My search for the cutest indie pop band has finally ended. The Pipettes were a fierce competitor, but they’ve been trumped by The Bird and the Bee’s buttery vocals and effervescent sounds, and let’s not forget to mention their quintessential London style. Los Angeles natives Inara George (the bird) and Greg Kurstin (the […]

I like noise. I’ve always been a sucker for well-crafted distortion, feedback and fuzz pedals. It’s best in a live setting, where the noise surrounds you. It’s a fantastic sensory assault when you’re pulled deep inside to where the melody is nestled, something like the eye of a hurricane.
Yo La Tengo is a husband and […]

I was working on a post yesterday for the band Seabear when I got a phone call. It was my musical guru Puh on the line, he called simply to tell me a new band - wow. I listened intently, and when the first word out of his mouth was Sea I interrupted […]

It was a gloomy day in San Diego, California. Consequently, I relied on the help of some upbeat British rock to get me through the day. I knew that my only two religious (avid) readers (my sis and friend Saulo) might need some musical sunshine to counter the dreariness as well. Hence, I give you […]

So Radiohead has this new album out. The only catch is…uh you don’t have to pay for it. Now I know what your thinking, I’m encouraging rampant digital piracy and audio bootlegging. Not so, not so… you see Radiohead has generously decided to let you download the entire album In Rainbows in digital format, at […]