David Lamb of Brown Bird has recently passed away from leukemia. We offer our deepest condolences to his surviving spouse, MorganEve Swain, and all the strength to carry on. Dave was loved by many, and we hope that if he or his music meant something in your life, that you’ll share that with MorganEve and offer your support. BrownBird.net. -MattRead More →
So, you managed to miss these guys on Aug 4th. (Not a problem, we did, too). Here’s to not having to miss an awesome, huge (13-man) band that, we’re hoping, will blast away when they come up with their new full-length.Oh yeah, that link’s right here. And if you need to get your fix now, check out their latest EP, “A New Kind of House.” Peace!-Mgmt.Read More →
First order of business: Taking a break from music reviewing. You see, it costs money. Second order of business: Still plan on rambling on my blog. Oh so many of you enjoy it oh so much. Third order of business: Since it’s been half a year of futzing with music, I might as well give you my recommendations for these six months worth: -Animal Collective, “Merriweather Post Pavilion”: Named after an actual venue (where AC played), this hyper-electronic pop mix-up is great fun on the senses. Sure, it takes a little while to get used to the sonic mish-mash here, but the effort definitely paysRead More →
Paolo Nutini, “Sunny Side Up” – To listen to him, you wouldn’t think the kid’s barely in his 20s; au contraire, you’d guess from his voice he’s at least 50. But aside from an old voice, and aside from the freaky-looking cover, it’s a fairly passable and laid-back album that uses reggae and olde-tyme swing in the form of harmonicas, walking basslines, and muted horns. There isn’t a whole lot that pokes itself out here in the opening tracks, that is to say, there isn’t much in the acoustic setup that surprises there, and these tracks (“Candy” and “Coming Up Easy”) play straight-through and thankfullyRead More →