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Beautiful Machines “Real Love”

By Kevin posted March 30, 2015 at 19:22 Indies And The Underground

Based in San Francisco, Beautiful Machines draw on electro pop as well as the darkly romantic yearnings of new wave icons like Depeche Mode to create a sound that is both larger than life and intensely personal. Continue...
Review: Mr Saturday Night and The Ellusive Scene

By Sean posted March 27, 2015 at 09:00 Play It Loud

The great fallacy of New York’s glorified “Bad Old Days” is the idea that everyone involved in that legendary artistic renaissance devoted every waking moment to it’s enrichment. Yes, many of the artists were living hand to mouth, but the fans, friends and general “scene” around those various movements were usually working folk who just tapped into a moment. The man waving his hands in the air at the command of DJ Kool Herc might have worked as a repair man, the young woman losing herself in the club experiments at The Paradise Garage could have been a telephone operator. While it’s true that Manhattan was unfathomably cheaper and grittier than today’s sanitized playground, the idea that the whole island was some kind of anarchist collective does a disservice to the men and women who found time during their working week to support their favorite artists. Continue...
Triple Take: The Futureheads

By Sean posted February 25, 2015 at 11:54 Play It Loud

It may be too early to start forming definitive opinions yet, but I believe the mid-00’s will be remembered as the greatest era of “Indie Rock”. Much the same way that time has revealed the early to mid 90’s as the true golden age of hip-hop, the mid 00’s gave us an almost embarrassing abundance of great Indie Rock. From The Shins to Sufjan Stevens to TV On The Radio, there were many great musicians working at their peak during that 4-5 year stretch. That period was so flooded with great Indie that many excellent artists and albums simply fell through the cracks, their releases lost in the sea of great music. The Futureheads are one of those bands. Continue...
87th Academy Award Winners – A Complete List

By Harris posted February 20, 2015 at 17:22 Truth About Music

The Academy Awards will take place this Sunday and as with every year, as it comes down to crunch time it’s getting harder and harder to pick the winners. A few months ago, Birdman would have been the clear favorite to take home a huge amount of awards but now that seems very uncertain. Since the Golden Globes, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Theory of Everything have made an incredible push for the nights top honors. Here are my picks and some commentary to set the stage for Sunday’s awards ceremony. Winners are noted in bold below. Continue...
Future Brown Share Free DJ Mix

By Kevin posted February 17, 2015 at 19:35

Future Brown have been setting dancefloors ablaze with “Wanna Party,” featuring Timbaland protege Tink. Now the NYC-based foursome are further ingratiating themselves with club heads by sharing a DJ mix. Continue...
Tori Amos Shares Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

By Kevin posted February 17, 2015 at 18:59

Tori Amos is nothing if not ambitious. The legendary singer-songwriter is set to release deluxe editions of her debut and sophomore albums Little Earthquakes and Under The Pink. Continue...
The Grammys Have Officially Lost Touch With Planet Earth

By Harris posted February 11, 2015 at 12:32 Truth About Music

There are truths that are widely held as fact in every generation. At one time it was that jocks were cool and computers were nerdy. At another time it was that the fatter you were, the more distinguished you must be. In todays world, there aren’t many truths. People are quick to try to disprove fact as fast as you can click ‘post’ on Facebook. One truth that I believe is as close to universal as it gets is that we, as a society, love ingesting media. Continue...
Vid Pick:The Tropics ‘Take Me Home’

By Kevin posted February 02, 2015 at 21:10 Indies And The Underground

There’s no place like home, as San Francisco-based quintet The Tropics prove in their latest video for “Take Me Home.” Continue...
Boys Noize Celebrates 10 Years With New Music, Curated Shows

By Kevin posted February 02, 2015 at 20:05 Indies And The Underground

2015 marks 10 years since Boys Noize (Alex Ridha) launched Boysnoize Records, a ferociously DIY collective that includes artists like Djedjotronic, Strip Steve, Peaches PILO. The prolific DJ/producer is celebrating the occasion by releasing tons of new music and announcing special curated shows throughout the world. Continue...
Patton Oswalt: Silver Screen Fiend

By Sean posted January 24, 2015 at 13:40 Play It Loud

“I can’t believe I got Carnegie Hall to chant ‘what do I gotta do to get that dick in my mouth’ as I walked out!” Exclaims Patton Oswalt as he takes the stage, referring to MC Bridget Everett’s introduction. While the venue may be mostly known for the high culture of symphonies and operas, it has a rich history of spoken word. And while a man known for his epic takedown of The KFC Famous Bowl may seem like an odd name to put next to Albert Einstein or Ernest Hemmingway, Patton Oswalt has more than earned his right to perform his brilliant stand up material here. Continue...