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It’s hard to believe that Strange Peace is only the third full-length record from the Canadian trio known as Metz. These noise rockers have been playing together since 2008 and have a live show that seemingly opens the space and time continuum with its intensity. Getting in the studio with legendary engineer Steve Albini pushes this album…
Interview with John Famiglietti of the band HEALTH By: SlackerLee So I want to start with the hardball questions….. What was it like meeting MTV veejay legend, John Norris, back in 2009? That was actually awesome, he was an incredible interviewer We were like, ‘This guy interviewed president Clinton why is he interviewing us?’. He…
Formed in 1983, the Dead Milkmen are a satirical punk band that gained recognition in the eighties by playing up-tempo surf punk songs consisting of witty yet disturbing lyrics, which were sung in their native thick Philadelphian accents. After breaking up in 1995 and going on a 13 year hiatus, the band reformed at Fun…
Modest Mouse – I’ve listened/worshipped this band for more than half of my life, but have never seen them live because you have a better chance of Rick Perry splitting an atom than procuring a ticket to a Modest Mouse show in Austin. Isaac Brock and his merry band of mischievous revelers did not disappoint, mixing…
Excluding perhaps Bjork, there is no better Icelandic music export to the world than the post-rock trio of Sigur Ros. Unique ethereal soundscapes pour over a variety of slow-building emotions that are voiced by singer, Jonsi Birgisson. Birgisson uses ‘Hopelandic’ – a gibberish form of the Icelandic language – to paint the song’s mood. While…
Joshua Tillman is the ‘hipster messiah’ who brings his eclectic indie folk to sold out shows around the world. Under the moniker Father John Misty Joshua has become a master of writing portentous songs that mix comedy, truth, and the mundane. For a musician that has been recording and gigging for nearly twenty years, with…