Rosey - Luckiest Girl Luckiest Girl mixes the best of the 20th century with the freshness of the 21st and proves that jazz is neither dead nor dusty. The songstress never goes out of style.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The Ghostwrite - Anxiety Forget about what you thought folk and nostalgia sounded like, this simple release is angry, frustrated, and whispers an angular promise of better things to come from The Ghostwrite.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Monday, June 16, 2008
Elika - Trying Got Us Nowhere Kicking off with "The Whip" and its barbed chorus,
Elika's
Trying Got Us Nowhere is best described as shoe-tronica, blending programming with organic field recordings and reverb effects.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Panda Riot - She Dares All Things The liner notes to
Panda Riot's
She Dares All Things describes the nine-track LP as "a collection of singles", and that seems appropriate. The album is very synth-y, poppy, and therefore catchy.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Monday, June 9, 2008
Any Given Tuesday #16: Hearts By Darts Recently I sat down with Mike Evitts, one-half of
Hearts By Darts. The other principal member of HxD is Sei Peterson, who unfortunately could not be with us.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Blacklisted - Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God Philly's Blacklisted unleash the agony on
Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Monday, June 2, 2008
Century - Black Ocean The zeitgeist of metal is to look down the nose at metalcore, but such charlatans fall silent as the hammer falls on "Equus" and Carson Slovak's screams choke the windpipe of the self-proclaimed know-it-alls.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Thursday, May 29, 2008
Free Download: Nine Inch Nails - The Slip That's not news, per se, since the last couple outings by Trent Reznor have been available for free with an option to pay a nominal fee for the true believers.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Any Given Tuesday #15: Ukelele Ladies - Tippy Canoe, Uni, Rose Turtle Ertler This episode takes on a different instrument: the ukelele. Taking some time with two left-coasters and an Australian, all of whom wield the uke as their main weapon.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Show Some Support For The Maryland Science Center With Buckwheat Zydeco Show some support for the Maryland Science Center as we kick off summer.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Monday, May 26, 2008
