Vee Hua 華婷婷Singer-songwriters are very rarely my thing, because let’s face it; the majority of them are boring and seem to think that an acoustic guitar, a voice, and minimal songwriting talent are all you need to make it in the music world. Hence, my...
"I think the timing is right right now. We're really psyched about the record, and we just felt an agreement that this was a real time to strike." -- Christopher Pappas
Perhaps I’m jaded these days, but out of the 30+ bands I saw this year at SxSW, only one truly astounded me. HEALTH, Constantines, and Anavan won my heart last year, but this year, my heart goes solely to Madrid’s Hyperpotamus, brought...
Allen HuangWhen it comes to pop music, bands can try to “defy convention” in a myriad of ways. Some reach for far off musical influences, seeking to add some contrived spice to their normally pedestrian songwriting. Some try to create jarring...
Judy NelsonAnyone familiar with Interpol’s Antics might notice a strange similarity between that and the first few seconds of Little Brazil’s Son. This is actually a compliment, but it all goes downhill from there. If this interviewer was age 16 or...
Q: What do Morrissey, Beck, Paris Hilton, AFI, Cheap Trick, and Imperial Drag all have in common? A: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. … So, this guy’s been around for 20 or so years, and in this time, he’s left his handprints on...
Urban Medium likes to delve head-first into the playful manipulation of well-known yet controversial figures. Throw all the clear-cut positive role models out the window, and bring in the unruly. You can join the revolution by purchasing one of...
Scott Pinkmountain (formerly Scott Rosenberg) apparently used to be a somewhat hot-shit Bay Area avant-garde composer/free jazz saxophonist, but then decided that by immersing himself in that music, he’d forgotten the importance of good...