Local musicians speak to the power of Frank Zappa’s music —...
In the documentary Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words, the film's subject sometimes comes across as a bit frustrated by his...
Finally, David Bowie and Tilda Swinton join forces: Watch DB’s new...
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This morning, David Bowie's official website pointed visitors to a second preview track from his first album in 10 years, the Next Day (Support...
Record show finds and more music coverage to come in 2012
I try to balance this blog with an interest in both independent film and music. But lately movie reviews have certainly been favored... so...
Julieta Venegas is living love again on new album Algo Sucede...
The first thing you will notice about Julieta Venegas' new album, Algo Sucede (Something’s Happening), is how upbeat it sounds. Opening with the sounds...
From the Archives: Mike Garson on working with David Bowie (Part...
As promised in my exclusive interview with keyboardist Mike Garson posted last week (Mike Garson talks about ‘David Bowie Variations’: an Indie Ethos exclusive), I...
Wojtek the Bear’s singer and guitarist on lyrics and performing on...
Glasgow’s Wojtek the Bear make beautifully sad music that will probably blend in just fine among the bands cruising with Belle and Sebastian on...
Nu Deco Ensemble to play Radiohead and The Project Trio joins...
Miami’s Nu Deco Ensemble, a chamber orchestra of 24 musicians, that we introduced readers to in an earlier post (Nu Deco Ensemble tests the...
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...
From the Archives: David Bowie’s longest ever performance happened in Fort...
Back in October of 1997, I wrote about what will go down in history as David Bowie's longest ever live performance. I was following...
10 underrated 2017 comeback albums by indie rock pioneers
Welcome to the new year, a space that not only allows for renewal but for summation and reconsideration. Reflecting back on 2017, there was...