2007 proved to be a stellar year for the remix. From the ludicrous, but nonetheless “we taking over” boldness of DJ Khaled’s “I’m So Hood (Remix)” to the unending abundance of the many reinterpretations of Justice’s...
There’s something to be said about going to a concert by yourself. Because I tend to hate those obligatory awkward moments standing by myself and pretending to check phone messages I don’t really have—I usually travel with a small entourage. But since...
There's a dark pall that hangs over the world inhabited by The Cape May. Clinton St. John's slow shuffle of a voice on Glass Mountain Roads invites comparisons to Will Oldham, specifically his Superwolf collaboration with Matt Sweeney, all dour and emotive. The...
Insiders in the music industry have been saying it for quite some time now in hushed and worried tones but, with the release of The Artist Life's new EP, Living, there's no doubt about it and musicians have caught on too: the music business—and more...
It seems like that shoegazy, dream-pop sound of the late 80’s is coming back in a big way… and it’s sure to only be getting bigger as the Raveonettes will release their third full-length, Lust Lust Lust, to American audiences on February 19th, 2008....
Post-punkers Gang of Four have released two demo recordings on Dave Allen of Gang of Four’s Music and Media Blog. According to Allen, the songs, “Password” and “Second Life,” are rough recordings, which he explains, “The aim here is...
Let’s say you had a suped-up Delorean with a sweet, one-of-a-kind Flux Capicitor that allowed you to travel back in time. Let’s also assume you’ve always wanted to know what it was like to listen to the radio in 1974. The trip’s a success, Doc...
There's something to be said for the longevity of a band that has at no point in their career attempted to fit in, although to say that They Might Be Giants have spent a significant portion of their career being misunderstood is something of an understatement. It...
Burbling and sputtering like a robot with six cents, a paperclip and a piece of chewing gum for a brain, Oh Astro's debut comes to life like the most good-natured pop deconstructor in the history of recorded music. Champions of Wonder takes every possible available...
It's been fourteen years since Nirvana did their lauded Unplugged in New York performance at Sony Studios in New York, and since then, every ounce of the minutiae surrounding the show has been so well documented that those things feel as if they've taken on the...