Reviews
Sophisticated and Joey Tacinelli – D.O.P.E. (Drive. Opportunity. Passion. Excellence.) [7.5]
Sophisticated and Joey Tacinelli D.O.P.E. (Drive....
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SXSW 2012: A View From Behind The Scenes
Every March, during South By South West, Austin, Texas,...
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Dr. John @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
There is a life-giving force inherent in music that...
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Pistoletto Continues His Guilt Tripping With Ease, at Luhring Augustine
I look back at myself and further inward; the Luhring...
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The Average Spiderman! Turn Off The Dark at Foxwoods Theatre, 42nd Street.
Having been more than a fan, an emulator, student of...
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Craig Finn @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
At Hold Steady shows, Craig Finn and company tend...
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News
Action Bronson & Statik Selektah – “Not Enough Words” Video
Action Bronson and Statik Selektah’s collaborative offering, Well Done, drops tomorrow, November 22nd. Here’s the first video from the project, for the track “Not Enough Words,” featuring Bronson as a very smooth criminal.
Fleet Foxes – “The Shrine / An Argument” Video
Fleet Foxes have release an eight-minute animated video for “The Shrine / An Argument,” which appeared on their latest record, Helplessness Blues, earlier this year. The video, directed by Fleet Foxes brother-in-law Sean Pecknold, is somewhat reminiscent of the darker side of Maurice Sendak books. Watch it below…
Laurel Halo, Forma, Daniel Wohl’s “Corps Exquis” And Lorna Dune To Perform At Glasslands
On December 13th, Brooklyn-based electronic musician, Laurel Halo, will be headlining an evening of eclectic sights and sounds with support from Forma, Lorna Dune, and the New Amsterdam Presents premiere of composer Daniel Wohl’s new project Corps Exquis - a large-scale performance piece that incorporates a video installation, rock concert, avant-garde cinema, and experimental classical and electronic music. [...]
New Video for Florence and The Machines, “No Light, No Light”
Indie-pop band, Florence and The Machine, have released the video for “No Light, No Light,” the third single from their second studio album, Ceremonials. “No Light, No Light” will be released January 16 on Island, backed by remixes by Dave Sitek and Breakage. Check it out below Words by Jon Mennella
Heartless Bastards Sign To Partisan Records And Prepare To Release New Album
Brooklyn-based Partisan Records have recently signed Austin rockers, Heartless Bastards, whose fourth album, Arrow, is set to drop on February 14th. Produced by Spoon drummer, Jim Eno, in his home studio, the album is said to be the Heartless Bastards’ most eclectic and energetic collection to date. Following 2009′s acclaimed release, The Mountain, Arrow serve as [...]
Download yU’s “A Garbage Beat Tape”
Diamond District member yU just dropped a mixtape of some of his production work called A Garbage Beat Tape. The tracks do sound a bit empty without voices to rap over them, but that’s kinda the point. The shit’s hot, either way. You can download it for free here. Also, keep a look out for [...]
Feist – “How Come You Never Go There” Video
Feist has a new video out for her song “How Come You Never Go There”—off her latest album, Metals—in which she basically does the opposite of the photo above. Watch it below…
Hip-Hop Culture is Occupying
A movement has swept across the globe… that being Occupy Wall Street, the ongoing series of demonstrations beginning September 17th, 2011, in New York City’s Zuccotti Park. The protests have focused on social and economic inequality, high unemployment rates, greed, corruption, and the undue influence of corporations—particularly that of the financial services sector—on government. The protesters’ slogan, “We are the 99%,” makes reference to the growing difference [...]
