by Charissa Lock Everyone has an artist that they have been following since childhood and at the moment they hear the vocals or unique instrumentation melody, you’re swept back to that happy place where you first felt the connection to them.  Typically, if they have been creating music since your childhood, their quality of music [...]

by Matthew Downes While ktc prepares its end of year best of lists, we’re starting to see some of the bigger online music publications start to post their lists. Here are a few of them for you to peruse: Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202 Spin: http://www.spin.com/articles/best-albums-2013/ Paste: http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/12/the-50-best-albums-of-the-year.html Mojo: http://www.mojo4music.com/9409/mojo-242-january-2014/ Q Magazine: http://news.qthemusic.com/2013/11/qs_50_albums_of_year_-_the_key.html The Quietus: http://thequietus.com/articles/13960-albums-of-the-year-2013 Decibel Magazine: Brought to you by Brooklyn [...]

by Matthew Downes Merge Records keeps bringing us great music, some of it you already love; Arcade Fire, She & Him and Neutral Milk Hotel (see more here).  Today we’re here to talk about Mikal Cronin because he’s Up Next. You may know him as a part of Ty Seagall‘s touring band, but he’s been around [...]

By Aurora Cowen  Sky Ferreira “Night Time, My Time” The title track for her ktc acclaimed new album would not have been my choice for the second single but it works after watching the heroin chic video directed by Grant Singer. Wearing colored wigs and next to nothing else (not complaining) Sky looks beautiful, the [...]

by Matthew Downes Record Store Day has become a fun day for both artists and fans.  Its a great way to release something tangible while imploring people to shop at their local record stores. A new(er) trend has been for Record Store Day to expand to the first day of holiday shopping madness (aka Black Friday).  This [...]

by Charissa Lock                        Mr. Bugg (Jake Bugg) has released his sophomore album that boasts a scoop more of maturity in themes and in composition, a trollop more of talent and a consistent spread of the unique sound and feelings expressed in his music.  Whether it’s the addition of Rick Rubin producing [...]

by Charissa Lock L.O.V.E. tidal waves over your body and into your bloodstream.  Being catapulted into self appreciation and peace among your brethren in the most positive non-sickening way possible. Normally artists mentioning the idea of me being nice to the annoying girl standing in front of me bobbing her head, results in the exact [...]

By Aurora Cowen Queens of the Stone Age “The Vampyre of Time and Memory” The extreme taxidermy, the fingernails, the passionate singing Jezebel: I loved every second of the warped imagery that QOTSA exhibited in their third video this year. This is one of my favorite tracks from Like Clockwork with it’s deep and introspective [...]

by Matthew Downes We’re about 2 months away from Coachella announcing its 2014 lineup (they announce the lineup on January 25th last year). The dates have been set and the early bird tickets are 100% sold out. Glad I don’t have to fight with my computer to get tickets like last year.  #party Coachella did [...]

By Charissa Lock They need no introduction or back-story, you know AWOLNATION and have already made your heartfelt passion clear.  This deluxe edition of the album we all love was released November 19th, two years after our ears first feasted upon fourteen impeccable songs.   Whether you’re a fan or roll your eyes every time “SAIL!” [...]

By Charissa Lock & Aurora Cowen SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC appeared June 2012 via Brando Records and IAMDYNAMITE (IAmDynamite)’s first LP made itself known for single “Stereo.”  One year and five months later I witnessed a live version of “Stereo” after having listened to the track a few times on the radio.   As the other tunes were unraveling [...]