DAY ONE (pt.3) : Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012 [Pretty Lights]
In this over-analyzed segment we review the Pretty Lights set while attempting to delve deeper into this whole EDM movement that the kids are all “raving” about
Reviews
DAY ONE (pt.2) : Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012 [Explosions in the Sky & Beats Antique]
some more jibba jabba. this time with reviews of Explosions in the Sky & Beats Antique with commentary on post-rock music and misguided Eastern appropriation
DAY ONE (pt.1) : Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012 [Girl Talk]
In this part I address traffic, the campground, & traveling alone, before unleashing why I think that Girl Talk is probably just a complete sham of a project
SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT: Matthew Zapruder’s Come on All You Ghosts
a review that compares poet Matthew Zapruder’s latest work to his breakthrough, The Pajamaist, while examining his general progression as an author
NEVER LOSE THAT FEELING – SWERVEDRIVER Live @ Neumos [Seattle]
A review of reunited British quartet, Swervedriver live in Seattle and a look into the genre of shoegaze in general
POWER AND SACRIFICE — MICHAEL GIRA Live @ The Triple Door [Seattle]
A review of the legendary Micahel Gira’s (Swans, Angels of Light) recent solo acoustic performance in Seattle with a brief rundown of his history
Pop Music, Social Development, and Neurology; A Scientific Exploration of Lana Del Rey’s Rise and Fall (and Rise)
The title’s pretty self explanatory
Disconnect the Dots – A Review of Paralytic Stalks by Of Montreal
Analytic talks about Paralytic Stalks. The latest release from Kevin Barnes and Of Montreal reviewed
Nightwork – Atlas Sound Live @ Neumos [2.28.12]
A review of the recent Seattle performance by Deerhunter frontman, Bradford Cox as his solo project Atlas Sound. Live @ Neumos.
UP IN THE NORTH: Eleanor Friedberger live in Seattle [2/9/2012]
Fiery Furnaces member, Eleanor Friedberger stops in Seattle to perform at the Crocodile and promote her debut solo album LAST SUMMER. Here’s the breakdown
RTX GONE GONE: Black Bananas – Rad Times Express IV
In our Sept. ’11 interview RTX’s Jennifer Herrema told us that her band was splitting up to become Black Bananas. The new album is out. Here’s what we think of it.
BORDERLINE Depressing – Madonna, M.I.A. & the Super Bowl Debacle
Madonna falls, dresses like She-Ra, releases terrible video. M.I.A. flips off America & appears in the terrible video. Everything’s bad. America loses. So do the Patriots