Tracks
Sun Hammer: "Nighttime in Jefferson National Forest"
Dubstep DJ Guardian has a secret: every morning he’ll kiss his wife goodbye, slip into a cubicle, and emerge as...
Apr 06, 2012
Tracks
Locrian & Mamiffer: "In Fulminic Blaze"
Peeling like the yawn of a springtime black bear ringing through the hollow trunk of a mossy log, the opening...
Apr 04, 2012
Records
ScHoolboy Q: Habits & Contradictions
Patios, pistachios, Portishead, and “my pursuit of happiness.” With this second release from LA’s hedonistic and occasionally ham-fisted rapper, ScHoolboy...
Apr 04, 2012
Records
Lotus Plaza: Spooky Action at a Distance
It takes balls to write the thoroughly balls-less three-note refrains, all root notes and in 4/4 time, that abound on...
Apr 04, 2012
Records
Gentleman Jesse : Leaving Atlanta
Gentleman Jesse, a.k.a. Atlanta punk-about-town Jesse Smith, seems to specialize in the ephemeral. Though I remember liking his group’s 2008...
Apr 04, 2012
Records
Kaiser Chiefs: Start the Revolution Without Me
I did not expect to be writing about Kaiser Chiefs in 2012. Do you even remember them? I admit that...
Apr 04, 2012
Concerts
Atlas Sound
That Bradford Cox is unpredictable is at this point something of a given. This was clear from early Deerhunter shows,...
Apr 03, 2012
Tracks
Zebra Katz f/ Njena Reddd Foxxx: "Ima Read"
The first great rap song of 2012, “Ima Read” could work as a taunt directed towards Lil B, whose forgettable...
Apr 02, 2012