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3 March 2010
In The Spotlight: The Vita Ruins
With their chainsaw guitars, atmospheric overtones, and sultry vocal track, The Vita Ruins are a band that should gain attention with their debut release, A Day Without A Name. After picking up shows around the DC area and finally taking it to the studio, we’re left with 11 fresh tracks …
3 March 2010
Album Review: Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night
Written by Nick Leitzke
On March 9 the Besnard Lakes release their third album, ‘The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night.’ A benefit of pre-ordering albums is the free digital download, and I have been listening to ‘The Besnard Lakes are the Roaring Night’ so much that I can’t remember when …
21 February 2010
In The Spotlight: Wolf + Lamb (Interview with Zev)
When we live in a world obsessed with genres and labels, it becomes gratifying to find artists that are willing to push the boundaries and produce a marketing nightmare. The New York duo, Wolf + Lamb, do just that. Formed by Zev Eisenberg and Gadi Mizrahi, they create a sound …
15 February 2010
Album Review: American Gong by Quasi
Written by Nick Leitzke
Brevity is not just the soul of wit. It is an indication that in as few words as possible you can wrap up an entire night’s worth of experiences, emotions, and memories, and in those few words you say all that needs to be said. Brevity is …
7 February 2010
Sex, Drugs, and… overdose: Jay Reatard Is Dead, And For What?
Written by Nick Leitzke
I hate drugs. Trading clarity and cohesion for a few moments of hallucinatory gratification – and risking life and limb in the process – is a deal I’d rather not make. I don’t particularly want to get hooked on something that in all likelihood will kill me, …
31 January 2010
Music From The Big Pink, Not To Be Confused With Levon Helm
Written by Nick Leitzke
To really like a work of art requires nothing more than the inexplicable. Maybe something in our brains is wired a certain way for us to say one thing is good while another is not. Maybe this wiring is the effect of genetic coding, or sociological upbringing, …
23 January 2010
Album Review: Delphic – Acolyte
Written by Nick Leitzke
This is where I first heard Delphic…
Shortly before the New Year I saw this clip of “Doubt” and became infatuated. Here was a sound with nothing particularly special about it. Definitely European synth pop, perhaps riding on an undercarriage reminiscent of New Order. It certainly had energy …
16 January 2010
Talking About NPR and Music: Why Spoon?
Written by Nick Leitzke
The new Spoon album ‘Transference’ is available in streaming audio at NPR.org. This is not a review of the album. Rather, I have a small sense of confusion. In the age of Myspace, streaming audio at official band and label websites, bands making entire albums available for …
6 January 2010
“Ba, ba, ba-da-da-dah” – I Hate Indie Rock
Written by Nick Leitzke
The music industry is one great big saturated market. Everyone wants in on the action, but opportunities to get a foot in the door are few and far between. What develop over time are trends. An artist’s creative sound takes off in popularity, and so the industry, …
1 January 2010
In the Spotlight: Moderat
Written by Scott Ahn
What makes the collaboration between Modeselektor and Apparat (both names combined to form Moderat) intriguing, is both the stylistic differences in their music, and the fact that they have previously collided with each other in a failed attempt to collaborate back in 2002. It is simple to …
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