Once again that bitch called cancer has sucked the life out of one of music’s shiny diamonds. Adam Yauch (stage persona MCA), co-founder and one of the mighty three Beastie Boys has died. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, class of 2012 (one of only three rap groups to receive that honor), Adam was unable to attend […]
“I’ve taken up running, which has completely changed my perception of music,” Emily Wells tells me during a recent convo… Emily Well’s aesthetic has been a pastiche of playful contradictions that, somehow, always seem to work almost perfectly. Her sound generally falls into the realm and demographic of postmodern folk, however it also owes itself to the classical (She is, […]
You may have noticed it’s been awhile since I wrote in this here column, I’ve been busy with writing reviews for other parts of the site, editing, live festival blogging and most importantly bringing about a brand new High Voltage Magazine. Until now there I haven’t been able to tell you much, but I’m pleased to announce that in the […]
If my goal was to pick a video to spark off your weekend and dose you with a sense of psychedelic possibilities, methinks I’ve succeeded with this little band from the UK: Oxford’s Fixers and their video “Crystals”. Are you ready? This five man outfit have just released their first U.S. EP, the five-track Pop Meat/Your Corruptor (yeah unless they’re vegetarians, I have […]
Whether or not they’re named after a mighty mountain that insane people repeatedly attempt to climb, don’t have a clue and maybe I’ll ask them the next time that I see them, but Los Angeles rockers, Everest, do have the ability to craft some towering sounds that edge folk and alternative, country and rock, yet always just kind of bloom into […]
The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw, And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do. Yes, that’s the title of Fiona Apple‘s long awaited (7 years, folks) follow-up to the deliciously extraordinary Extraordinary Machine. Look for it on June 19th. Yes, that preciously WTF? title is the essence of her quirk, but […]
After a fabulous weekend spent in the California sun, party-hoppin’ around Coachella’s many infamous offsite desert events such as Neon Carnival, Vestal Village, and Hard Rock’s Music Mansion – we didn’t think it could get much better. I mean bumper cars with Jared Followill?! Yeah, that happened. Then the news flew in this morning of the best festival line-up of […]
