A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth [...]
J. Breeden and Sara Dyberg of Susurrus Station have found a way of harmoniously combining the experimental vibe of the Mars Volta with the retro-rock sound of the Raconteurs. But wait, up pops urban Greek folk music and moody vocals you’d expect from Nick Cave. Breeden and Dyberg bring to the table a phenomenal display [...]
We can’t even explain the mechanics of the limited-edition, one-time, 500-count pressing of Robyn Hitchcock’s live DVD/CD, I Often Dream Of Trains In New York (Yep Roc, November 11), which features some bizarre fold-out contraption, so we encourage you to pre-order it and find out for yourself. A less-deluxe, less-expensive version is also available if [...]
A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth [...]
Thanks to some help from director Ben Drury and photographers Tim & Barry, not to mention some sponsorship from Nike, British rapper Dizzee Rascal creates a wonderfully mellow rap video. Witness the definition of chill. All blue pastels and chalk drawings, this promo might not put you to sleep, but it’ll certainly send you to a [...]
A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth album Truelove’s [...]
Charles Salas-Humara and Joe Kelly are Panther, a band out of Portland, Ore. They are the self-proclaimed originators of floor dancing. 2007′s Secret Lawns and 2008′s 14 Kt God sounded like the ramshackle, ironic funk/disco of Beck, but with “Love Is Sold,” they’re channeling a ’70s soft-rock radio station. Think lost ELO, Steely Dan or Stephen Stills. [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 25-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. David’s painting is called Fractured Glimpse. Attending an Evelyn Glennie concert at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, I was wondering what I [...]
A deep-voiced, working-class songwriter with an affinity for ’50s-era crooners, American country music and grand orchestration, Richard Hawley has paid tribute to his hometown of Sheffield, England, through songwriting that serves as a sepia-toned photograph of timeless places and love-troubled lives. While it may seem as if nothing changes in Hawley’s stylishly retro work, sixth album Truelove’s [...]
Twenty-five years, almost as many albums and an ever-changing band of misfits follow Sascha Konietzko, frontman and the only original member of KMFDM, around this year on the band’s world tour. The Philly crowd at the TLA was a mixture of ’80s metal heads who have been around since the beginning, Hot Topic goth kids [...]
