REVIEW: POINT JUNCTURE, WA – HANDSOME ORDERS (2011)
There are many reasons why I’m in love with Portland, OR. One of them is Point Juncture, WA. This band of four bought a house they all live in, they grow a lot of their own food and they took an old barn on their property and have transformed it into a recording studio. Do you […]
REVIEW: RINGO DEATHSTARR – COLOUR TRIP (2011)
Ringo Deathstarr‘s, Colour Trip, is a realization of the relativity of silence. No matter where we are, or what noise-cancelling headphones we buy at the airport, there will always be sound. The constant barrage of noise found on this record doesn’t overwhelm the senses with vicious distort
Photography: Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak present Hand Over Fist (Minneapolis)
Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak (Minneapolis, MN)June 9th, 2011Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, MN Gallery: Hand Over Fist Another long day of work was done and I was home for the night… or so I thought. Scanning through Twitter with dinner in front of me, I saw that Mike Mictlan and Lazerbea
INTERVIEW: ICONA POP (STOCKHOLM)
Manners” is addictive, although that’s an understatement. It’s brashly addictive, a song that strikes you surprisingly from behind with its synth and fuzz in the beginning before leaving you reeling to the unforgettable hooked chorus. With Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, two DJs who still spin i
VIDEO: ROBERT MILES’ “MINIATURE WORLD (CRITICAL WORLD REMIX)”
To start your work week we give you this video for S:alt Records artist, Robert Miles‘ “Miniature World”. Don’t forget to stop by our Facebook page Facebook.com/mezzic to see what other #MusicMonday delights we have in store for you throughout the day. “Miniature W
FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: SOUNDSET 2011 AT CANTERBURY PARK (SHAKOPEE, MN)
Sunday, May 29th marked the fourth year for Rhymesayers Entertainment’s hip-hop festival, Soundset. What started out as a hip-hop festival in the parking lot in front of the Metrodome in 2008 drew more than 20,000 fans to Canterbury Park this year. Sunday’s attendance marked Soundset t
Review: Luísa Maita – Lero-Lero (2010)
Do you have those close friends who suggest things and, without hesitation, that interior trust in their taste leads to instant acceptance? Luísa Maita came to me from one such suggestion from a music buddy, “This woman is incredible. Her music is incredible. Buy her album at once and m
FESTIVAL REVIEW + PHOTOS: SXWI BRINGS MADISON TO SXSW 2011
They came by car loads and U-Hauls, traversing state border after state border with acoustic guitars in tow, leaving a frosted Wisconsin for heat and sunshine during spring break. In Austin, you could locate them by the distinct smell of Janesville’s Blue Farm and Watertown’s Detjen’s Meats-or