H'awright you luckyli'l junkies youse, So I know whatcher thinkin', “What the hell is Donnie doin' back so soon? I didn't short'im or nothin', an' I saw that he gave up some more free mp3s four days ago!” Well, yer right...
With South African Hip-Hop trio Die Antwoord leading the way, the annual Sonor Tour rolled into the Fox Theater in Oakland and provided enough more than enough music for the ears of the nearly sold-out crowd. After DJ sets by Seth Troxler, Nic Fanciulli,...
At this point in his career, it's hard to know what to even hope for from Neil Young – let alone what to expect. With Psychedelic Pill, Neil Young creeps up on seventy with his old noise-mongering cronies in Crazy Horse in tow, forty-three years after their...
Sometimes the thing which makes a story engaging is a combination of the circumstances which helped to shape events and the personalities involved. Under the right circumstances, a perfect mess can just seem perfect; if one looks at Casablanca, for example, viewers can...
Do you remember where you were the first time you heard any one of the ten songs which comprise Rage Against The Machine's self-titled debut? Some readers may not remember, or they may list off any number of memories which revolve around car stereos, bedrooms,...
How does one call an album a “new release” when it was recorded over a decade ago? How can one call an album a reissue when, in truth, no one has ever heard it before? Such is the quandary that listeners and critics will find themselves wrestling with as...
Awrightchu bustas,So I guess youse know what's comin' doncha? No, not Christmas junkie – Christ… well i's good ta know that at leascha c'n think o' two things at once – no. I's comin' up inna numbas when ol' fi'...
Anyone who thinks playing in a touring band isn’t actual work is wrong, but standing quietly watching Beach House perform their meditative swoon, it would seem they have the most relaxing job in music today. One of burgeoning dream-pop scene's...
No matter how much noise (read: promotional salesmanship) gets generated behind the making f a new album by a controversial artist, eventually one has to ask is that album justifies the hype which surrounds it. Is it really possible that this newest release is the...
Wow. I just finished listening to Grey Kingdom's newest album, Light, I'll Call Your Name Out “Darkness,” from top to bottom and I couldn't move the whole time. It's worth mentioning that I didn't write a word of this review during that...