Regina Spektor may be the cutest person ever.
I guess that’s not really relevant to her musical prowess, but I thought it was a fact to be touched on.
As many of you know, Regina Spektor released a new album, Far, not so long ago. I, of course, bought it. I even went crazy and bought [...]
I first encountered Empire of the Sun before the release of their album “Walking On a Dream.” Some of their earlier material made its way to last.fm and a consequential “suggested band” notice brought me to listen to “Walking On a Dream” (the song). It was catchy. It had falsetto. The singers sported ludicrous [...]
I put in a request, and Sarah from Phantogram generously tracked down and sent me the lyrics to the songs on their EP. I currently have the first four tracks (below), and I’ll update with “Voices” once Sarah finds the file with the lyrics (it was on a different computer from the rest) and sends [...]
No reviews today because coding kept me occupied way longer than I had expected, and then my mother called for tech support… So yeah. Time was swallowed up. It’s probably for the better anyway because my music palate was more or less shat upon when, on my bike-ride home, I was exposed to the [...]
Everyone will always have their lists of concerts that they should have gone to. Recently I added another band to my list: The Independents.
They played Peabody’s in Cleveland. I wasn’t there. Why not, you ask?
I had just come off a concert binge. I was less psyched about concerts than usual, and Peabody’s is kind of [...]
It’s always sobering to hear a band for the first time and think you’ve uncovered this new gem only to discover that not only are they far from new but also prolific with thousands of fans and millions of plays.
That’s what happened with Metric.
The quasi-grunge-alternative-rock group first came onto my radar through – you guessed [...]
I am a whore for acoustic music. That’s not saying so much – I’m a whore for every-other style of music out there too. Recently I’ve been extra into acoustic stuff, though. When I stumbled across Heathers opening for the Ghost Mice… Damn.
I picked up their CD at the show, and was listening to [...]
When it comes to songs that reference The Little Prince, I’m a total softie. Believe it or not, this topic doesn’t come up in music as much as you’d think.
To date, Andrew Jackson Jihad is the only band I know to have referenced that lovely book.
Andrew Jackson Jihad also has the best opening line for [...]
