Marco Benevento ‘Between the Needles…’
On ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’, Benevento experiments with various gadgets, like an Atari console or a basic Casio Keyboard, to conceive unique twists in
Mushroom ‘Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed’
Mushroom’s 12th album ‘Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed’ deserves to be played in a dark room filled with the aroma of incense and a substance that
Hacienda ‘Peace, Love, and Tacos’
Hacienda guitarist Dante Schwebel is in-between bites as he talks the virtues of tacos, strawberry soda, and greasy, greasy meat
Sharon Jones ‘I Learned the Hard Way’
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are proving to be one of the city’s most potent acts, stunning audiences with performances straight out of Stax’s
The Hold Steady ‘Heaven is Whenever’
The Hold Steady’s fifth album ‘Heaven is Whenever’ incorporates stories of youthful, vibrant city nights and drunken stupors, but on this album, Finn is more
Manchester Orchestra 04.03.10 Trocadero Philadelphia
Playing ten minutes past the Trocadero’s usual musical cease-fire, Manchester Orchestra spent every minute proving themselves to a crowd who were already well-convinced
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The Postelles ‘Electric in the Bowery’
Postelles drummer Billy Cadden and guitarist/lead vocalist Daniel Balk sat down with The Waster at The Bowery Electric to talk about performing in the thick
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Gorillaz ‘Plastic Beach’
Gorillaz bring a sensory overload of swirling melodies and carefully choreographed samples on Damon Albarn & Co’s latest ‘Plastic Beach&#
Manchester Orchestra ‘Resurrecting the Left of Center’
Chris Freeman from Manchester Orchestra catches up with us just as he hit the 2,000 mile dusty trail towards Salt Lake City, Utah, where the
New Mastersounds ‘From the Clubs of Leeds’
Simon Allen and Eddie Roberts of the New Mastersounds talk about their individual strengths, Obama, and their craziest UK nightclub story
Flaming Lips ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
The Flaming Lips’ interpretation of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is a solid collection of peculiar sounds and original arrangements, which could have only come
Daptone Gold – Various Artists
Drop the needle on Daptone Gold, ‘four solid sides of soul’ featuring Sharon Jones, Antibalas, and The Budos Band, and let the silky smooth sounds
