Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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 After the excitement surrounding our autographed King Khan and the Shrines cymbal, we've decided to up the ante with our latest and greatest contest giveaway. Want a chance to win a one of a kind piece of Matt and Kim memorabilia? We're giving away the autographed keyboard Matt trashed (non-functional, literally trashed) in the Daylight Music Video. All you need to do to win this incredible stocking stuffer is follow the very easy steps after the link. . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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 Meet Matt and Kim. They call Williamsburg Brooklyn home. And like so many of their neighbors, M&K have themselves a band. So why is it that their music has taken over Brooklyn? How is it that this overly-energetic, insanely stripped down brand of synthetic power pop has heralded M&K the borough's (and beyond) absolute party band of choice? I think you'll find the performance offered here to be an awesome explanation to such questions. . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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 Oh boy oh boy. You're going to be thanking yourself for plopping yourself in front of the computer today. That's because the day belongs to Brooklyn's most loveable of synth-pop punksters, Matt and Kim. . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Monday, November 17, 2008
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Monday, November 17, 2008
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 Fresh off walloping rounds upon rounds of audiences at this past year's CMJ Marathon, electro-pop-ish band Passion Pit have announced a steady slate of dates that should have the Boston boys oh so busy on in to the New Year. Still supporting there somewhat-recently released Chunk of Change EP, the band is buying time, so to speak, before dropping their Frenchkiss supported, debut full-length sometime in early '09 (we're hearing April) by offering up the stems to "Sleepyhead" for their fans' remixing pleasures. . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Monday, November 17, 2008
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 When bands break-up, sometimes everyone wins. Take the disappearing act post-9/11 rock revivalists The Strokes performed after their '06 album First Impressions of Earth failed to deliver the goods. As it turns out, the album would be the public's last impression of these stylish young trailblazers. And while the band's early '00 efforts were, in retrospect, kind of monumental for the genre they helped recover, The Strokes' undoing was a-ok. Not only was First Impressions, how do I put this, really bad, but the solo recordings guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. released in the band's wake helped to keep the band's original sonic aura aglow. And while Hammond's had the market for post-Stroke relevance cornered up to this point (that Converse commercial Julian participated in does not count), drummer Fabrizio Moretti recently threw his hat in the ring. And wouldn't you know it? His effervescently titled new trio Little Joy might have just upped the ante. . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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 photos by Chris Gayomali. See more photos HERE.Sunday's in NYC can be rough, if only because they're either a) reserved exclusively for football, or b) a recovery day that can be used to gauge how fun your Saturday night was (for all intents and purposes of this article, mine was really, really fun). After shaking off a residual hangover and drearily pulling myself out of my third or fourth nap of the day, I made my way into the city to catch the riotous stage shows of Baeble favorites No Age and Titus Andronicus. . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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 So I know it's been a week since that gooey, good feeling overtook most of the world in the wake of the American election. But honestly...shouldn't all the giddy, hope-mongering and serene sense of satisfaction a lot folks are feeling these days made way for some good, old fashion American cynicism by now? Shouldn't something have happened to instill a bit of doom and gloom by now? I mean, it's been a week people... . . . Click here to read more . . .
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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 There was a bit of irony involved when we ventured to NYC's most carnivalistic of venues, Spiegelworld. The magnificent, wood and canvas tent that sits oh so awesomely on Pier 17 derives its' name from a Dutch word meaning mirror tent; an appropriate reference as it's a place plump full of plenty of aesthetic allusion and deception. But The Dodos, the band who sold out the venue, are none of that. Theirs' is a craft that offers absolutely nothing to hide behind. Theirs' is a brand of boozy, electric roots that's elemental, yet completely unique unto them. | |