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Shoegaze Meets Hip-Hop, Againnew

Apollo Heights' decades-long mission to combine seemingly disparate genres.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
02-16-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hip-Hop, Apollo Heights
Obits Serve a Death Notice to Indie-Rock Clichesnew

On the band's debut, I Blame You, myriad shades of punk, post-punk, new wave and even '80s pop begin to materialize from amidst the sheen of guitar reverb.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
03-19-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Indie Rock Capo Damon Che on Don Caballero's Longevitynew

Though Don Cab is said to have pioneered the mathematical, clean-guitar-tone approach that became an indie hallmark in the wake of the band's groundbreaking early work on Touch and Go records, few of the band's peers pursued Che's muse in quite the same fashion.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meat Beat Manifesto's Exploding-head Revuenew
"I like the whole Pop Art aspect of finding things which were already available and famous, already used," says Jack Dangers, leader and founder of electronic outfit Meat Beat Manifesto, about his group's approach to its tour visuals.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
04-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Alina Simone Recovers Russian Folk Musicnew
She's interpreting the late folk-punk icon Yanka Dyagileva's folk songs for a new generation.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Missionary Jazz Mannew
Steven Joerg of AUM Fidelity won't stop converting new jazz listeners.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
01-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Joerg
Skeleton Key is Machine-Madenew
Erik Sanko explains the way he (literally) sees the band's sound.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Skeleton Key
Shock Your Socks Offnew
The Tiger Lillies want to make you sad and remorseful for the holidays.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Tiger Lillies
The Bird and the Bee is Lounge Music Without the Kitschnew
Greg Kurstin and Inara George don't need irony to make their sound work.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
11-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Bird and the Bee
Monotonix Has Chutzpahnew
Get ready to drink from the band's dirty, sweaty boot.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
10-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
For Car Bomb, Cohesion is the New Extremenew
The Long Island band brings a new sense of order to extreme metal's chaos.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
08-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: car bomb
Portugal. The Man's Visual Instinctsnew
The Alaska band is more than just a Mars Volta rip-off.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
08-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Portugal. The Man
Walk on the Weird Sidenew
Lou Reed's 1973 concept album, Berlin, finally comes to life.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
12-15-2006 |
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