Diandra Learns How To Be A DJ According to KSHMR

Becoming a world-class DJ might be the most lucrative, fun job you can ever have. You get to travel the world and make its varying…

Artist Close Up: Jeg Elsker Dig “Noréll”

For my English speakers, you are probably wondering” What is Jeg Elsker Dig?”.  It means “I Love You!” in Danish, and it is the only phrase…

Concert Review: Laura Burhenn Shows The “Apples And Oranges” of Life At Le Poisson Rouge

Laura Buhrenn and Le Poisson Rouge (LPR) felt like a match made in Heaven. The dimly lit space  allows you to get up close to…

Film Review: “Jackie” Reveals The Character Behind The Image

Oscar buzz has been surrounding Jackie because it is one of the few films that has brought heart and reality to a historical blemish in…

Song Review: Tim Darcy’s Music Is Like A “Tall Glass Of Water”

If The Strokes and Buddy Holly had a child and that child grow up to be a musician,  he would be called Tim Darcy. With…

Song Review: Lost Kings “Phone Down” Will Have Everyone Dancing To Its Truth

Hilarious, accurate, and rhythmically infectious are just some of the terms to describe Lost Kings’ Phone Down. This track is so danceable it is dangerous.…

Artist Close Up: SLØTFACE Are The New Faces Of Pop Punk

I am HUGE fan of Metric, and when I was sent SLØTFACE’s  Empire Records EP, I thought I had been seen their second-coming. There are moments when…

Album Review: Soviet Soviet Make “Endless” Post-Punk

Soviet Soviet is readying to release their newest album Endless. The Italian band has managed to create a sound that is so distinct it spans…

Song Review: Midnight To Monaco Give Listeners A “One Way Ticket”

Island Records is prepping Midnight To Monaco to be their next synth-pop sensation, and I can see why. Synthetic rhythms? Check! 80’s Throwback Bassline? Check!…

Song Review: Junkerry Questions What It Means To Be “As We Are”

Let’s be honest! The music industry is not easy, and, to many artists, it is disappointing. When the art of expression is commodified, it could…

Artist Close Up: Yael Naim Brings “Coward” To Highline Ballroom On December 8

Yale Naim is a dignified talent. On stage and record. she oozes regality with a voice that feels like the golden cape a queen would…

Album Review: Vaults Make You Enter Their World In Debut “Caught In Still Life”

On December 2, Vaults will release its wonderfully imaginative debut: Caught In Still Life. The London Trio have spent the last year trying to gather the buzz…

Album Review: Lady Lamb Travels The World To Make The “Tender Warriors Club”

From Maine to Brooklyn and then Portugal to rural Sweden, Lady Lamb traveled the world inspired by music. Focused on making an intimately, vulnerable record,…

Song Of The Week: Giorgio Moroder’s “Good For Me” Will Make You Dance!

I have so much genuine respect for Giorgio Moroder. The DJ has been rocking this world for decades, and seems near eternal with synth-pop rhythms.…

Artist Close Up: Bond St. District Are The Musical Cousins of Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi has been a known influencer of the intergalactic, digitized fantasies that inspired Drake, Kanye West, and many other modern artists’ music. Before him…