19.Mar.2012 Double Depravity Double Feature: New Videos from Father John Misty and Spiritualized
Let’s say we start this week off right. And by right, I mean S&M, drag queens, booze, nudity and ultra violence. First, we have “Nancy From Now On,” the second single by one-time Fleet Foxes member, J Tillman, and his new outfit Father John Misty. And normally, I love nothing more than to slag indie-folk [...]
09.Mar.2012 Moving Pictures: “Rooting for the Underdog” by Gentleman Jesse
Outside of two 7″ singles, one for Douchemaster Records and another on Hozac, it’s been a relatively quiet four years for Gentleman Jesse since he first broke out with his debut album in 2008. It happens some times. And with the way bands come and go these days, it’s all too easy to forget how [...]
05.Mar.2012 The Rockometer: Zoo by Ceremony
Ceremony ,Zoo Matador Records Following 2010′s widely praised, but not so widely heard Rohnert Park, the California, punk band Ceremony have returned with Zoo, another album of brutal, everyman rock steeped in the tradition of shaved heads, safety pins and combat boots, but not constrained by the rigid rules of hardcore. Songs like “Hysteria” and [...]
27.Feb.2012 Moving Pictures: “Sheena Is a T-Shirt Salesman” by Future of the Left
Andrew Falkous of Future of the Left and formerly of McLusky, has never been one to beat around the bush. When he calls you out, there’s no fancy word play and little doubt of his intentions. Remember, this is someone who opened the song, “Garreth Brown Says,” on the McLusky album, McLusky Do Dallas with [...]
23.Feb.2012 Moving Pictures: “You Wish You Were Red” by Trailer Trash Tracys
Although Ester, the debut album from the London dream-pop act, Trailer Trash Tracys, can be uneven in spots, it’s willingness to move beyond imitation and idolatry and tweak the standards set by 4AD bands of days gone by should be commended. Even a small, seemingly unsignificant departure from the established template of hushed vocals, reverberating [...]
21.Feb.2012 The Rockometer: Reign of Terror by Sleigh Bells
Sleigh Bells Reign of Terror Mom and Pop Before they became the second New York buzz band of 2012 to put in a shit performance for Saturday Night Live, Brooklyn’s Sleigh Bells were already a divisive group in the underground. For while there’s little doubt their sound is a modern one — Heavy metal guitar [...]
16.Feb.2012 Moving Pictures: “World Blue” by Ceremony
While Ceremony’s latest video, “World Blue,” may only clock in at 1:39, it still provides a great primer for those just coming around to this California hardcore band. Like label-mates, Fucked Up, the term hardcore is used loosely, here, for aggressive punk rock is just the starting point. On songs like “World Blue,” one can [...]
14.Feb.2012 Moving Pictures: “Love Interruption” by Jack White
At the end of the White Stripes run, it was becoming apparent that the duo of Jack and Meg White had gotten themselves into a creative corner. People were split in two camps — Those who were thrilled they were still doing the blues-rock duo thing and those that had tired of it. Side projects [...]
Moving Pictures: “Take One Two” by EMA
On a post on her blog, Came Outta Nowhere, Erika M Anderson (EMA), introduces her new single “Take One Two,” as a song that carries a very important message. The footage in the video embedded above comes from her youth in South Dakota, when a small group of freaks, punks and misfits had gathered together [...]
13.Feb.2012 The Rockometer: Arrow by Heartless Bastards
Heartless Bastards Arrow Partisan Records Not to be outdone by that other throwback rock band birthed in the Buckeye State, Erika Wennerstrom and the Heartless Bastards have put together the kind of cohesive, all-purpose rock album in Arrows that’s rarely heard these days. Whether they’re playing back room blues, a honky-tonk shuffle, or a boogie [...]
