Vee Hua 華婷婷The type of electronic-rock hybrid music Americans seem to lap up these days either take the fairly synth-poppy route of the Presets or the funky house route of Daft Punk and Justice. South Central’s The Owl of Minerva is more for the...
Ryan PangilinanAt one-time –- as Fear Before The March of Flames –- the band was often compared to The Blood Brothers and Converge. Now, as their career reaches its seventh year, they find comparisons to Depeche Mode and the Deftones on their plate.
From the first few bars on “Nerve Tonic!,” the opening track from the Whore Moans’ album, Hello From the Radio Wasteland!, the listener knows that he or she is in for a treat. Like the similarly-minded Hour of the Wolf, the Whore...
Photojournalism frequently documents tales of strife and woe, but it less frequently documents music. This December and January, Theresa Kereakes will fix that issue with her show at the gallery / store, Metropolis, in Lancaster, PA. Unguarded...
I first made aware of Greeley Estates in late 2005; they were a “little band” that had jumped on a few tours that brought them through Orange County, California. In 2006, I was asked to do my first interview with a few of the guys from...
I’m From Barcelona have generated a good amount of buzz in the US since their tour last year. While this is their sophomore release, following their 2007 debut, Let Me Introduce My Friends, this record marks their first album for high-regarded...
I will be perfectly honest and admit to falling into quick judgment before really giving a go at this band. Confide have been one of those groups of guys that I have heard about here and there, but I never really paid close attention to their...
Allen HuangA journey to the sea sometimes is a ritual — an escape from the responsibilities and tribulations that lurk around every corner in the big cities. For school kids, a trip to the sea is almost a requirement for the perfect summer vacation. For...