Arctic Monkeys- R U Mine? This track just showed up out of nowhere last week, a stand-alone single that appeared on YouTube and iTunes and instantly lodged itself in my head on an endless loop. It’s full of the group’s…
In 1990, powerpop band Cheap Trick released a new album entitled Busted, and they partnered with Marvel to release a comic as part of their publicity campaign. A promo-only item, it’s an eight-page black and white pamphlet that tells the…
With 25 years, a half-dozen albums, uncountable world tours, and a number of successful TV themes under their collective belts, BETTY are an institution of indie music. They’ve cultivated a devoted and passionate fanbase over the years, and their holiday…
The 1990s was a boom period for rock & roll music. The success of Nirvana was followed by a glut of records from ‘next big things’, and record companies were signing rock bands left and right. Indie acts that had…
On the evening of February 7th, The Jungle Brothers took the stage at SOB’s in lower Manhattan. It was their first gig in six years, their first since 1997 with all three original members, and a historic evening for any…
Sometimes, there’s a band that seems almost too good to be true. And Dzian! are exactly that, a group making music so thrilling and infectious that I want to play it for everyone I know. They’re an ensemble that exhume…