Let’s Go Back
Every day for the past several weeks I’ve started my morning by entering the following phrase into the search bar of Hype Machine: “DELS – Shapeshift”. The video for London MC Kieran Dicken’s Joe Goddard (Hot Chip)-produced single has been showing its wonderful face for upwards of a month, but with no legal mp3 floating [...]
Art Beat / Nguzunguzu’s Transgender Life
Nguzunguzu are not really transsexuals (at least not to my knowledge), but the LA bass wobbling duo have taken on music direction duties for Wu Tsang’s documentary film, Damelo Todo: Give Me Everything. Damelo Todo tells the story of the subculture of Mexican and Central American transgendered women who’ve immigrated to Los Angeles and found [...]
I’m Still Longing For That History
I have to admit being totally transfixed by the above video. We’ve posted I Am Noxious in the past, but what then sounded like a bedroom project with a spark of intrigue has now been elevated by way of lovestruck, This Is A Ballad.
The video for the track could have been made by anyone, but [...]
Swedish Sunday :: CEO
I don’t know why I didn’t post this sooner, I’ve watched the video above no less than 50 times in the past several weeks. CEO is new solo project of Eric Berglund from The Tough Alliance. I still can’t figure out why The Tough Alliance haven’t found larger fame. It seems they’re loved by anyone [...]
Film Review – The Runaways
“Girls can’t play electric guitar”. And with that antagonistic remark from Joan Larkin’s high school music teacher, the premise is set for her transformation into Joan Jett and her determination to start an all-girl punk infused rock band. The Runaways, named after the seminal group, is Floria Sigismondi’s (best known for her music videos for [...]
Sharp Blades On Smooth Skin
These New Puritans‘ newest, Hidden, has done well over in the UK, chart-topping even, but it does not seem to be generating anywhere near the amount of deserved buzz over here in the good ol’ U.S. of A. While their 2008 debut Beat Pyramid was a loud, messy (in a good way) dance punk effort, [...]
ANALOG BLOG :: The Carter Documentary. A Film Critique
Violet Eyes In Black & White
My Gold Mask are a Chicago band that I’ve had my eyes (and ears) on for the past few months. We posted their cover of Bette Davis Eyes over the summer and they’ve recently released their sophomore effort, an EP titled A Thousand Voices. I finally got the chance to see My Gold Mask live [...]
