Over the last couple of years a lot of noise has been made about singer/DJ MIA’s seemingly audacious and outrageous behavior, but all of those that make such claims have clearly not yet heard The Kills. Moaning, sighing and yowling like a more carnal incarnation...
On a cool night in L.A.’s trendy Silver Lake neighborhood, The Helio Sequence is eating dinner at a cheap Thai restaurant. It’s an unglamorous but not unusual night for the band, which recently set out on a tour to promote its new album, Keep Your Eyes...
Walking out of Slim's with my ears ringing after the show, I immediately started to think about how I was going to start this review. I usually like to prelude my reviews of metal and punk shows with some ego stroking, and by writing (and rambling) on and on about...
Thrill of It All: A Visual History 1972-1982 is a two-DVD history of Roxy Music, a band which went from being one of the most adventurous in rock music to one of the tamest. A wealth of performance videos—including concert footage, television appearances and...
This installment of "Overanalysis" is all about getting low. In fact, as I write this, I am huddled down deep in a concrete bunker, avoiding child support payments. The song this week is called “Low,” and it’s by some guy I’ve never...
Warp Records recently delayed shipment of 1,000 special edition albums of Auctechre’s ninth album (Quaristice) because the intricate photo etching process on their steel cases took longer than expected. The finished product looks beautiful even as a picture....
The kids aren’t alright. A sold-out techno-house shake-up is nothing to take lightly, especially one housed in such a fine place as the Henry Fonda theatre. You can imagine my frustration when, after finding the last damn parking lot willing to let me park in the...
Metal messiahs The Sword are offering fans a sneak peek at their upcoming album Gods of the Earth by releasing a free mp3 of "Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians," the first single off the Kemado-minted album which hits stores on April 1st. Prepare to...
The winners of the 2008 PLUG INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS were unveiled last night (Thursday, March 6) during the sold-out awards ceremony and concert held at Terminal 5 in New York City. Sponsored by DELL, Ourstage.com, SESAC, Metromix, Lionsgate, iStockphoto,...
My, how time flies. It was seven years ago, almost to the day, that I attended my first Noise Pop show—an amazing evening at the Great American Music Hall featuring a little-known band called Jimmy Eat World. My college roommate and I drove to S.F. for the...