Insect Guide are that guilty pleasure that are impossible to feel guilty about. To quote the band themselves, they are “unashamedly pop” and rightfully so – there’s very little to be ashamed about when a band draws... Read more »
Our second interview with The Boxer Rebellion in one week (check the first here) shouldn’t surprise anyone that follows us faithfully. From the release of Exits to the present, this has been one of our favorite bands.... Read more »
In March of 2009, we brought you an interview with The Boxer Rebellion, who’d just released their second album, Union. It was the beginning of a fondness for the band, that has grown over the next two... Read more »
As guitarist for the brilliant Remy Zero, Jeffrey Cain established a reputation as a creator of sparse, yet beautiful instrumentation. Upon the messy dissolution of the band, he set out on a journey to create music without... Read more »
A London, UK based female fronted indie-pop band, with Laura McMahon (voice & guitar), Helen Short (bass, voice & keyboards), Emily Bennet (guitar & voice) & Doug McFarlane (drums). Formed in 2007, they are three... Read more »
In 2007, I had the opportunity to see Pela perform at South By Southwest in Austin. Their performance was one of my favorites of the festival and confirmed the buzz that I’d heard while in Austin.... Read more »
Once upon a time, I went on a blind date. Despite my trepidation at being set up, I agreed to meet this mystery women in hopes of finding my “soul mate”. When she walked in,... Read more »
It’s been nearly a year since the much-beloved singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt tragically took his own life. Now the band Cowboy Junkies is remembering the late artist with a new tribute album of his songs. It’s called Demons
When Knickerbocker, by Fujiya & Miyagi first broke on the scene in 2006, they briefly indulged the media’s assumption that this was the greatest indie Japanese band of all-time. In fact, the Brighton, UK band had... Read more »
In 2010, we were fortunate to discover and interview Stripmall Architecture. At the time, we recognized the peril of comparing any band to Radiohead. But their ability to create musical landscapes that were impossible to categorize, yet shared that... Read more »
Many labels have been used to describe the music of Exit Calm, from “shoe gazer” to “psychedelic” to “space rock”. But none have been far more appropriate, or more eloquent for that matter, than the tag... Read more »
An 8-bit beat, helium-voiced rap verses about kangaroos, and a quick little Salt’n-Pepa reference thrown in for good measure. Welcome to the world of Javelin. The duo out of Brookly produce a mesh of hip-hop and electro and are... Read more »
