Aaron Frank is not pictured in this photo. Or is he? Enter No Age, on a broiling Saturday afternoon, rocking the Red Stage with supreme LA skate-punk thrash. They were awesome, but you already knew I was going to say that. Or maybe you watched the streaming performance online where the crowd went Flocka for… Continue reading »
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Aaron Frank did not receive free Chipotle. Otherwise, things are going swimmingly. More Photos available here. With six years of facial hair growth, the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago has garnered a lofty rep for curating one of the more singular Summer festivals. They veer towards eclectic bands on the ascent or they revisit their rise… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank can see clearly now, the rave is gone. After a first listen through the spastic, skittering melodies of Bjork’s new single “Crystalline”, it would almost appear that the reclusive Icelandic queen of electronic had been hanging out in British dance clubs like FWD and Plastic People for the past several years, soaking in… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank still doesn’t like witch house. Alongside Bristol and the Seattle, over the last several decades, Manchester has made a name for itself churning out perpetually gloom and doom artists like Joy Division and The Smiths. Understandably, there’s something intensely mystifying and gloomy about Holy Other’s With U EP. Add that to the fact… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank has his own website. You should read it. When the most common complaint about an album is that “it’s too short”, it’s difficult to deny its artistic merit. After all, if you’re left wanting more, then it must have made an impact. Somehow these laws don’t apply to Radiohead, a band whose critics… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank reps Louisville like DeJuan Wheat. It’s easy to look at the artwork and promotion leading up to Circuital and guess that My Morning Jacket’s sixth album is heavily conceptual. It’s not — even though the Louisville quintet’s last two albums attempted something similar. Instead, Circuital comes off like it’s trying to articulate a… Continue reading »
In hindsight, it would’ve been tragic if Dap King and Daptone co-owner Gabe Roth hadn’t approached soul singer Charles Bradley in a small New York club nearly a decade ago. The payoff came on the 62 year-old’s debut, this spring’s No Time For Dreaming, a record that initiated a wider audience to his James Brown… Continue reading »
Aaron Frank recommends playing this at a high volume near a residential reservoir. Less than a year ago, XLR8R’s podcast series peeled the curtain back on Leaving Records and its mysterious proprietor, Matthewdavid, a Florida transplant to LA making woozy, ambient beat music that providd a perfect soundtrack to Southern California’s scorching summers. Prior to… Continue reading »
Mary Anne Hobbs isn’t a Radio DJ. She’s an international ambassador for bass. Beginning as a roadie for a British rock band, and transitioning to a print journalist for NME and Sounds Magazine, Hobbs will tell you first-hand what an uphill claw it’s been to get to her current station. At the same time, she… Continue reading »
Releasing a successful album can be a double-edged sword, especially for new artists or someone that’s never been in the spotlight. Touring and publicity can become a poisonous combination for those lacking a relatively well-adjusted background, and for some they may just feel like an unnecessary bore. Luckily, Egyptrixx (real name David Psutka), has found… Continue reading »
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