The Dutchess and the Duke's Jesse Lortz strikes out on his own with an unremittingly bleak folk album that calls to mind Bill Callahan and the Talle
Welcome to Scotland, a country scarred by sectarianism, which has no chance of being eradicated while schoolchildren as young as four are separated by
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In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Cathy Stonehouse'
Throughout the course of the 4 full-length albums released by Sweden-based ambient group, Carbon Based Lifeforms, we’ve seen an impressive compilati
Nothing sets a band apart more than a charismatic leader who turns heads and ears. What’s more, some talented frontman can juggle killer musical abi
Subscribers of Rolling Stone magazine may have noticed an overwhelming amount of promos for their “choose the cover” contest that went on
A good song is a good song, period, not matter who it's sung by. Such is 'Rex's Blues' by Townes Van Zandt. It's a dark, bleak song about fo
This is a re-posting because it is such a great album that I simply have to. A side note to the original post is that I did in fact go to the show I
Featured: Dani Shivers – “Up” Independiente, Mexico by Enrique Coyotzi As a somber, sour, hellish nightmare, Tijuana’s evil girl, Dani Shiv
I apologize for the lack of activity on here lately. The Billboard Hot 100 update and my personal chart is hardly fulfilling, I know. I've had a quite
Gazelle Twin is the solo effort of UK singer-songwriter Elizabeth Walling, and her debut full-length, the Entire City, has recently been released via
You don't come across many sludge bands named after obscure Dr. Seuss references. Acid Bath paradoxically cited the imaginative author in Dr. Seuss
“I don’t just walk around the block, I tick to my own clock,” raps David Cohn, a Chicago based alternative hip hop artist, and he’s not lying.
I wrote this reflection in July of 2008 & it stands as even more valid now in August of 2011:2008=1929Everyone&n
I’m A Lost Cowboy Former Christchurch – now Melbourne – dweller Dove Bailey has created a sequel to his previous musical project Fu
It’s a bleak moment for Pittsburgh, Penn. The public school system just cut 59 jobs. Public parking fees have increased. The Pirates just fell o
St. Lucia is what happens when the long & bleak winters of New York recede & summer emerges; giving birth to memories of childhood holidays,
A decade after its hugely successful predecessor, Declan Tan encounters an entertaining but lightweight imitation second time around As the long-awa
Swedish one-man project Srodek seemingly has all the elements in place: a mysterious foreign band name, a bleak winter scene adorning the cover of th
The VaultIf The Abyss, Alien, and Jaws were edited and spliced into a three-hour movie of epic proportions, you might get something like the new three
When you’ve got Pitchfork Media, the notoriously snarky music site, at its knees, you know you’re doing something right. Washed Out, a chillwave p
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Deborah Kay Davie
Reviewed by Declan Tan Charlie Hill’s debut novel seems already to have been pigeonholed as a love-story, a certainly tragic one, between its narrat
Reviewed by Declan Tan Charlie Hill’s debut novel seems already to have been pigeonholed as a love-story, a certainly tragic one, between its narrat
This morning a photo was posted on inthemix forums that featured the promo billboard poster of the Stereosonic 2011 Lineup – supposed to be rel
ChartAttack interviews Chris Funk of the Decemberists about the band's latest album, The King Is Dead. The Washington Post lists five myths about J
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Mark Billingham's
If Lavagoat’s self-titled debut album provides any indication of what life is like in Saskatchewan, I wonder why the province doesn’t produce mor
Declan Tan takes a second look at Aronofsky’s tightly-wound psych-out Recommending this film is not the easiest thing to do. You have those who alre
Declan Tan takes a second look at Aronofsky’s tightly-wound psych-out Recommending this film is not the easiest thing to do. You have those who alre
Declan Tan takes a second look at Aronofsky’s tightly-wound psych-out Recommending this film is not the easiest thing to do. You have those who alre
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Dawn Tripp's thir
Sonically, Valentin Stip has a lot in common with Nicolas Jaar’s latest album, Space Is Only Noise. But I’m not connecting or comparing th
Soft Wave Like a soft focus amalgamation of M. Ward and Kimya Dawson, Brandon Thomas De La Cruz’s music is beautifully gentle but retains a li
When Beyonce‘s new album ‘4‘ leaked to a decidedly mixed response a few weeks ago, things were looking bleak. But of course, this is
Eisenwald2011After being let down by their 2008 split album ( the well named "Bleak") I wasn't expecting loads from this one. Formed in 2004 the band
From Twelve Gauge Records: "Callusing and fast metal fused with D-beat punk and hardcore, Tucson, AZ's Hellhorse is a unique blend of precision and ra
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In this day and age, as a struggling musician, singer or aspiring pop star, it can be extremely difficult to get your music noticed by the industry. W
[photo by martin glenn & julie ruiz from A Horse With No Name Photography] Oneida has completed the multi-year project called Thank Your Parents
The Evening Buzz edition of "New Band To Burn One To" today features Quiet Lakes. Bio: Quiet Lakes from Hamilton, Ontario
Since 1980, there have been a hundred bands who sound like this; but before Steve Albini and Al Jourgensen made it hip, the cold metallic throb of K
Mode Moderne sign to Vancouver’s Light Organ Records. Real Goths 7″ available now. Band set to play at Light Organ Records’ showcase
I’ve barely got any info on Canada’s Cold Specks (Facebook/MySpace) other than she is Al Spx of Etobicoke, Ontario and writes some of the
Crystal Method Chelsea Wolfe is another artist from the hub that is Los Angeles, California. Her voice seems to violate you, taking you deep into a
Little known fact: Barclay James Harvest had a profitable sideline in providing treatment to sufferers of chronic insomnia. Such was the effect of lis
With Alex Turner's bleak sense of humor and agile lyrics-- and music that nods to Sabbath or the Stooges-- the Sheffield band continues to surprise. [
After the sweet warmth of southern blues rock, time to get back to mean, bleak stuff.Black Majesty deliver some ferocious and visceral Blackened Sludg
Atmospheric black metal is hard to get right. Either you throw in too much synth to create a melodramatic ten-minute prog opera that resembles Duran D
