Italo-disco has played an important role in electronic music since its beginnings, surfacing in a variety of forms over the years. Acts like Little Boots, Hot Chip, In Flagranti, Ricardo Villalobos, Sally Shapiro, Glass Candy, Chromatics, along with most of the Italians Do It Better label, and others continue to reinvent the genre to […]
Mates of State (or who I like to call, “Matt and Kim’s parents” or what every hipster aspires to be when they grow older), that festive, yupster husband and wife duo are out with their forthcoming release Re-Arrange Us on Barsuk Records May 20th. I totally dig the look and feel of their […]
At a time when punk was the way to go and in a city where most bands were taking heavy influences from the mid-80’s hardcore scene, Washington, DC’s Black Tambourine was conceived primarily as an indie-pop group. One of the first bands to be signed to the Slumberland imprint, Black Tambourine’s sound provides a […]
Like the seven blonde adventuresome heroines from which they borrow their moniker, Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls have moxie. The all female, Henry Darger-inspired trio packs abrasive power and infectious harmonies that recall groups like The Raincoats and B-52’s. The lo-fi single, “Tell the World (Woodsist Records),” unites reverby vocal harmonies with buzzing garage riffs […]
With all the buzz about My Bloody Valentine’s live return to the US after a sixteen year hiatus, I decided to put up an accompanying post to this one from last summer. Like the last post, most tracks below are rarities, covers, remixes, live bootlegs, or tracks from the band’s early EPs. Enjoy. […]
Summer festival season is upon us. In a year with over a dozen new festivals, many of us will be packing up our bags, SPF, tents, coolers, etc. to catch some of our favorite acts across the world in settings sometimes too close for comfort. Coachella heats up (literally) festival season tomorrow and […]
I wasn’t alive in the 1970s, but I have a very vivid image burned into my memory on what they were like from old family photographs, film, televison, magazines, and other imagery. Some things that immediately pop into my mind when I think of America in the 70s are big cars, crotch riding bell-bottoms, […]
GET HYPE! FRICTION celebrates Cinco de Mayo with a lineup featuring Bristol, UK’s euphoria-inducing Fuck Buttons, along with Brooklyn noise machine Sightings, and Philadelphia’s unorthodox, polyrhythmic pop outfit Pattern Is Movement. Come out for this solid bill to celebrate Mexico’s initial victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. […]
Chris Glass and the folks from Wire and Twine put together this impressive list of things you can do to help the planet. I would change 39 to “Bike Don’t Drive” since I bike to work everyday (although it’s only about 2 miles each way). The City has done an amazing job with […]
The Democratic race reaches Pennsylvania today. Polls across the state of Pennsylvania are open until 8:00 PM EST tonight, and anyone in line by 8:00 PM will be allowed to vote. You can find your polling location using the online look-up tool created by the Barack Obama campaign below.
All PA Democrats who registered by […]
I’ve mentioned before on this site about my involvement in planning the 2008 POPPED! Music Festival, happening this summer in Philadelphia. It’s been a long time coming, but we’re ready to announce the lineup for this year’s festival, taking place over three days, June 20, 21, and 22, highlighting assorted venues across Philly. […]
That’s Big Boi there on the left. This Outkast photo was just too delicious and juicy for me not to put up. I can’t stop staring at it. Anyways, Big Boi (aka “Daddy Fat Sacks”, “General Patton”, “Sir Lucious L. Leftfoot”, “Billy Ocean”, “Hot Tub Tony” and “Francis the Savannah Chitlin’ Pimp”) […]
It’s WAY too gorgeous today to be stuck inside an office building in front of a computer and it looks like more of the same tomorrow. After a long lunch strolling around West Philadelphia, all I want to do is get the fuck out of here as I glance at the clock every fifteen […]
Good things come to those who wait. That’s what it seems like Los Angeles noise pop trio, Autolux, have been teaching their loyal fans (myself included) for the last two years. A posting on the band’s MySpace page in January 2007 announced a follow-up to 2004’s excellent Future Perfect, which was slated for […]
Monthly Archives: April 2008