EDITORIAL RESPONSE: STOP SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT MACKLEMORE’S “THRIFT SHOP”
Brandon Soderberg’s recent SPIN.com article, “Stop Saying Nice Things About Macklemore’s ‘Thrift Shop,’” is a catching read. He describes the (currently)
INTERVIEW: ANDREW JOSLYN (SEATTLE, WA)
When listening to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis‘, “The Heist,” one is struck by the string infusion and orchestral nuance across the record, a lingering, melancholic subtlety p
REVIEW: CRIBSHITTER – CRY A LITTLE RAINBOW (2008)
A bucket of cheese puffs intended for public consumption lies at the front of the Der Rathskeller stage as a decrepit, 50-something rock stereotype wails away (with surprising virt
Review: Sister City – Carbon Footprint (2011)
The Awkward White Boy’s Burden: Writing Poetry with Nothing to Say Adam Linder, songwriter for Sister City, is “that guy.” The guy at the party, who upon finding an
INTERVIEW: WHITE WIVES (PITTSBURGH)
HAPPENERS: MAKING THE BEST OF AN “INDIAN SUMMER” Minneapolis, MN7/2/115:02 PM A good musician is a master of time-management, filling a chronological continuum with effectively
Review: White Wives – Happeners (2011)
When two dudes from Anti-Flag partner with some other dudes from (relatively) under-the-radar acts (Dandelion Snow and American Armada) to create a concept albu
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
SINGLE REVIEW: KANYE WEST & JAY-Z – H•A•M
Returning to Mezzic is Madison’s own composer/producer Jimmy Roxy. Ever since his dog died, the world has become a cruel, senseless place filled with hateful cats who feel the ne