The Rassle - comprised of members from The Virgins, The Takeover UK, and Young Lords - sit down with Lauren Tischler and reveal the
And so it begins. The top albums of 2009 are hand-picked and collected for your listening pleasure. Part one of a five-day feature.
Solo albums usually require a substantial amount of self-sufficiency. There is rarely a source of constancy apart from the main artist’s output, and external
There are some noticeable trends among the music that is sent to me via snail mail. More often than not, my suspicion is raised
by Mike Mineo ———————————————————————————————– 50. Hot Chip – Made in the Dark Before they earned a Grammy nod or topped the UK singles charts,
Experience is invaluable toward the delicate craft of music. Despite some ingenious qualities, all artists have only a limited amount of entirely imaginative ideas
It’s hard to believe that half of the year is already over. I still consider it too early to accurately determine my favorite releases
For a band that has just recently broken out of the local eye, drawing comparisons to an artist who they idolize is often flattering.
With a quivering tone of audible melancholy complementing other instrumental forces at work, string instruments are widely said to “weep” their way into recognition.
Lately among artists both old and new, there has been a form of immediacy that has become increasingly prevalent. They are beginning to take