Since Crystal Castles’ proper formation in 2004 they have attracted a lot of attention. The tongue-twisted Toronto duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Glass burst onto the scene in 2008 with their first self-titled LP which sounded like a panicked Tetris tournament at a rave.
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1979 was a truly unbelievable year in music. The Clash put out London Calling at the end of the flash in the pan that was “punk” music. In the rock realm, Pink Floyd released Continue reading
Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown by David Menconi (2012)
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At first glance, the cover of Losering implies that it’s a Whiskeytown memoir written by none other than Ryan Adams. Upon closer inspection though, David Menconi’s name is detectable in the form of a beer label. This might disappoint some expecting Adams’ histrionic musings in print, but Continue reading
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Emeralds is a trio from Cleveland comprised of John Elliott and Steve Hauschildt on synth and guitarist Mark McGuire. Their sound is a modern electronic spin of the 1970s kosmische artists–something in between Continue reading
Multi-instrumentalist Joel Burrows, most famous for his work done with The Minders and The Thermals passed away yesterday. Continue reading
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Some fans were introduced to Godspeed You! Black Emperor in 1998 upon hearing “East Hastings” off of their debut album F#A#∞, featured on the soundtrack to the instant cult-horror classic 28 Days Later. Others were Continue reading
Above: My ticket to the Morrissey show along with his ridiculous playbill pic.
My friend Joey was nice enough to buy us tickets to see Morrissey in concert this year for my birthday as he and I are longtime fans of The Smiths as well as Morrissey’s solo career. My birthday was months ago and October seemed a long time away at that point, but I was pleasantly surprised Continue reading
Above: My ticket with the band’s name presented incorrectly…
I had no idea of what to expect for a PiL show. For starters they are a band that I never thought I would see live, let alone from ten feet away. Granted John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) is the only member of the original band, but the revamped PiL is by no means a collection of slouches. The current line-up Continue reading
Review originally posted on Pop ‘stache, but expanded upon (for better or worse) below…
Flying Lotus, alias of Los Angeles producer Steven Ellison, has come a long way from creating beats for Adult Swim. His 2006 debut 1983 had listeners Continue reading
Above: Justin Bieber trying to “pull off” the sexy, short-haired Emma Watson look. The differences Continue reading
