Allen HuangSecret Cities are a psych-pop trio from Fargo, North Dakota. And much like the Coen brothers’ film of the same name, Pink Graffiti is a wonderful dreamscape of complicit artistry and deliberate complexity. Though comparable to other pop...
Rachel HelmLo-fi is not a boring genre; likewise, DIY does not need to sound like shit. The Atlantic Manor’s new album, The World Beneath This World Is Brightening –their eleventh since their 2000 debut — is self-described as “lo-fi...
Vee Hua 華婷婷Jesus Makes The Shotgun Sound aren’t joking when they say this is a seizure-inducing video. If strobe lights have ever made you feel uncomfortable, this video will make you feel really uncomfortable. The video is a fascinating visual collage...
An oldie but goody that shows you don’t need lots of money to make a cool video. You just need a lot of time. Old Time Relijun frontman, Arrington de Dionyso, is going on tour very soon! Catch his explosively strange live show at a city near...
"... Brian Wilson became the central figure in my writing -- sort of an easy place to start in sorting through the intense emotions of that breakup and the process of making music." -- Charlie Gokey
Jamie Lidell’s new record, Compass, comes out May 17th, and this is certainly one of the best videos I’ve seen so far this year. (The synopsis, as copied straight from YouTube:) “Jamie and fellow musicians including Chilly Gonzales...
Thad McKraken"I THINK MUSIC IS OUR SISTERWORLD, BUT WE EACH HAVE LOTS OF WAYS OF CREATING THE SPACE WE NEED." -- Angus Andrew
A lot of bands today seem to like going for ironically harsh-sounding names and album titles; punching against the hipster grain is Kill To Kill, whose Fighter EP sounds a lot like a parking lot brawl after a hardcore show. Listen to “Radical...