June 30th, 2010 by Eric RexSunpower sounds like someone loved the Dead Kennedys and tried to go out of their way to imitate them but have since pulled back away from that track and while the guitar tone and vocal style are still there, there’s enough of a distinction that allows you to enjoy Sunpower on their own merits.
Bondage is [...]
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0 Comment » June 28th, 2010 by Eric RexSo after the Italian showcase, I made it straight away to catch yet another matinee daylight dance party.
Gordon Voidwell was performing and I was curious to see how things were looking for the former four piece turned three piece when Jamie Lidell snatched Guillermo E. Brown to be a part of his band. With [...]
Category : Show Review June 27th, 2010 by Eric RexSo Friday was a slight let down, but we were determined to not let that stand in the way of a good time as we ended up hitting no less than 5 shows and seeing around a dozen bands playing everything from industrial pop to….whatever the hell The Señors of Marseille consider themselves to do.
Let’s [...]
Category : Show Review June 26th, 2010 by Eric RexFrom a logistical standpoint, last night was a bit of a bust. We had planned on hitting Shea Stadium to see Shilpa Ray perform a solo set then head out and catch MEN at The Knitting Factory but it didn’t go according to plan.
Category : Show Review June 25th, 2010 by Eric RexDay one of The L Magazine’s Northside Festival is done and it was already a bit of a doozy. From last night’s many offerings, from Wavves and DOM at the Knitting Factory to ?uestlove DJing at Brooklyn Bowl to My Teenage Stride at The Charleston, we choose to cover MeanRed’s Crush Fest, a multi-genre, [...]
Category : Show Review June 23rd, 2010 by Eric RexExtra Life is the current project of Charlie Looker, multi-instrumentalist composer who was in the “brutalist chamber group” Zs and worked with Brooklyn heroes The Dirty Projectors. Using what was described as a combination of “Medieval change, hardcore, dark neofolk abstract modernism and lush pop” there is a degree of intimidation up front, as [...]
Category : album Review June 22nd, 2010 by Eric RexRebels Eat Apples’ Body Popular is a great release. In the past week I’ve had it, I’ve listened to some tracks nearly twenty times, forsaking other assignments just to squeeze out that rush of serotonin that hits when the weird keyboard solo kicks in on “Tropical Pepperoni” and trying to discern the lyrics to [...]
Category : interview June 21st, 2010 by Eric RexWe Never Learn is the story of what happened to fun time rock n’ roll in the 1980s, when punk went hard and arty but some bands just wanted to raise a little hell and play sloppy and fast. It’s written by Eric Davidson, of New Bomb Turks fame, and takes the form of [...]
Category : Book Review June 18th, 2010 by Eric RexRebels Eat Apples album Body Popular is a bit of a hidden gem. A multi-faceted pop soaked lowest fidelity high tone hilarious bobby sock crotch rot great time. Filled with simple songs that flow in that stupid smart way that the best garage punk revivalists straddle.
Category : album Review June 16th, 2010 by Eric RexWell that didn’t go according to plan at all unfortunately.
When word first started coming out that Ninjasonik was going to open for Drake at a free show at the seaport, I thought it was a joke. I heard it through one of their many twitter accounts and thought “OK, well this isn’t really happening, [...]
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