Desaparecidos – ‘Payola’
The time was ripe for a Desaparecidos reunion album. Over their 13-year hiatus, Conor Oberst’s super-popular emo-tronic Bright Eyes outfit had blown up, morphed into a more alt-country vibe, then taken a backseat to his […]
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Streetside: Death Grips at Seattle’s Showbox; June 19, 2015
I finally saw Death Grips live. The noise-rap innovators kicked off their ‘posthumous’ world tour in my hometown of Seattle. Throngs of underage white kids lined up around the block the entire day of the show, […]
Lana Del Rey Teases New Track ‘Honeymoon’ with Lyrics
This past Wednesday, Lana Del Rey instagrammed the lyrics to a new single called “Honeymoon,” from her forthcoming follow-up to 2014’s Ultraviolence, as well as a 15-second video taste of the track. It’s got all the […]
RIFF’d: Dan Deacon’s ‘Gliss Riffer’
Dan Deacon‘s Gliss Riffer boasts everything fans love about his hyperactive style, but softens his work’s previous edge to make more sense outside of the DIY set. As such, those who have dubbed his past […]
RIFF’d: José González’s ‘Vestiges & Claws’
If Jose Gonzalez had a backing band, they very well could call themselves Medicine for the People (if not for Nahko taking that name – although he seems chill enough to share). Gonzalez’s third effort, Vestiges […]
‘Beckyoncé’ Mashup Makes Light of Grammy Drama
In light of Kanye once again pulling a Kanye at this year’s Grammys, some new SoundClown mashup artist – fittingly going by “Beckyoncé” – threw together Beck‘s “Loser” with Bey‘s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).” The result: “Single […]
Bob Dylan – ‘Shadows in the Night’
For his 36th (!) album, Shadows in the Night, Bob Dylan decided on another full disc of covers. As he actually put it – “they’ve been covered enough. Buried, as a matter of fact. What [he’s] doing […]
Streetside: Pig Snout, The Fall of Troy at Seattle’s El Corazón; January 30
Every now and then in Seattle there’s a bill that juxtaposes the strangest artists and venues together. Thomas Erak-led The Fall of Troy, beloved local post-hardcore set, shared the stage with pinchably-adorable family band Pig Snout at an old dive […]
Charli XCX – ‘Sucker’
The token response to any garbage, over-played, lowest common denominator pop juggernaut is always “but it’s so catchy!” as if its similarity to Ebola is somehow a selling point. Then we tear it down in […]
The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Monuments to an Elegy’
The Smashing Pumpkins‘Billy Corgan has been around for forever – with a career that spawned several legendary classics, and also veered into a slew of WTF moments. With all those highs and lows, we’ve all […]
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