As my wife, or anyone that’s had a beer with me, will tell you, I bear the onerous burden of walking this world, being right. About everything. For example, I can say with some authority that the Beatles are the … Continue reading
Menomena‘s latest release, Moms, came out just a few days before the first official day of autumn, and if you’re looking for a soundtrack for the fall, Moms is it. The album’s transition from bright, indie pop/rock to somber, MIDI … Continue reading
“Modern Drummer”, off 2007′s Cry Baby, was Norway’s Ungdomskulen to a T: Hard hitting weirdo rock, delivered without a lick of self-seriousness, and with musical chops to take to to the bank. On their fourth (if you count 2011′s 10-songs-in-10-minutes … Continue reading
Lots of great new music this week! Let’s jump right in . . . ^Mike Caitlin Rose – The Stand-In Nashville’s own Caitlin Rose has a new album coming out next week, and The Independent has an exclusive stream of … Continue reading
Everyone had a soundtrack through their high school and college years. Mine was Ben Folds Five. I remember hearing “Song for the Dumped” for the first time in eighth grade, my friend’s AIM profiles were littered with lyrics from “Evaporated” … Continue reading
The problem with many collaborations is that they often end up sounding like thrown-together vanity projects; and don’t really do a lot to expand the musical vocabulary of either of the participants. However, David Byrne has made a second career … Continue reading