Tracks
Big Boi f/ Andre3000 & Raekwon: "Royal Flush"
Ten years ago these three dudes threw down verses in a studio and set to spinning vinyl the sweltering acidic...
Apr 03, 2008
Tracks
Estelle f/ Kanye West: "American Boy"
Let’s break this down. Obviously someone thought that in order to break across the pond Estelle would need more than...
Apr 02, 2008
Tracks
The Dodos: "Walking"
“Charming” tends to be a dismissive term in musical criticism—a backhanded compliment, condescending in its connotation. Chances are the loaded...
Apr 01, 2008
Festivals
SXSW 2008 :: Day Three
:: Day Two (Thursday, March 13)
:: Day Three (Friday, March 14)
:: Photos by...
Apr 01, 2008
Records
Terrible Twos: Terrible Twos
I submit right now that I’m not at all familiar with where the Detroit scene is at right now, or...
Apr 01, 2008
Records
Malcolm Middleton: Sleight of Heart
I first heard Malcolm Middleton’s A Brighter Beat (2007) while driving through rural Wisconsin on or about December 16th, 2007....
Apr 01, 2008
Records
MGMT: Oracular Spectacular
In 2005, this was autumn I’m talking, I bought a MGMT tee-shirt from their merch booth at an Of...
Apr 01, 2008
Records
Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward
It’s really hard to be fun. I mean proper fun. You can fake happy, content, and even love to a...
Apr 01, 2008
Records
The Magnetic Fields: Distortion
Continuing in the vein of Springtime rekindling of old flames, I relent: Stephin Merritt and I are no longer on...
Mar 27, 2008