On the Horizon: Lawrence Arms + Methadones = Noise By Numbers
Ah the coincidence! Sitting in my flat today after French courses, I was reminiscing over old Lawrence Arms (Ghost Stories). Coming back from Place Verte in the 11e arrondissement, I discovered that their drummer/Swiss army knife, Neil Hennessy, joined up with members of Screeching We
La Blogothèque Showing at Centre Pompidou
On Thursday, the 12th, in the Cinema in Centre Pompidou in Paris, the co-creator and many people involved in La Blogothèque‘s incredible concert series, “Take-Away Shows” or Concerts à Emporter, held a showing of some selected clips. This was held as part of the Cinésong 
CONCERT REVIEW: ALKALINE TRIO AT LA BOULE NOIRE (PARIS)
Alkaline Trio (Chicago, IL) and Broadway Calls (Rainier, OR)February 2nd, 2009La Boule Noire in Paris, France The Trio, along with their multitude of drummers, has posed some serious discussions over their reliability and greatness throughout the past decade. Following the&n
REVIEW: POMPEII – NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON (2008)
A tempered indie rock plucked my tastes after going full on with punk years back, far more calm, yet with vastly improved melodies and a concentration on the complexities of music. Pompeii fits into this world, a relaxing album akin to the melodies of such pop punk offerings on the radio t
TOPS OF 2008/LA FIN DE L’ANNÉE
Top EPs/Mixtapes:8: 10 Deep x DJ Benzi “The New Deal”7: The Hood Internet – The Mixtape Volume Three6: Metermaids – Nightlife in Illinoise5: Late of the Pier – The Bears are Coming EP4: Past Lives – Strange Symmetry EP
REVIEW: FUNERAL PARTY – THE BOOTLEG EP (2008)
Adding another gift under the dance punk tree this holiday season, Funeral Party unveiled their first EP early December. Despite the genre being dominated by the likes of The Faint or, stretching, Jaguar Love, few have garnered such early overseas notice like these Californi
ON THE HORIZON: SPINNERETTE BRINGS TOGETHER QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE AND THE EX-DISTILLERS
Running across this video by chance the other day, with its combination of artful, Liam Lynch-directed visuals and growling, soulful vocals sinks deep and holds you down like a tar pit. Spinnerette is the combination of The Distiller‘s (now disbanded) Brody Dalle’s versatile vocals and Queens
REVIEW: JAKE ONE – WHITE VAN MUSIC (2008)
Producer extraordinaire Jake One recently released his Rhymesayers and full on debut album, White Van Music this year, heavily anticipated due to his work with 50 Cent, Young Buck, and De La Soul. It’s a collective work featuring well over a dozen contr
REVIEW: GUNS N’ ROSES – CHINESE DEMOCRACY (2008)
Back in elementary school, the teacher told us to bring things of that time period the following day that would be put into a box to be sealed and buried, only to be opened decades later. To me, Chinese Democracy (Geffen, 2008) is the recorded embodiment of a time capsule. You speak of Axe