How do I love The Secret Machines? Let me count the ways. I love that they are a three-piece with a really BIG sound. I love that they take their time to really let their songs develop. I love that the drummer Josh Garza plays really hard and isn’t afraid of cymbals. I love that […]

*PS (Pre-script!) I originally wrote this back in December, but never published it cause I didn’t have the songs. However, I am posting it now for Bootsy. Okay Bootsy, have at it!
Hailing from trusty old Manchester, the two members of Ting Tings originally formed the band Dear Eskimo back in 2006 with a 3rd member. […]

Whenever I go through Claremont I always stop at Rhino Records. I can usually find one or two new releases I simply can’t pass up. This is my new favorite thing. The hard part is deciding which songs to post, because there’s not a single low point on the record. I may have to post […]

Nick Harte’s mother used to play My Bloody Valentine for him when he was a tot. Apparently when she gave him 1991’s Loveless, that pretty much cinched it, and he began experimenting with his own sounds. Only 22, his current project that he writes and records himself, Shocking Pinks, borrows heavily from a […]

Okay, much like I heralded 1990s, here is my new favorite thing. MGMT, pronounced “Management” are a crazy and sarcastic couple of guys who met at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Currently on tour with Yeasayer, they will be playing The Echo on Jan. 26. in support of their just-released debut record, Oracular Spectacular. Produced by […]