Recovering Bohemian Music Snob. Currently learning to warp young minds with his knowledge of cynical conspiracy theories and the physical world.
Who: Tokyo Police Club remixing The Coast
What: The Coast are releasing their debut album, Expatriate , in the US this August. In advance, the Coast have released the Tightrope 7" featuring a remix by Tokyo Police Club . The TPC version is a bit more down-tempo, giving a new feel to the familiar […]
Who: Proof of Ghosts from Toronto (via Oshawa).
What: Folk-Rock stylings of Steve Heyerdahl and friends, ex of the Suck My Disc Collective . These well wrought meandering tunes show a distinct similarity to the works of Neil Young , and Jay Mascis . Expect some heart-ache at the core, but sprinkle […]
I’ll admit, these picks are from a quick glance at the NXNE schedule. If I had the time, I’d go through the list of bands that I’ve never heard of and take a listen. But, this festival always seems to show me a great band that I’ve never heard of when I end up at […]
A quirky folk-rock quartet originating from Amsterdam, the Hospital Bombers appropriately take their name from a Mountain Goats song, and claim other influences ranging from PBJ to the Velvet Underground. They released their first full length album, Footnotes, on Holland’s Excelsior Records in December of 2007, in addition to their 2006 EP, Satan’s Fingers. The […]
Booka Shade have always seemed to delve into the darker side of Tech-House music. Regularly straddling the lines between club anthems and minimalist industrialism, the German duo of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier have been building an iconic series of works by which they’ll be known years from now. Their 3rd full length release, The […]