Author Archive

Setting Sun

September 3, 2010, 12:00 am

Running your own record label while charting your own musical course is now made possible by the advances in technology …

Menomena – Mines

September 2, 2010, 9:15 am

Rating: /10

With their fourth and latest album, Mines, Menomena are withholding their kookier tendencies. Well, “withholding” might be a bit misleading. …

Quitzow

September 1, 2010, 12:00 am

The Quitzow you know presently might not be the Quitzow of the future. That might come off a bit more …

Elf Power

August 30, 2010, 12:00 am

Andrew Rieger had no idea it would turn into this. Neither, for that matter, did Jeff Mangum, Robert Schneider, Bill …

Holy Fiction

August 27, 2010, 12:00 am

The slow, labored pop songs of Holy Fiction unfold in a much different way than your standard pop fare. Yet …

Right The Stars

August 25, 2010, 12:00 am

It’s emotional pop music. That’s the easiest way to describe Rich Jacques’ outlet known as Right The Stars. He’s spun …

Tokyo Police Club

August 23, 2010, 12:00 am

The songs are longer. They’re less frenetic. Tokyo Police Club is growing up. Not that the manic energy that marked …

Peter Bradley Adams

August 20, 2010, 12:00 am

The support isn’t that surprising for Peter Bradley Adams, but he does admit it’s humbling. After raising $20,000 on …

Hunters, Run! – EP3

August 19, 2010, 12:19 pm

Rating: /10

Working together with up-and-coming artists in New York City, fellow citizens Hunters, Run! are in the midst of releasing a …

Fictionist

August 18, 2010, 12:00 am

Stuart Maxfield is who he is. And that’s about as good of an explanation as you’re going to get from …