Interview

It's Wednesday post-lunc,  and we're succumbing to the midweek slump.  In an attempt to fight it off, we've been listening to some new music, namely "Stay Home Tonight," the first single from Chicago folk-rock three-piece Cains & Abels' upcoming LP.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/01/12

Formerly best known as one of the three members of Australian rock band The Basics, Wally De Backer is now essentially a musical one-man show: he plays drums, does the percussion, plays piano, sings, writes songs, and produces his own music.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/01/12

The members of Dry the River have brought their punk-rock and prog-rock backgrounds together to make beautiful acoustic music.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/31/12

"Video Voyeur," the first single off of The Good Natured's upcoming LP, is about just that—voyeurism. Reminiscent of that oh-so-famous Police song (at least in theme), the song details obsessive observation from the point of view of the onlooker.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/31/12

Everybody longs for home. K'naan, originally from Somalia, has lived in the States for over 20 years, but his music is still filled with melancholy.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/30/12

Mystical Weapons, a band that has only played five shows so far, is significantly adding to its résumé this weekend with engagements tonight and tomorrow at The Kitchen. But the band is comprised of two members who cumulatively have played thousands of shows: Sean Lennon (Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Plastic Ono Band) and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof), alongside video artist Martha Colburn.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/27/12

The instrumentation devised by the band Miracles of Modern Science (MOMS for short) sounds like, well, a science experiment.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/27/12

Greenpot Bluepot, the iconoclastic solo project of celebrated New York artist Natalie LeBrecht, boasts intricate melodies and transcontinental influences that deceive her more minimalist pedigree. LeBrecht constructed a festive and eye-catching video to accompany the track "Royal Parade," off of her forthcoming record.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/27/12

It's been five years since Norwegian band 120 Days hit the airwaves with new music.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/26/12

With his doped-out rhymes, D.I.Y. videos, and name-checks of Rick Owens and Raf Simons, reformed drug dealer A$AP Rocky is vying to redefine New York City rap for a new generation of hip-hop heads.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/26/12