So…the 90s are back. Well, that’s what it seems like anyways, though part of me still thinks folks talking about the 90s being back drowns out the fact they haven’t really come back yet or, worse, never really left (ever talk to a college student about Doug?). Still, the signs are there, starting with Wavves…
Experimental outfit Nisennenmondai have been merging noisy clatter with touches of dance music since 1999, and in that span they’ve become known for putting on a heck of a live show. Now, thanks to the wonders of Bandcamp, you can enjoy that experience without having to turn off your Wii. Nisennenmondai Live! is just that…
I wouldn’t blame you if your first reaction to hearing the music of Sapphire Slows was rushing over to the CUZ ME PAIN web page and trying to guess which artist decided they needed another identity to record bedroom music under. Though it wouldn’t be an easy guessing game – this stuff jumps between the…
The only thing I know about Skrillex is that he teamed up with Korn to release a dubstep song and that said track is as absolutely as dreadful as you’d expect from a Korn dubstep-laced song. So I’ve never listened to his “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites” song before now, and overall it comes off…
On “Camping Car Is Dead,” Alfred Beach Sandal propose an intriguing idea – beach music that sounds like it belongs nowhere near an actual coastline. Despite having several sand-coasted trademarks, including very prominent steel drum bouncing, “Camping Car Is Dead” feels like a jigsaw puzzle of Malibu constructed in such a way that everything sorta…