From the Archives: Mike Garson on playing the piano (Part 4...
This post continues my conversation with Mike Garson, which took place May 4, 2004. I sat down with him backstage at the James L....
Alx Czo shares what it feels like to release music on...
The revival of analog releases and recording methods is more than a kitschy approach to music in a world dominated by on-line hits and...
Beach House offer most riveting album yet with ‘Bloom’ – out...
Too often, lately, I have heard lush, layered records only to feel dizzy and nauseous by the end. So-called chill wave has often been...
Ursula 1000: Revealing the musician in the DJ (An Indieethos exclusive)
If one misconception has plagued the man behind the expressionistic, retro-infused handle Ursula 1000 over his 10-plus-years of recording original music and spinning records as...
Love of Everything’s new 7-inch offers pure 90s indie sound
The word "indie" is so abused by the mainstream media nowadays. But in the early part of the nineties, this term came into the...
Independent Ethos Radio Hour – episode 1
It's here, the first episode of The Independent Ethos Radio Hour on Joltradio.org. To sum it up, this was recorded just after I attended...
Kate Bush’s “new” album ‘Director’s Cut,’ a track-by-track review
Back when I had a weekly space of print in my college paper, Florida International University's "The Beacon," I had the chance to preview...
My review of David Bowie’s new album in ‘Miami New Times’
So I received the email early last night from David Bowie's management, regarding his new album the Next Day: "You'll be receiving the David...
David Bowie is 65: screw ‘comeback’ tour, where’s some new music?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUgN1QG6Rfg
Today David Bowie turned 65, and celebrities and fans are off Tweeting for him to do a comeback tour. I could offer a long...
Ambient music artist Dirk Serries offers insight into his craft: An...
Before he coined the term "ambient music," Brian Eno released an album called Discreet Music. Inside the 1975 album's liner notes he described listening...