Artist Spotlight
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Artist Spotlight: Soul Distraction
Soul Distraction If you've ever dug through your parent's vinyl collection and felt a slight sense of apathy you can't really explain, trust in me that you are not alone. Most of us in our 20's and early 30's know that there was a period…
Artist Spotlight: Andy B
Andy Botterill The danger with lo-fi pop is pretty obvious. It draws the same sort of sometimes warranted typecasting of non-creativity that punk music received in the late 1970's to the mid 80's: it all sounds the same! Now, those who…
Graveface relaunches titles following flood damage
One of my favorite record labels, Graveface Records, went through a bit of a tragedy earlier in the year when parts of their catalog were damaged in a flood. This left some very good records unavailable — three of them: The Appleseed…
Quick Track: Keith Canisius - "The Beach House"
Here's a bit of fun, engaging shoegazey stuff for you. It's Keith Canisius, dream pop craftsman, with something from his second release, This Time It's Our High . Check it out; it comes highly recommended. Keith Canisius — "The Beach…
Jack Dishel, Moldy Peaches alum, strikes out on his own
Photo by Martin Hausler, courtesy of Sneak Attack Media Jack Dishel (or, if you will, Yevgeny Leondovich Dishel) -- best known as the former Moldy Peaches guitarist, is off to those indie rock races again, this time on his own under the…
The Fun Police are, well, fun
The Fun Police The Fun Police are... well... fun! A quick listen of their most recent EP, Spring Break EP, had me dancing in my seat. Released for free at their website, www.thefunpolicemusic.com , the EP is three songs long with "Gringo…
People Eating People, Nouela Johnston's jazzy new solo project, is catching fire
Nouela and Brian at The Sunset (credit: Christen Shaw) People Eating People is the solo piano pop project of Seattle artist Nouela Johnston, and it is absolutely astounding. Johnston has gone through much turbulence to arrive at her…
SPOTLIGHT: Lightspeed Champion releases new full length LP
Lightspeed Champion is the brain child of Devonté Hynes and has been active since 2005. In 2007, he released Falling off the Lavender Bridge to critical acclaim. This record was recorded and produced in Omaha, Nebraska with the help of…