Walking in from the drizzle of early May showers into a scene that transported me into a darkened European bar where leather jackets greeted me with crisp synth, tight vocals, and sick beats.  A dainty mix between Calvin Harris and maybe Walk The Moon, Lovelife was an excellent way to begin the evening and [...]

A tall wave of bands are emerging in 2013 out of The Knife mold.  While I have the utmost respect for what The Knife have brought to the table in melody and showmanship, they don’t push any of my buttons like some of their contemporaries. Chvrches climbed the ladder to an independent score with Glassnote, [...]

by Charissa Lock Goddammit KITTEN you had me at the first synth drop of “Japanese Eyes.”  Those lads (Lukas Frank, Bryan DeLeon, Waylon Rector, Zach Bilson) took the audience by storm with their tight powerhouse sound sending a highly professional and extremely talented jolt flooding over the crowd.  The intoxicating intro placed a blanket of professionalism [...]

Deftones “Swerve City” David Bowie ”The Next Day” Mariah Carey ft. Miguel “Beautiful” Alicia Keys ft. Maxwell “Fire We Make” Iggy Azalea “Bounce” Young Galaxy “Pretty Boy” Fat Joe ft. Wiz Khalifa and Teyana Taylor “Ballin” Wiz Khalifa ft. 2 Chainz ”We Own It” Natalie Maines “Without You” Eve ft. Miss Kitty “Eve” Lady Antebellum “Goodbye Town” Kendrick Lamar “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” Lana Del Rey ”Young and Beautiful”   Fabolous ft. Chris Brown “Ready” Avril Levine “Here’s To Never Growing Up” Selena [...]

By Aurora Cowen with Brian Harding and Amalie Bruun of Ex Cops  Ex Cops are the first band to be signed to Manhattan’s record store turned record label, Other Music.  Their debut album True Hallucinations is the first release to come from the label as well, a seemingly perfect representation of the record stores incredibly detailed [...]

by Charissa Lock Ce Le Vie to African tribal beats and that darned misplaced Oxford Comma (which is a favorite of mine), Paul Simon’s Graceland was the last chapter of Vampire Weekend’s musical path.  Neither a scornful nor extreme movement from Contra to Modern Vampires of the City (MVOTC ) [XL Recordings] (Out Now) for there [...]

On May 14th, Saturday artists MS MR will be releasing their first LP, Secondhand Rapture, check out review here.  With the fresh and upbeat single “Fantasy” and darker “Hurricane” as singles, MS MR has exciting things up ahead upon their release.  With two weeks to go, make sure you get this album on repeat so [...]

by Charissa Lock Boston Calling is coming!  Are you going? BC is a two day music festival in city hall plaza in downtown Boston on May 25th and 26th.  General Admission is sold out but you can still purchase VIP tickets here. Here is a preview of Saturday (5/25)! fun.  - of course everyone is looking [...]

She’s cool, gorgeous..oh, and she can sing and write a damn good pop song.  Charlotte Aitchison, aka Charli XCX, caught our attention last year with her video for “Stay Away” and since then, she’s continued to reappear into our lives with a new debut record and a few other rad videos and releases that have [...]

Interview done by Matt, Aurora, and Charissa with Mark Robert Fuller of Gold Fields A handful of producers, thousands of miles away from home and a tour with fellow emerging artists Capital Cities just underway. 2013 has been very good to Gold Fields. How do you feel that you have changed and grown as a band since your last shows [...]

by Charissa Lock New Yorker Lizzy Plapinge’s vocals accent the production of Max Hershenow flawlessly.  A little smokey, at times dropping her range to spark a darker glow (“Dark Doo Wop”), then ringing with a cascading sexual grittiness (“Head is Not My Home”).  At every transition Hershenow accentuates these effortlessly molding vocals with carefully chosen [...]

Matthew Healy, Adam Hann, George Daniel, and Ross MacDonald are The 1975, a British alternative electro pop rock quartet from Manchester who are currently embarking upon a massive tour throughout Europe and the US.  Incorporating elements of R&B, space pop, ambient, nu gaze, and indie rock, the first three EP’s are an interesting collage of [...]