Music
Waking Up with Jimmy La Valle: The Album Leaf’s New-Dawn...
La Valle has been creating music for over ten years, beginning with Locust, where he served as their first keyboard player at the ripe old age of sixteen. … read more
THE COUNTERCULTURE WILL BE TELEVISED: A Story About the Vans...
There will always be music for the masses, and music for people who actually love music. … read more
Localized – July 2005
Writing songs for this band is an immediate process; if the music gets labored, they throw it out. … read more
Out of the Coffin: Kim Nekroman Resurrects the Nekromantix
Kim Nekroman, with his homemade coffin bass, stayed at the forefront of the European psychobilly scene for 16 years, until the band relocated to L.A. … read more
Sample Jack: An Interview with Meat Beat Manifesto
It was around 1990 when I was staying up late on Sunday nights to watch 120 Minutes on MTV when Meat Beat Manifesto first grabbed my attention. … read more
When You Wish Upon A Star: An Interview with Ethan...
While researching Comets on Fire interviews in preparation, I came across a word several times that I think adequately describes the aesthetic of this band: organic. … read more
Versified Street Life Reinventing Bar Rock Hype: Interview with The...
I was doing a lot of drugs when I first heard the Hold Steady’s debut release, Almost Killed Me, in January 2004, and I was enraptured. … read more
Localized – June 2005
Localized is a monthly showcase of local bands on the second Friday of every month at the Urban Lounge. This month we bring you the perilously odd combination of a death metal band. … read more
Hardcore Realists: Death from Above 1979 Sneer at Glory
My impression of Canadian two-piece Death from Above 1979 pre-interview was that they don’t suffer a fool. … read more
Analogical Resurrection: An Interview with Erasure
When Erasure set out to promote Other People’s Songs album, they hadn’t toured in four years; neither Vince Clark nor Andy Bell were sure if the fans would still be there. … read more
Tiny Horses in a Big, Big World: An Interview with...
There is hope, however, in this world full of forgotten dreams and empty stables. Enter The Ponys, the four-piece responsible for making the most exciting music in years. … read more
The Struggles, Troubles, Steadfast and Momentum of Smoke or Fire
There once was a band called Jericho … actually, there were two bands called Jericho. One was an aging Christian rock group trying to groove their way into heaven; the other was a punk band in Boston. One will embark on a reunion tour of the Bible Belt this summer after their drummer recovers from
