SHADOWPLAY: A Post-Punk, Dark Wave Overview – The Tower of Light “The Tower of Light,” Scattered Bodies “Talking Songs”
Though purely unscientific, the view here is that relatively reclusive artists have the coolest dreams, which...
Author: Dave Cantrell
Pure Gold in 2014 – Douglas Keith’s New Solo Album “Pony”
An accomplished guitar slinger who’s admittedly addicted to playing live, Douglas Keith is one of those...
Minimalism Perpetually On Edge – SONAR’s “Static Motion”
When we think of minimalism, we think Reich, we think Frank Stella, we think large swaths...
“My subconscious reveals itself” – The Das Fluff interview
Dawn Lintern is a 21st century chanteuse. Das Fluff, the band she fronts, her band, produces...
From Corrugated to Coruscating – “Grassed In” by Blank Realm
For a band whose previous effort, 2012’s Go Easy, attracted among its garnered raves such adjectives...
Step Up and Dig It: 15-60-75 (The Numbers Band), “Jimmy Bell’s Still In Town”
Not to tar them with too obscurantist a brush, but 15-60-75, AKA the Numbers Band, is...
SHADOWPLAY: A Post-Punk Overview – Soviet Soviet “Fate,” The Callas “I Am Vertical,” For Against “Box Set”
Hailing out of Pesaro, Italy, Soviet Soviet have a ‘waste no time’ ethos on new album Fate (Felte)....
Craft Abounds – Speed The Plough’s “The Plough & The Stars” Retrospective
There’s always been something of the kaleidoscope to the Feelies, a whirling color carousel of sounds...
The Hiddenest Gem of 2013 – Star Anna’s “Go To Hell”
Few people know this but before he was famous, the teenage Tom Petty, back when he...
Sweet, With Teeth – Trick Mammoth’s debut album “Floristry”
If you want to know what new young band Trick Mammoth is all about, skip ahead...