What in the rave is going on?! If I were to judge a book by its cover, and I totally do…..just like wine, I would mistake this trance track for the Ecstacy-driven house shite you’ll hear nonstop at Hot Topic, or whatever neighborhood goth shop posts up in your town mall.  However, once again my patience paid off and gave way to exhilaration at the sound of lead singer, Alice “Through The Looking” Glass’ shriek. Continue Reading

AWWwwwwww Yeeee-aaaaahhhhh!! As signaled by the air-raid guitars, Sleigh Bells is back and they aim to drop another sound bomb on your dome.  The raucous stomp of the bass, matched with the cheerleader-esque hand claps set the scene for the pep rally from hell.  Complete with namesake sleigh bells and ultra-deep musings of preteens on their way to the beach, this song will take you from zero to deaf in under two minutes. Continue Reading

Selected as the opening track of LCD’s new album, This Is Happening, and also featured here as the first-at-bat, the unusually elementary intro might have listeners scratching their heads….or asses….or both, if you’re coordinated.  Admittedly, I’m about instant gratification, so a waiting period in excess of three minutes is an eternity.  Usually if a song fails to fully engage me after a minute, two at most, it is banished to the back of the iPod.  I’m not sure what that space looks like, but I’m sure it’s next to Will Smith’s “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It,” which somehow tiptoes onto iPods worldwide.  (Oh, Big Willie Style, you were a gift from BMG and back in high school it certainly was, “Just The Two Of Us”) Continue Reading

There are two words for this video.  “Amazing” and “Fuckin-incredolicious.”  One of those words was recently made up by an anonymous author, but still holds true.  In this tribute to Rube Goldberg, the members of OK Go play a trivial role amidst the seemingly endless mechanisms timed to their single, “This Too Shall Pass.” Continue Reading

Holy naked.  I must forewarn that this is NSFW.  Not that blurs are not employed, but I doubt if your uber-conservative boss will appreciate the humor. Continue Reading

For a band consisting of 20-somethings, The xx appear very calm, cool, and calculated.  Exemplified by a simple, yet soulful sound, they’ve left tracks on both sides of the pond, selling out shows and leaving audiences breathless. Continue Reading

As a few people know already, this video has quite a bit of sentimental value.  The official video of 2:30 am for a few months in 2007, I must have subjected my friends to this musical menagerie over 100 times.  The fun-loving spirit of The Thermals is infectious and I can’t help it if their videos capture that same essence.  It is impossible to witness them live or taped and not feel as though your life is instantaneously changing for the better. Continue Reading