Eight years into their career – despite feuds, rehab stints, and hiatuses for various reasons – Keane has proven that they’re still on top. By performing on an ACL Live Showcase, they have certifiably reached one of music’s highest echelons of recognition. Strangeland may be a misnomer for the direction Keane has taken on…
The last time you were in Austin you were on tour with the Kills. Will you be back for SXSW this year? Jake: No we don’t do that anymore. CMJ, SXSW and festivals like that are the worst. Jamin: Yea we think we’re done with that stuff. Are you done with festivals altogether?…
For being a self-admitted shy guy, lead singer Kele Okereke has done very little to stay out of the British and American tabloids since his band, Bloc Party, went on hiatus back in 2009. Since the hiatus, Kele has self-produced two electronic solo albums, come out to a magazine on his homosexuality, started his own…
Nobody quite sparks the imagination like Alice Glass and Ethan Kath. The members of the electro-noise group Crystal Castles have deftly created a shroud of macabre mystery to surround their dark and diabolical personas. Through gothic imagery, epic seizure-inducing light shows, and Alice’s banshee-like stage antics, Crystal Castles has gathered a following that is as…