There's something noble about sticking to your guns and riding out the backlash, something impressive about ignoring the hype and nonsense and making the album you want to make, damn the critics and blast the consequences. The Vivian Girls ...
As yet another indie pop band heralded by a snowstorm of internet praise largely the result of three brilliantly shot heroin chic videos for "Hellhole Ratrace," "God Damned," and "Lust for Life," Girls' 2009 album--simply titled ALBUM--actu...
Personnel: Tom Marzella (drums).Audio Mixers: Girls; John Goodmanson.Recording information: San Francisco, CA (2008); Santa Cruz, CA (2008).Photographer: Sandy Kim.As yet another indie pop band heralded by a snowstorm of interne...
Recording information: The Distillery, Costa Mesa, CA (03/09/2009-03/16/2009).There's something noble about sticking to your guns and riding out the backlash, something impressive about ignoring the hype and nonsense and making the album...
Personnel: Martin Johnson (vocals, guitar); Brian Howes (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Paul DiGiovanni (guitar); Julian Hallmark, Antoine Silverman, Sara Parkins, Josephina Vergara, Charlie Bisharat, Mario Diaz de Leon (violin); Ru...
Believe it or not, Arsonists Get All the Girls have actually matured somewhat on their second Century Media release. Their spastic genre-hopping has calmed down and been synthesized into a relatively straightforward blend of death metal, th...
It didn't take MTV very long to make rock, pop and R&B a lot more visual. It was founded in 1981, and before you knew it, the music world was becoming increasingly looks-conscious and image-minded Girls Can't Help It, a female vocal trio th...
Produced by the renowned Mitchell Froom, POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG finds iconic Georgia folk duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, better known as Indigo Girls, moving into ambitious territory. The first disc is comprised of 10 songs augmented w...
Personnel: Clem Burke, Dave Demaree, Danny Dedanato, Caron Maso, Bob Saldana, Steve Sicular, Steve Barbato, Randy Potts, Michele Maso, Kip Brown, Jon Gerlach, Jeff Fair, Michael Warner, Nigel Harrison, John Baker .Audio Mixer: Tim Boyle....
Though the rhythms he chooses sometimes flirt with the frenetic pulse of dancehall, Mikey Spice specializes in smoothly delivered lovers rock, a style as old as reggae itself. Spice's gentle croon is a rarity in contemporary reggae and cons...
Santa Cruz quintet Arsonists Get All the Girls are not taking the easy way out. The music on their debut album, HITS FROM THE BOW, is deathcore that challenges expectations at every turn. From their liberal use of synths to the impossible a...
Produced by the renowned Mitchell Froom, POSEIDON AND THE BITTER BUG finds iconic Georgia folk duo Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, better known as Indigo Girls, moving into ambitious territory. The first disc is comprised of 10 songs augmented w...