Mike Okada

The D.O.T. “Blood, Sweat and Tears”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/Ts6-hsedWSo[/youtube] The D.O.T. is what happens when two prominent and respected UK musicians from wildly disparate genres come together to make music for its own sake.  Comprised of Mike Skinner,

Pony Boy “Greatest Unknown”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/GG9BqCGz5SI[/youtube] Steeped in the traditions of the oldschool country and blues crooners, Pony Boy is Bedtime for Toys’ frontwoman Marchelle Bradanini’s self-described doom-wop alter ego (whose name is a possible

Queens of the Stone Age “I Appear Missing”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/C9OfBcjyxKY[/youtube] Queens of the Stone Age are back after six years with the long awaited and feverishly anticipated …Like Clockwork, which features Dave Grohl on drums and collaborations with Trent

California Rhymes

George Watsky and Dumbfoundead are living testaments to that DIY meritocracy of YouTube where it doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like; all that matters is if

Thee Oh Sees “Minotaur”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/aeD3-sdGf1c[/youtube] Thee Oh Sees originally began as a creative outlet for frontman John Dwyer (of Pink and Brown, Coachwhips, and The Hospitals) to indulge his experimental tendencies that gradually grew

Nas Stands Tall

The annual World Ski & Snowboard Festival (April 12 to 21, 2013) was always something that I’d wanted to check out, especially for the ski competitions and free concerts, but

When Saints Go Machine “Love And Respect” feat. Killer Mike

[youtube]http://youtu.be/KCML7xquDX4[/youtube] “Love and Respect” is When Saints Go Machine’s first single off their sophomore album, Infinity Pool, and features the Copenhagen quartet doing an unexpected collaboration with Southern rapper Killer

Snowblink “Inner Mini-Mississippi”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/FOTDVK0sUZk[/youtube] Snowblink’s new video for “Inner Mini-Mississippi” is something a little different from all the usual big budget music video productions we see these days, and it seems to relish

Toro Y Moi “Never Matter”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/xV48pF4r5m8[/youtube] Toro y Moi has a way of blending together a myriad of different styles, which is apparent not only in his music but in everything from his background (half

Generationals “Put a Light On”

[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

The National “Demons”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/N527oBKIPMc[/youtube] The brand new video for “Demons” is our first glimpse into The National’s feverishly anticipated new album, Trouble Will Find Me, coming out May 21st.  It’s been three long years

Feeding People “Big Mother”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/q426BvkPQc0[/youtube] Feeding People is headed by 19 year old Jessie Jones, a vocal powerhouse with some vicious pipes that have drawn comparisons to a young Grace Slick (of Jefferson Airplane)