Review: Funeral Party – The Bootleg EP (2008)
Adding another gift under the dance punk tree this holiday season, Funeral Party unveiled their first EP early December. Despite the genre being dominated…
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Review: Jake One – White Van Music (2008)
Producer extraordinaire Jake One recently released his Rhymesayers and full on debut album, White Van Music this year, heavily anticipated due to his work…
Review: Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy (2008)
Back in elementary school, the teacher told us to bring things of that time period the following day that would be put into a…
Review: Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
From the university and parties of 2007’s Graduation, Kanye reigns in a distinct dark departure leaving heart and love in the spotlight. West will…
Review: Mumford & Sons – Love Your Ground EP (2008)
Up until recent, Mumford & Sons has been that still, crystal clear water. After their recent touring stints, people have taken to the band…
Review: Yelle – Pop-Up (2007)
With a recent tour of the United States, aptly titled C’est l’Amérique Tour, in addition to introducing the Season 4 finale of Entourage, Yelle…
Review: Lindi Ortega – The Drifter EP (2008)
After watching the Toronto-based country-folk singer-songwriter perform before Noah and the Whale in Chicago, I sought out an EP online. The Drifter E.P. (Cherrytree…
Concert Review + Photography: Noah and the Whale and Lindi Ortega at the Empty Bottle (Chicago)
The Empty Bottle recently hosted Lindi Ortega (Toronto) and Noah and the Whale (London) for an evening of intimate and pop-infused folk; a second…
Review: These Arms Are Snakes – Tail Swallower and Dove (2008)
Lead Beater, the eighth track on Tail Swallower and Dove (Suicide Squeeze Records, 2008) lands with such a foreboding bass it’s difficult to distinguish…