[youtube]http://youtu.be/H2GMQShkJYM[/youtube] “Put a Light On” was the first song I’d heard from The Generationals and it made me immediately check their tour listings for a Vancouver stop. Seems I have to be at the Biltmore on June 13th. The song has a synthy electronic beat to it with Dirty Projectors-ish vocals, making the music hard […]
Since his sophomore album Total Loss was released last September, Tom Krell has solidified his spot as one of music’s emerging artists to watch. Krell, commonly known as How To Dress Well, has received extensive critical acclaim while offering a twist on traditional R&B. His use of microphone effects lend ethereal qualities to his voice, […]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (directed by W.D. Richter and starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Lloyd; 1984) Hosted by Stephen Quinn – “Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.” CBC Radio’s On the Coast host, […]
Continuing 2013’s apparent theme: “Remind me again, Doc Emmet Brown – what year is it?” Depeche Mode have once again managed to narrowly avoid break-ups, lawsuits and overdoses, releasing their thirteenth studio album – albeit a few weeks behind schedule, and with a moderate amount of record label drama. Thirty-five years into their career, having […]
Sometimes the coolest guy is the guy who doesn’t even bother to try. This applies to bands as well. Just write some good tunes and forget the pretensions. This seems to be the modus operandi of Hawk and Steel, a nerd herd in the best possible meaning. The scruffy and sleepy-eyed quartet would squirm with […]
Wakin on a Pretty Daze… “Wakin on a Pretty Day”… I don’t blame Kurt Vile for not being able to pick just one of these titles. Both describe exactly how listening to the many long, psychedelic passages on the Philly-born songwriter’s fifth full-length album feels. Coming off of his most concise album yet, 2011’s Smoke […]
[youtube]http://youtu.be/H2GMQShkJYM[/youtube] “Put a Light On” was the first song I’d heard from The Generationals and it made me immediately check their tour listings for a Vancouver stop. Seems I have to be at the Biltmore on June 13th. The song has a synthy electronic beat to it with Dirty Projectors-ish vocals, making the music hard […] 