter Blast About Artist Contracts Wasn’t Extreme Enough

Even for the native Twitter-ites with their high tolerance for bombast, rage, and histrionics, most of @KanyeWest’s tweets are just plain extreme. But if you’ve been following his Tweet storm over the past few months about music labels and their exploitative business...
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Record Review: Stamps

by | Mar 1, 2011 | ,

Stamps Tramps Los Angeles, CA “Put on your dress shoes and make your hips move” Stamps consists of singer/guitarist Bob Morris, drummer Adam James, guitarist Ian Crawford and vocalist Ren Patrick. ...

Record Review: Sad Brad Smith

by | Mar 1, 2011 |

Sad Brad Smith Love is Not What You Need Chicago, IL “Strangely delightful and lyrically dexterous” It's highly doubtful that Sad Brad Smith's sole intention is to make his listeners feel...

Record Review: Papercuts

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Papercuts Fading Parade San Francisco, CA “The parade is here to stay” Fading Parade, the fourth full-length from San Francisco’s Papercuts, pays tribute to shoegazers of the past and present as it...

Record Review: Obits

by | Mar 1, 2011 |

Obits Moody, Standard, and Poor Brooklyn, NY “A bold and versatile platter” The premier track “You Gotta Lose” from the band’s self-titled debut, lays out crunchy riffs which course through the...

Record Review: Nicky Egan

by | Mar 1, 2011 |

Nicky Egan Good People Boston, MA “Seductive blues and soulful tunes ” Nicky Egan and her band know how to provide heaping doses of soulful R&B. Egan’s debut, Good People, is raised on gospel...

Record Review: Mind Spiders

by | Mar 1, 2011 |

Mind Spiders Mind Spiders Fort Worth, TX “Mixing raw attitudes and funky radiance” Mind Spiders ascends many peaks, and bustles with originality, catchy newness and silky sentimentality.  The design...

Record Review: Margin Walker

by | Mar 1, 2011 |

Margin Walker Departure and Return Boston, MA "A beautiful, rustic, well-crafted bloody nose" Margin Walker announces the maturation and honing of their blistering riffage with a signature raspy...

Record Review: Junk Culture

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Junk Culture Summer Friends Oxford, MS “Wait for the summer” Deepak Mantena picked the name of his sample heavy, pop/jungle project honestly: Junk Culture combines a strange mixture of beats and...

Record Review: Julie the Band

by | Mar 1, 2011 |

Julie the Band Wild As the Sky Venice, CA “Mr. Tambourine Men” It’s hard not to be whisked away into some sort of melodic beach fantasy while listening to Julie the Band’s Wild As the Sky. Their...