Apr
08

Co-Signed Hype: The Holloys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCBIo2x-S8 Part of a 24-hour blitz to con you into attending tomorrow night.  Memo to aspiring rock bands: list “PEYOTE” among the chief influences on your Myspace and I will probably at least give you a cursory listen. Even better when you can flash the inherent ability to lock into head-nodding hypnotic grooves.  In this… Continue reading »

Mar
24

Passion of the Presents: The Knux, Nocando, 5 0′ Clock Shadowboxers, The Holloys

The polarization between rappers and rock groups has always bothered me. Granted, one can interpret it as a wise conclusion gleaned from the Durst era, but I suspect otherwise. The last few years have seen arbitrary barriers between genres collapse, with hip-hop producers swiping samples from MGMT, Vampire Weekend, and Radiohead, Dame Dash and The… Continue reading »