Peter WoodburnMogwai’s claim for being the “loudest live band on the planet” gets thrown around quite often — and why shouldn’t it? If your band is reliant on distortion, just crank those knobs and make some eardrums bleed. That is...
Vee Hua 華婷婷UK band The Aliens have a new album, Luna, out right now. This psychedelic tromp features a battle between the people of a happy, paint-splotched world and denizens of the dark. One can imagine who wins, given the style of music. They don’t...
Allen HuangAnd so another year’s Seattle International Film Festival comes to a close. You might be saying “Hey! You only watched like eight movies? What kind of publication is this?!” Tut tut, readers. We here at Redefine watched a boat load...
Goldfrapp’s new single is resonating a bit like KISS meets Cyndi Lauper meets YACHT. Maybe some ABBA. Loosey-goosey footwork, sweatbands, heavy makeup, triangles, and overall cheesiness make it a take it or leave it video and song. Directed by...
Director: Nick Stringer United Kingdom, 2009 I am a Loggerhead turtle. I break out of shell and sand. I traverse the land to reach the sea. The crabs and gulls see me as prey, but I am determined, I must satiate this driving hunger that permeates my...
Rule number one when coming up with a band name: make sure no one else has it. You want to stand out at least a little, not get slapped with a cease and desist or lawsuit. You want to hopefully have your MySpace page show up on search engines, etc...
The instant I heard the opening track and single off Nedry’s debut album, Condors, I was excited. I began promoting it on a personal level, sharing it with all my friends with even a remote interest in electronic-influenced music. As far as I...
UK’s O.Children has a new single, “Ruins,” coming out on April 19th. This would be it. It walks a fine line between major awesome and major corn, depending on who you are… but some people will like this a lot. Judging from...