Ben W. | November 20, 2009
Wale finally has an album out, and we’re honored to have Tiffany Luckey here to sort it all out for us:
If you blinked in the last week, you might have missed 25-year-old rapper Wale’s official major record label debut – unless you’ve been waiting on pins and needles, like myself.
After a bevy of mixtapes and [...]
Ben W. | November 20, 2009
The cool kids go to the thrift store to get old, ratty, retro threads at bargain basement prices.
Me?
I try, but I always manage to get it wrong.
I went to the Goodwill the other day, browsed the aisles, deliberated, made my choice and headed to the checkout with a giddy smile.
I was buying a 20-year-old hardcover [...]
Ben W. | November 19, 2009
Yo La Tengo’s new album Popular Songs is poorly named. At least by half.
Ben W. | November 18, 2009
The new Raveonettes album is great.
And no one is more surprised than me.
Ben W. | November 18, 2009
Andrea Reeves was kind enough to drop by and give us today’s 12:12 Tuner:
I first heard the song “Home” whistling along to a closing scene in NBC’s fabulous new show “Community.”
Not my usual way of finding new music. But hey, I grabbed my nearby laptop computer, hit the rewind button on the DVR and typed [...]
Ben W. | November 17, 2009
Sad news this week in the indie rock world. Prolific Brooklyn-based drummer Jerry Fuchs died after falling down an elevator shaft.
I can’t claim to be an expert here at all, but apparently he played with a ton of bands, including Maserati, The Juan Maclean, !!!, LCD Soundsystem and MSTRKRFT. Honestly, I was really only familiar [...]
Ben W. | November 16, 2009
British Sea Power is my favorite band working these days.
They just are.
And if you question me or tell me I’m wrong, I will make fun of your clothes and microwave your cat.
Try me.
Amanda Lee | November 13, 2009
THE BLOODSUGARS
Your Almost Four Stars editors caught up with The Bloodsugars’ brand of catchy can’t-help-but-dance pop music during the weekend of Midpoint Music Festival, where they rocked the hell out of the KnowTheatre. We immediately marked the calendar to shake our asses at their show tonight at the Northside Tavern. Earlier this week I caught [...]
Ben W. | November 12, 2009
We looked at new material from Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas Monday. So let’s keep that theme going — what happens when one of the decade’s best bands goes on hiatus?
Today’s case study: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Alec Ounsworth.
Ben W. | November 11, 2009
Rock ‘n roll and television took hold in American culture around the same time, so it’s not surprising that their histories have always been intertwined.
And let’s not be snobby about it. Pop music does not have to be serious to be good.
Politcal punk and folky protest songs are not the end all be all. Some of [...]
A borderline psychotic explosion of opinion.
