Deerhoof offer free download of live album
So Deerhoof, that anti-est of pop bands from California are not stopping in your city during their tour? They are offering a free download...
Matt Kivel talks collaboration and elusive feelings as the core of...
With multilayered sounds and a hushed voice, Matt Kivel has released two albums this year. The latest one, Fires on the Plain released...
An in-depth look at Pink Floyd’s ‘the Wall’ Immersion box set
I first heard Pink Floyd's 1979 double album the Wall sometime in 1984, as a 12-year-old boy. A neighbor at my apartment building loaned...
From the Archives: Spiritualized profile, Part 1 of 2
With Spiritualized about to make a big appearance in New York to perform their 1997 masterpiece Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space...
Phoenix – live – May 8, 2013 at the House of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naPsI_83WT0
The other day we drove up to Orlando from Miami for a live show by Phoenix. Though not as impressed by their latest album...
‘Rome’ finally coming to vinyl … and it is justified
Though this blog often hypes vinyl versions of albums (what do you think is the origin of that word?), more often than not, record...
Wet Look plan to bring ‘weirdo pop sound’ to ‘Boaty Weekender’
If the last “Boaty Weekender” band we profiled seemed a bit on the serious side, this next band may be the antithesis. What better...
Vinyl review: Beach House – ‘Bloom’
As promised in my earlier album review, an update to my review of Beach House’s new album Bloom, examining the vinyl record release (Support...
Radiohead again kicks off U.S. tour in Miami
Radiohead once again are kicking off a U.S. tour in Miami. The band announced tour dates today for their tour in support of their...
Why Arcade Fire deserved that Grammy
Well, besides the fact this blog celebrates the Independent Ethos in music and occasionally film, it should come as no surprise to read my...