Review: Past Lives – Strange Symmetry (2008)
byStrange symmetry. An awkward correspondence. Although you wouldn’t label the music awkward in the common sense, but as unconventional or perhaps hesitant in the…
On the Horizon: Transatlantic Urban Pop Artist, Zaho
bySo in the last Qui? I wrote of a London-based folk group turning heads (and Saturn Vues). This time around, something a slightly different…
Review: Doomtree – Self-Titled (2008)
byThe Minneapolis collective unveiled their long-anticipated debut. Aside from anthologies of efforts, the self-titled album is first studio album, polished by the artistic visions…
Review: The Faint – Fasciinatiion (2008)
byThe Faint‘s self-constructed, self-produced, and self-designed Fasciinatiion (blank.wav, 2008) is that long-desired Tetris piece that fits snug between Blank Wave Arcade (Saddle Creek, 1999)…
Review: Atmosphere – When Life Gives You Lemons… (2008)
byMellow, mature, melodious but not so melancholic. In short, that’s what happens in When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (Rhymesayers…
Review: Doomtree – False Hopes (2007)
byIf something is in the drinking water in Minnesota, good luck finding the source in the land of 10,000 lakes. Midwestern hip hop has…
iPhone + iTunes + MobileMe
byApple‘s new service, MobileMe, debuted recently. While many features are compelling to different users, especially used in conjunction with an iPhone 3G or iPod…
Review: Johnny Foreigner – Waited Up Til It Was Light (2008)
byThe wait was definitely longer than expected, but Johnny Foreigner’s debut album Waited Up ‘Til It Was Light (Best Before Records/Nettwerk, 2008) hit digital…
Last.fm’s Fresh Redesign
byAlas, I’ve lost my black Last.fm homepage and have to deal with an impersonal red…but the improvements galore make up for the lack of…