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[EVENT] Unimpressed Fest CMJ
It's probably about time we mention that we're throwing a couple of CMJ parties this year. Or, better yet a little mini-festival we've entitled 'Unimpressed Fest'. Yeah, whatever...
Read More[PLAYLIST] Capitol Hill Block Party 2015
The time for Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party is finally upon us and we couldn't be more ready. Well, 'ready' may be an overstatement considering we are still packing our bags but as always we had to get our tunes in order first...
Read More[Event] Capitol Hill Block Party
While the list of copy-cat festival lineups continues to gain weight with each passing season Capitol Hill Block Party managed to separate itself from the pack early on. Taking place at Seattle's Capitol Hill between Broadway and 12th Avenue & E. Pine Street and E. Union Street the six blocks will come together in a grid of good times and even better tunes...
Read More[LIVE REVIEW] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ The Independent
Album reissues are a big thing right now, and that has not been lost on front man, bandleader, and sole surviving member of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s original lineup, Alec Ounsworth. In September of 2005 the band self-released their debut, self-titled album to critical acclaim. 10 years later they are now touring in support of the album’s reissue, playing all 12 tracks from start to finish...
Read More[Video] Courtney Barnett: Pedestrian At Best
I’ve always found clowns rather terrifying and never understood their business in ‘entertaining’ children. They’re not particularly endearing or comical in my opinion, but Courtney Barnett has managed to accomplish both in the video for her latest tune, “Pedestrian At Best”...
Read MoreTwerps: I Don't Mind
Melbourne's Twerps were first introduced to me by my British friend. Not long after our California-based writer Darren submitted a nice little album review on them. Such is the way of these 'internetz' these days that my friends from all across the globe are sniffing out bands from right under my nose, in my very own country...
Read MoreRachel Fannan: Bad Habits
I've met some pretty delightful people while travelling. Strangers from all over the world have become friends to me within a matter of hours, whether on buses or trains, in hostels or through Couchsurfing, at bus stations or just on the street...
Read MoreThe Dodos: Retriever
[PHOTO DIARY] CMJ 2014
The CMJ Music Marathon is an experience that is hard to explain in words. A week of musical showcases that take over the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and other parts of New York City, where up-and-coming artists come from all over the world to play shows back-on-back in front of crowds of industry professionals. You can only really truly understand the madness if you've attended yourself, but we will attempt to share our experiences with you in photo format...
Read More[ALBUM REVIEW] Cold War Kids: Hold My Home
While the men of Cold War Kids have seen years come and pass, their sound has only grown more solid. They are at once the soldiers of soul and the princes of pop, whipping ooh’s and ahh’s into heaps of harmony that only a fool would deny...
Read More[EVENT RECAP] Culture Collide San Francisco: Day 1
Started by co-founder of FILTER Magazine Alan Miller, Culture Collide has established itself as an online editorial platform and gained international recognition for highlighting music, art and culture from all corners of the globe through reviews, travel tips and tech trend-spotting...
Read More[PHOTO & VIDEO DIARY] Hopscotch Festival: Day 3
We sent Victor and Robert to Hopscotch Festival a few weeks ago, and Victor was kind enough to capture the whole festival on film.
Check out the video he made below of the highlights from Saturday, featuring Valient Thorr, Death, Mastodon, Funkss, Holygrailers, Ava Luna, How To Dress Well, Dent May, and Jamie XX.
Read MoreTV On The Radio: Seeds
As the dead leaves of Fall have begun to accumulate in the streets, TV On The Radio’s upcoming album Seeds is just beginning to blossom. Recorded in Los Angeles at Federal Prism Studios, it will mark their first full-length effort since the 2011 death of bandmate and friend Gerard Smith...
Read More[PHOTO DIARY] Project Pabst
We sent Drew along to the first ever Project Pabst Festival, a hipster haven of cheap beer and good music, and the last festival of the summer up in Portland...
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