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The White Stripes / The Dead Weather – From The Vault 7″
There is a lot of things going on in that title. I understand. Beyond the star power which inhabits this very title is a story which is more intriguing. That story involves Third Man Records. Third Man Records is an independent label started by Jack White and bases itself in...
Trailer Trash Tracys – Ester
Able to incorporate the best parts of My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins and Warpaint, Trailer Trash Tracys‘ (from here on TTT) sound can at times sound quite different to anything else around at the moment- which is ironic, given such a list of influences. Female vocals and distortion-mangled guitars are...
Can – Tago Mago (40th Anniversary Edition)
Do I like Can? Does anybody like Can (who isn’t a MUSICIAN [and even, then])? Sometimes I wonder if even Can likes Can but I’m guessing that depends on when you ask them, what period of their many musical incarnations you’re referring to and whether or not they still think...
Tyler Ramsey – The Valley Wind
Champagne cheersing to yet another year passing leaves me reminiscing and contemplating everything that’s been and gone. Fittingly I fell upon Tyler Ramsey’s The Valley Wind from 2011, sending me back into the Oneonta hills staring out into the rickety houses and old winding streets I walked so many times...
Skrillex – Bangarang
2011 was a great year for Skrillex. No only did the electronic producer receive 5 Grammy nominations (one for best new artist) but this 23 year old musician has won over the hearts and minds of a new generation as well as enraging the previous. Few musicians can claim the...
Top 25 Albums of 2011
So here it is the collective voting of all our staff, every staffer counted equal. 2011's theme is "oh man there is no logical tie between any of these bands how the hell are we going to put a nice little bow on it?" Please enjoy...
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
There were many things which made the 2010 film The Social Network a success. One of those was the soundtrack. Trent Reznor and English composer Atticus Ross’ score to The Social Network did many things. One, it complimented the film’s drama with arresting musical backdrops. More importantly, however, the score...
Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials
This past summer, I discovered Florence and the Machine’s album Lungs and fell madly in love with her unique fluttering voice integrated seamlessly with heart bellowing drums, keyboard, guitar, and harp. When I heard she had a new album, I couldn’t help but think, “Already?!” It seemed too soon to...
