Review: Wild Belle – “Isles”
Wild Belle Isles Sony/Columbia – March 12th 2013 By Elyse Hill (@elyselikeswords) Find it at: iTunes | Insound | HMV Digital 7.4 Combining reggae, indie, electronic and classical music sounds a lot like a task for a confused DJ with the ambitious endeavour of pleasing every age group at a wedding (with little hope of success), but Chicago duo Wild Belle prove it to be doable on Isles. Their debut record... Read More
Review: A$AP Rocky – “LongLiveA$AP”
A$AP Rocky LongLiveA$AP Sony/RCA – January 15th 2013 By Elyse Hill (@elyselikeswords) Find it at: iTunes | Insound | HMV Digital 8.3 Of all the titles A$AP Rocky holds – self-declared or appointed – “lyrical genius” is not one of them. His debut album LongLiveA$AP instead spills an impeccable taste for infectious beats and flawlessly organized recordings proving the Harlem... Read More
INTERVIEW: Cults
From the group’s inception in 2010, CULTS’ Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion have used their natural talent to be unpredictable. One stunning recording led to a mass amount of buzz at South By Southwest which spawned intimate performances exploding with bittersweet emotions (their group rendition of “Abducted” at The Horseshoe Tavern in April 2011 still stands as one of the decade’s best performances). But with the... Read More
GOING LIVE: Cults, No Joy
CULTS, NO JOY, SPECTRALS PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE, TORONTO / APR. 25TH Even with their remarkable debut having been released almost a year ago, New York indie poppers CULTS still carry this impressive ability to make their sound detonate. Continuing their path to play every stage in Toronto, the quintet rattled the Phoenix Concert Theatre with enough tunes to keep dance moves alive while their sidekicks – NO JOY and SPECTRALS – kicked up... Read More
GOING LIVE: Kasabian
KASABIAN KOOL HAUS, TORONTO / MAR. 29TH It’s funny how a song like KASABIAN’s “Club Foot” could still, after eight years, tap your spine and the hairs on your neck once it’s rhythm invades your space. At a live show, it completely obliterates your senses. Halfway through the Brit vets’ set at a sold-out Kool Haus in Toronto, the atmosphere and the goosebump-inducing electricity was figuratively on fire with sing-a-longs,... Read More
TRACK/MP3: Tenacious D – “Rize Of The Fenix”
The most famous heavy metal band from the City Of Angels has returned. While rumors have been rampant about the group’s third studio album, TENACIOUS D – also known as the acoustic duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass, have confirmed record numero three will be out in May. Below is the first cut titled “Rize Of The Fenix” and while it may not even touch the minute mark, it’s enough for any Pick Of Destiny fan to start doing... Read More
REVIEW: Chairlift – “Something”
[Jan. 24, 2012 - Sony/Columbia // Find it at: Insound | iTunes] ______________________________________________________________ After three years of being commercial kings and queens, Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly, the duo that make up Chairlift, now find themselves with an addiction to synth. Unlike others with the problem who stumble trying to find that perfect sound to wash over you, the Brooklyn duo have created a special LP with Something.... Read More
INTERVIEW: Kreayshawn
Stuck in the middle of a generation fascinated with Twitter, Facebook “likes” and cultural trends (“Let’s bring back planking!”), West Coast figure KREAYSHAWN is contending to separate herself as a talented artist from the daily batch of mediocre. But as anyone can point out – it’s a monumental challenge, especially when your self-produced Internet music video currently sits at 30 million views and a new... Read More
GOING LIVE: Foster The People, Cults
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REVIEW: J. Cole – “Cole World: The Sideline Story”
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