Alvvays on my mind Ally Mason January 17, 2017 News 1 Comment Canadian rockers Alvvays instantaneously solidified themselves as classics with a single release. Riding the success of their debut self-titled LP in 2014, Alvvays has been busy playing every festival from her...
Death Grips’ Paint Drips: MC Ride’s first art show Matt Sater January 8, 2017 News Perhaps the biggest hurdle for contemporary artists working with concepts of darkness is a perception that making thematically dark art is just a commercially viable cop-out, a quick and easy way to h...
Fire walk with me: burning of punk memorabilia Meaghan Allen November 29, 2016 News On Saturday afternoon Joe Corré — son of former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and designer Vivienne Westwood, as well as founder of infamous punk shop SEX — began sending piles of punk memorabilia to...
Father John Misty reacts to hearing his song on “The Voice” Jacob Elsanadi November 17, 2016 News Daughtry or FJM? The Voice contestant Aaron Gibson recently covered Father John Misty’s “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings.” And it was truly, indelibly bad. Reminiscent of an early 2000s American Idol per...
The MOBO Awards and the continued strength of grime George Green November 14, 2016 News For those of you who are not British, the MOBOs may be alien to you. Originating in 1996, the Music of Black Origin Awards celebrates the diverse artistry of the black community in the UK. From Jamaican...
Diving into new sound dimensions with binaural recording Brendan Redmond November 14, 2016 News 1 Comment Have you ever listened to a song and felt as if you were standing in the middle of the room and the band was playing around you? You were probably listening to a binaural recording. What does binaural recor...
Noname’s ‘Telefone’ Nathaniel Wartzman November 3, 2016 News You may have first heard her on “Lost”, from Chance the Rapper’s second mixtape Acid Rap released in April of 2013. Or, if you didn’t catch her then, you probably heard her dope verse on “Finish Line ...
Jay Prince will make you ‘Smile Good’ Nathaniel Wartzman November 3, 2016 News London based producer and rapper Jay Prince has just dropped his third and most complete project yet, Smile Good. This follows the two EP’s he released in 2015—Befor Our Time and Beautiful Mercy. Befor Our ...
Toro y Moi to take victory lap at UC Theatre Matt Sater October 30, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News, Previews 1 Comment Though his heart may always remain in his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina, it’s obvious that Chaz Bundick likes Berkeley a hell of a lot. A local of the East Bay since around 2012, Chaz has set up se...
The Last Shadow Puppets: synopsis of dream or delusion? George Green October 28, 2016 Album Preview, News, Previews Following the release of Everything You’ve Come To Expect (their second album) earlier this year, The Last Shadow Puppets have promised the release of their The Dream Synopsis EP on the 2nd of December 2016. ...
Drab Majesty releases “Cold Souls” Rebekah Gonzalez October 27, 2016 News In a time where much of popular music labors to be compelling, offbeat, and innovative, it is comforting to know that an artist who describes themselves as “part alien, part mime, part priestess”, is dispen...
Run the Jewels burst back onto the scene with “Talk to Me” Jordan Aronson October 25, 2016 News, Reviews There’s a rumble in the distance. It builds on itself, getting louder and louder until a voice emerges with a boom: We return from the depths of the badland With a gun and a knife in our waistband. W...
The xx to play their first show in three years Vivian Chen September 29, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News, Previews Lollapalooza South America's line-up was revealed yesterday, announcing The xx reuniting for their first show since 2014. The band will perform in all three legs of the festival, which includes Lollapalooza ...
Cigarettes After Sex to accompany Garbage at the Masonic Vivian Chen September 23, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, News, Previews Cigarettes after Sex, an ambient dream pop band from El Paso, Texas, is playing a show with headliner Garbage, at San Francisco's Masonic this Saturday, September 24th. In comparison to their concert counte...
Lineup for Golden State Record Released Jacob Elsanadi September 15, 2016 News Noise Pop, Pop-Up Magazine, and The California Sunday Magazine have released the performance lineup for their event on September 30. According to the show’s website, “The Golden State Record” is a “one-...