Supersystem
Always Never Again (Touch & Go). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Always Never Again (Touch & Go). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Who has the courage to not only cover the Cure’s immortal New Wave prom classic “Just Like Heaven,” but also name her CD after New Order’s equally beloved “Bizarre Love Triangle”? Kyrby Raine talks to San Francisco’s Charlotte Summer.
To The Moon (Claire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The North Sea (Sonic Unyon Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Songs for the Human Listener (self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Kaskade (Metropolis Records). Review by Jorge C. Galban.
Dance/pop darlings of the 80’s, Erasure, bring a flamboyant display of unadulterated fun to Orlando’s House of Blues. Jen Cray is pleasantly surprised.
Bizarre Love Triangle (Planet XOX). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Protest (Ace Fu). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Dylan Garret chats with Dan Geller of I Am The World Trade Center about dance music, DJing, downloads, and how New York City needs to stop being so damned expensive already. All this and more, with less questions about the band’s name than you’ve come to expect. Well, okay, just one. But it’s a good one.
The Orange Billboard (Hidden Agenda). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Echoes (Universal). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Inferno (Metropolis). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Trebuchet EP (Slow Dance). Review by Troy Jewell.
The Everlasting Blink (Guidance). Review by BEn VarkeNTine.
Kill The DJ (Hypnotic). Review by Ben Varkentine.
The Happiest Days of Our Lives (Double Agent). Review by Ben Varkentine.
This Soft Life (ModMusic). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Basic Instructions EP (Epitaph). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
“Melodic with a touch of groove and an anemic, very white approach to the vocals, but still soulful.” Gail Worley talks to Johnny Marr, currently of The Healers and formerly of the Smiths, and manages to keep it together. Mostly.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.