I guess you would call her a heartthrob, right? Jonathan Taylor Thomas is to girls in the early to mid 90s as Joanna Newsom is to hipster boys of the now. Although, I'm personally frank towards the stylings of Sara Quin (second only to the girl from Baggy Time I suppose), Joanna Newsom is...
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Have you ever had something so amazing happen to you that you had to reevaluate your entire life? For example, the first time you went to Disneyland. Maybe you were 10. Maybe you were 21. Either way, it was the most awesome experience of your life at that point in time right? Even today,...
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Steamrolllllllah! Steamrollllllah!! I can't get this song out of my tiny little head. Maybe my head isn't so tiny. In high school, a girl once said I had a big head. If that's the case, this song occupies a lot of space in my mind right now. London Town is The Magic Theatre's first...
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This month hasn't been packed with game-changing music, to say the least. Much of it has been predictable, rehashing of other music, or just not inventive enough. There aren't many people who can step into a genre, saturated with good talent, and really change minds. Owen Pallett is definitely putting a foot forward and...
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I recently had the opportunity to interview Rachael Cantu. She was kind enough to give a taste of her experiences thus far in the music industry, inspirations behind her newest album Far and Wide (check out NW's review here), and her feelings towards flapjacks and pancakes.
Let’s talk about Far and wide: creative process, production experience,...
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Sometime between now and before Christmas there will be two lists out from me on this site: some of the most overlooked bands and artists of the decade and the 402 Productions' albums of the year. However, sometime between now and the 17th I have essays and finals. So, sadly, reviewing and such has...
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After a day or so, the lovely Rachael Cantu ended up sending me a copy of her album for reviewing! What a sweetheart. So thanks to her for that.
On to business: how does someone like Rachael not get picked up by some label yet? Her touring history consists of some legends (BB King just...
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I'd like to say to the new readers: thanks so much for subscribing/reading this blog regularly! Also, it's definitely really cool to see some people posting comments that aren't spam, in Russian, or Russian spammers. Before I get into this fairly new "it" band, I'd just like to announce that I never received a...
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Them Crooked Vultures are one of those way too exciting bands. Angels and Airwaves was the last "supergroup" of mostly mainstream stars to form a band. Every so often you got that random Long Island duo-tour from Jesse Lacey and Kevin Devine or Lacey and John Nolan, and that sold out every show as...
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Fanfarlo might be considered the most scene band of the year. Running up a ruckus at SXSW and CMJ this year, Fanfarlo has the sound of a refined Beirut and the hype of a broken up 90s band's reunion show. Aside from tearing up the indie scene with it's "organic" sound and pseudo-lo fi...
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