Oct
13

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: La Sera – “Never Come Around”

Katy Goodman always represented the softer side of Vivian Girls. While Cassie Ramone provided the bleating vocals and thrashy guitars reminiscent of rusting chainsaws, Goodman was responsible for the pop element of the group, with her melodic basslines and airy high harmonies drenched in reverb. What’s made Vivian Girls one of the more exciting bands… Continue reading »

Oct
12

Benji B: Off the Leash

Ever since Mary Anne Hobbs abdicated her BBC Radio1 throne last month, impressionable American journalists have returned to being blissfully unaware of what goes on across the Atlantic. This is ideal for everyone. They get to breathe a massive sigh of relief at not having to feign interest in esoteric 2-hour stream-only British broadcasts. And… Continue reading »

Oct
12

Sach O: James Blake – Limit to your Love

The Man of the hour, Mr. James Blake has a new video for the first single of his upcoming album. Douglas Martin tells me that it’s a Feist cover and I believe him because the alternative would involve listening to Feist in order to confirm that tidbit. I’m dedicated to this blogging shit but even… Continue reading »

Oct
12

Question in the Form of An Answer: Elzhi

Aaron Matthews slaughters clowns in his part of town. From his early work with the Breakfast Club to his solo work to Slum Village, Elzhi (born Jason Powers) has proved himself as one of the most gifted writers to pick up a microphone. Coming off what could be the last Slum Village album and about… Continue reading »

Oct
11

Curren$y-Audio Dope 2

Curren$y – Audio Dope 2 from Creative Control on Vimeo. Never underestimate the power of a steel drum. Ask Soulja Boy, Hot Chip, and the Activities director at the Club Med, Trinidad. Download: MP3: Curren$y-”Audio Dope 2″

Oct
11

Ada or Ardour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4aeNXdC_Eg The unofficial but Teebs-approved video for “Anchor Steam” puts a pixie-haired face on his interstellar synesthesia. The press kit one-liner comes courtesy of Flying Lotus who described his music as sounding the way Avatar looks. It’s a perfect description — one validated by  Google image searching, “Teebs Paintings.” Even in pixelated form, his abstract… Continue reading »

Oct
11

Montana Meets Mykonos

Beyond the Crooklyn Dodgers drop on his BTS mix, the mixtape MC release pace, and a name that calls to mind an ironic Butte-based white rapper, it’s clear how much classic hip hop production factors into Young Montana’s aesthetic. With the glory days of sampling long gone, Montana takes an almost traditionalist tack to his… Continue reading »

Oct
11

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Play it Strange, Play it Well

Douglas Martin is the Ken Griffey Jr. of indie-rock writers. Sometime last year, I read a live review that unfavorably compared The Fresh & Onlys to Wavves. I like Wavves and all (despite releasing one of the most overrated punk records of 2010), but I scoffed upon reading the comparison. Apart from sharing a governor… Continue reading »

Oct
09

Curren$y-”Michael Knight”

The logic behind Pilot Talk 2 remains questionable, considering the original was released scarcely three months ago. But the obvious plot is to  strike while the kush is still lit. After all, Spitta is pushing 30, old enough to remember the original TV show and the Universal Studios attraction.  Ski plays KITT on the track,… Continue reading »

Oct
08

Peanut Butter and Joy Division

You already know Peanut Butter Wolf’s resume. The greatest Wolf since Tom and possibly Teen has dropped an exclusive mix for the Times. And by exclusive, I mean “for the first 15 minutes before the link is jacked and disseminated without attribution.” After all, this is the Internet, where everyone inhabits glass houses and still… Continue reading »

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