November 2011

Album Reviews

Review: Doomtree – No Kings (2011)

No Kings is not hot on the heels of F H : X V or 2008′s Doomtree. It’s in searing pursuit, hugging hairpin curves

Album Reviews

REVIEW: YOUTH LAGOON – THE YEAR OF HIBERNATION (2011)

It was on an overnight camping trip that I first heard of the artist Youth Lagoon.  I had been speaking with

Fitz and the Tantrums
Interviews

INTERVIEW: FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS (LOS ANGELES)

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of LA darlings, Fitz and The Tantrums. Their insanely dance-able soul/funk blend had

Album Reviews

Review: Florence + The Machine – Ceremonials (2011)

Florence Welch is a force of nature. Firebomb hair, voice like an avalanche, hurricane of dance moves; she’s an elemental

Mina Tindle EP
Album Reviews

REVIEW: MINA TINDLE – MINA TINDLE EP (2011)

It could just be me, but it seems French singer/songwriters are upping their game of late. Maybe it’s because everyone’s

Surfer Blood
Album Reviews

Review: Surfer Blood – Tarot Classics EP (2011)

What comes to mind when you read the name “Surfer Blood?”  Contrast comes to mine.  Surfing evokes carefree pleasantries in

Album Reviews

REVIEW: ONE WIN CHOICE – CONVEYOR (2011)

Very quickly, you’re schooled in the ways of finding accurate results in an experiment in isolating elements. You would expect

The Do
Interviews

INTERVIEW: THE DØ (PARIS)

Earlier this year, word came across the Atlantic to me in the States that Paris’ The Dø were working on a new

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