Interview

Amanda Blank is contending for the title of breakout female pop rapper of 2009. Only her message isn't about the mean streets. It's all about love.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/14/09

If going on disastrous tours and facing near-arrests at international borders can be considered a rite of passage for up-and-coming bands, then Now Now Every Children should now be ready for the big time.  BLOG POSTED: 07/10/09

Crocodiles may sound like a pair of goth badasses ready to pick fights on California beaches, but they are really just a couple of guys trying to make as much noise as possible.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/07/09

Who's qualified to write about Michael Jackson? But writing about anything else this week would seem kind of obscene, considering the huge impact he had on the collective music listeners' experience.  BLOG POSTED: 06/26/09

So Blur got back together this week and played some shows. A lot of Brits (and one American music journalist named T. Cole Rachel) got very,very excited by this.  BLOG POSTED: 06/19/09

I'm almost scared to go into my office lately. For the past three weeks I've been totally overwhelmed by the sheer volume of promo CDs that have come my way, all of which have ended up in an ever-growing heap next to my desk.  BLOG POSTED: 06/12/09

The sounds on San Diego duo Crocodiles surly debut, Summer of Hate, might be the appropriate soundtrack for 3 AM séances at the local skate park, but there is definitely something sweet hiding in the band's black hearts.  BLOG POSTED: 06/01/09

Stranded without technology in Oklahom, T Cole Rachel selects his five favorite albums from his mom's collection.  BLOG POSTED: 05/22/09