Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2007–2012
219 posts, May 2005 to January 2012
See, I can look classy every now and again. When I search for records, it's not an easy process. I often find myself inundated with those pesky round things — be they CDs or vinyl — as I flip through album after album. It's not always…
Wes Anderson, film director known best for emergent classics like The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore clearly knows what he's doing with film — but can we say the same about the use of music in his films? The Royal Tenenbaums proved…
See, I can look classy every now and again. While in Phoenix for a computer-assisted reporting conference — NICAR 2010, which has a name nearly as exciting as possible for this sort of this — I took a jaunt over to a couple record stores,…
Star Trek, a show that's inspired millions of geeks around the world (myself included,) has perhaps inevitably spawned some very bizarre musical tributes. From filk to electronic remixes, Gene Roddenberry's 1965 masterpiece has lasted 45…
Lenny White, best known for his work on drums in fusion jazz outfit Return to Forever, is readying his first release in ten years as band leader. Anomaly, White's effort, comes off the back of a worldwide tour in 2008 with Return to…
Canadian indie rockers Stars are prepping their fifth full-length effort, The Five Ghosts , for release on their new imprint label, Soft Revolution Records. The Five Ghosts is their first release since their most recent release, In Our…
Just time for something short today — here's a quick collection of Pavement music videos. Classic '90s indie rock for you; awesome. Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com
The latest effort from American indie outfit Aloha is bold and refreshing: While not necessarily the pinnacle of progressive indie rock from Aloha, it's 1) something new, and 2) something good. How many other indie rock bands are out using…