Life is short; that insight is passed on to us throughout our lives but we only begin to take it increasingly more seriously as we grow older. How old before the preciousness of our time on Earth begins to sink in? Of course, it varies from person to person, and even in each person, our(…)
Last November, I caught up with Oberhofer’s leading man, Brad Oberhofer, while the band was in Milwaukee touring with fellow Brooklynites, Matt and Kim. It was then that I first got wind of the collection of songs that would become Notalgia. Oberhofer had actually been listening to the masters of the new songs earlier in(…)
It’s a purple-tinted, grimacing baby with spiked hair being held and stung, or about to be stung, by an oversized mosquito. If any other acclaimed rock band went that route for the album art of their fourth album, there may be some initial cause for concern. But with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it’s nothing out(…)
Birthmarks is a curious title for Born Ruffians’ third LP. What is a birthmark– an inconsistency, a blemish in the skin that forms at or around birth and doesn’t go away, stays with that person for life. They are generally harmless; in different cultures there are a number of myths about what causes the unusual(…)
Where would American rock ‘n’ roll be today without The Strokes? Say what you want about them, but is rock music not better off today because of them? Yes, those prep school kids from affluent families who decided to form the New York band back in 1998. I was in junior high in 1998 and(…)
There is so much more to the Cold War Kids than what they’ve gotten credit for. I’ll never forget the Long Beach-based band’s performance at Lollapalooza in 2007. At that time, their debut album, Robbers & Cowards, had managed to spark a buzz frenzy with the indie rock masses, and leading the charge was the(…)
Chicago’s Save The Clocktower has been busy since we last covered the band back in January 2011. Their most recent album, Through the Glass, was released in the summer of 2012 and got the attention of NPR’s World Cafe last fall. And since adding bassist Chris Newton, the band is incorporating its fullest sound yet.(…)
“Are You Gonna Wait For Love To Leave?” is the second track on Solvents’ latest album, Ghetto Moon, and it’s by no means a song you come across every day. In fact, if you did hear it today or tomorrow or next week, it may very well stop you in your place for a minute(…)
