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NEU! Vinyl Box Set
Groenland Records
By Eugene Reznik
Road tripping, sitting at the wheel, hypnotized by a big wide-open road, listening to the beat beat beat beat and the buzz of the engine and road humming and the wind howling and anything that comes across your path over and over again.
This is Krautrock. Or, it’s [...]

FATHER FIGURES

By Abby Devora
The Father Figures formulate funky rock music fusing the principle of improvisation founded in jazz. Behind this music are five musicians (Adam Schatz, Jas Walton, Spencer Zahn, Ian Chang and Ross Edwards) who take their jazz performance and studies training from NYU and kick it up a whole lot of notches. Listeners hear [...]

NULL FRICTION: ODE TO MADRAS

By Cody Thomas
Shreyans Jha stands in one corner of the room, next to his Fender amp, which is propped up on a chair. He wears his Epiphone Les Paul very low, an ideal position for jumping around with a guitar. The New York University music practice room is extremely warm. Jha and [...]

BIG TROUBLES IN THE WEB’S SPOTLIGHT

By Carolyn Keogh
Although NYU student Alex Craig and high school pal Ian Drennan (who attends the School of the Museum of Fine Arts) began their musical project Big Troubles in July of 2009, they have been gaining a bunch of buzz in their few short months of existence. With a debut 7’’ LP released on [...]

SOUNDGARDEN: ALIVE [AND RESURRECTED] IN THE SUPERUNKNOWN

By Navjot Kaur Sobti
“I think getting back together would take the lid off…and possibly change what to me [seemed] like the perfect lifespan [for] the band. I can’t think of any reason to mess with that.”
The above would be a short extract of Cornell’s statement just a good three years ago, post the disbanding of [...]

L2: MELISSA & JESSICA LABBADIA

By Cody Thomas

“Paparazzi” was an interesting choice for a cover, considering the venue. When L2 performed the Lady Gaga song at the Bitter End this past Dec. 30, it paid homage to the pop star in more ways than one. For those who do not know, Lady Gaga performed at the Bitter End [...]

BRENT BUTLER

By Rega Jha

Originally from small-town Jersey, and now a sophomore in Steinhardt, Brent Butler knows for certain that despite any odds, music will be a part of his career. “I guess when you’re a musician in a small farm-town, you have a lot of time to sit around and write songs,” he openly admits.
“I’m [...]

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ON DISPLAY

By Carolyn Keogh
It’s no surprise that hearing names like Elvis, The Beatles, or David Bowie bring certain melodies to mind. But in a time when an image helps many musicians propel to stardom, memorable songs and choruses do not stand alone. The legacy of many music icons lies not only in their music, but in [...]

A GRINDCORE TAKE ON SHIRO ISHII

Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Shiro Ishii is comprised of a modest quadruplet: Haulenbeek, Spence, Freire, and Cutrer. Formed in February of 2008 and previously consisting of just three members, Cutrer is the newest addition to the band: assimilated into the lineup this past September as their “Lakhdive Insurgent.” Paralleling this verbal reduction to primal [...]

SWEATSHOP

On Lorimer Street in Brooklyn, near Metropolitan Avenue, there’s a dumpster next to a staircase. Walk by too fast, and you would not even notice the staircase. A closer look, though, would reveal the steeply descending concrete stairs with the word Sweatshop neatly written on the building just above. A cold, metallic [...]