My room mate is a huge South Park fan, and ever since I moved in with him a few months ago, I kinda got SP evangelized, seeing how I’ve managed to watch all the series so far and I don’t ever miss any episode. Gotta say, when I watched the latest SP episode a few days ago, I nearly wet my pants from all the laughter! The episode was centered around a gay fish joke…
Like every year, since 2006, summers in the windy city of Chicago have grown ever hotter and ever anticipated by the local music enthusiasts. Yes, it’s the Pitchfork Music Festival! For a weekend’s worth of time (17-19 July), Chicago is the indie capital of the world, gathering thousands of people from all across the country in the city’s Union Park, where the hippest, raddest indie acts are set to rock your socks off! This year,…
Annie Clark certainly never would have thought her video for “Actor Out Of Work” would get such a straightforward treatment, but when you watch front to back, you can then see beyond its fragile appearance. In the video, Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey, the two directors of the video, visioned the song’s vibe as ideal for that of a casting call. A swarm of people are lined up, each on a chair and then told…
Neil Young’s back with yet another addition to his mammoth like discography once with the release of his latest effort, “Fork In The Road.” Like most of you might have guessed, it doesn’t quite bring anything new to the table, but fans will surely rejoice while spinning it. For the rest of us casual listeners, it’s just an appetizers for his upcoming 8 CD BOX SET “Neil Young Archives Volume I (1963-1972)”. Heads up for…
Arguably or not, the most nicest guy in the indie scene, John Vanderslice, is on the brick of releasing yet a new record, his seventh – “Romanian Names.” Both me being Romanian and the album’s title have nothing to do with the music itself or any influences it may posses, although it would’ve been nice to hear a melodious repertoire of consequtive Romanian names: Ion, Gheorghe, Andrei, Marius, Maria, Alexandru …. Tibi :). Instead, what…
Without a doubt, Leonard Cohen is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. A true legend. And although for the past decade or so, he’s been leaving in somewhat seclusion, his fans haven’t and won’t ever forget his soothing baritone voice. Last year, Cohen performed on stage once again, after a more than 15 years long absence from any live gig. He came back in full swing though, with an extraordinary set…
Last year’s “In Ear Park,” by talented indie duo Department of Eagles, rocked our socks off, eventually landing the #26th spot on our top50 list for 2008. No One Does it Like You was a smashing single, although it’s summer release didn’t quite suite it well, an autumn one however, would have made both single and album quite the soundtrack. The video for the song debuted a couple of night ago during a showing by…
Maurice Sandak’s brief, but brilliant children book “Where the Wild Things Are” turned into a global hit from the moment it got to library shelves, still remaining popular to this day. Surprisingly or not, a full length picture based on the picture book is scheduled for release this fall, and judging from the early graphics and teasers of the movie, it’s going to be one hell of an adventure for both kids and adults alike….
Now that’s more like it! After a few weeks of moderate releases, with here and there sparks of pseudo-brilliance, we now finally come face to face with one of those killer record sprees. Here’s just a few names: The Decemberists, Dan Deacon, Fever Ray, Pete Doherty, Royksopp, Papa Roach, Pet Shop Boys and a lot, lot more. Personal favorites from the week of 23-30 March, are the latest stuff from Mastodon and indie all star…
The Dark Was The Night compilation has been spinning frantically in my player over the past few weeks since I got ahold of it. Frankly, I can’t get enough of it, which is actually a big surprise for me too, since I’ve always hated various artists or “NOW, That’s What I Call Music!” compilations. Dark Was The Night is truly special, though. I was meaning on writing a detailed review of the compilation, but for…
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