Koury Angelo5. Beach House www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic Beach House are one of those bands that people kept talking about — you know, those buzz bands that get hyped up and are made out to be the new cool thing to listen to. However, Beach House...
On The Bandar-Log’s press release, it boldly states: “For fans of The Strokes, Beck, The White Stripes, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.” I’ve stated this before, but I really hate the concept of “RIYL” stickers, only...
"Music seems tribal these days, with groups finding audiences online and through touring. That's more important to who we are and how we do what we want to do." -- Adam Falkner
Allen Huang"... 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
The saying might go, “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” but any critic who has sifted through dozens of CDs/movies/books/whatever will tell you that first impressions matter greatly. That’s why God invented press kits and...
So, despite my whirlwind Americana tour of the Southwest (courtesy of the Cash Only: Diners, Dive Bars, and Yardsales Road Trip), I still managed to enjoy a healthy dose of sonic debauchery in Austin, Texas. Below are my TOP FIVER PICKS from this...
"I THINK MUSIC IS OUR SISTERWORLD, BUT WE EACH HAVE LOTS OF WAYS OF CREATING THE SPACE WE NEED." -- Angus Andrew
Alana RomeTouring already is what we love to do and what we always want to do, and to add the fact that it's for a great cause and you're just doing something good every single night... [is] really kind of unbelievable. -- Derek Sanders