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The Dandelion War Vs. Explosions in the Sky
posted: July 30, 2011
In the second week here at Vs., we’re taking a look at indie rockers The Dandelion War to see how they stack up against Texan post-rockers Explosions in the Sky. The Dandelion War are a six-piece…
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88 MPH: The Legacy of the "Be My Baby" Drum Beat
posted: July 29, 2011
The final minutes of Sofia Coppola’s indie tearjerker Lost in Translation contain a surefire formula for clearing out the Kleenex box. As Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson share their teary goodbye, a nostalgic, reverb-laden drum pattern…
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Sound And Vision: Pop Stars In Love — When Dating (and Marrying) Well Is The Best Career Move
posted: July 29, 2011
Sometimes it’s not what song you sing but to whom you sing it. And if Selena Gomez‘s new hit, “Love You Like a Love Song,” is art imitating her love life, she couldn’t have picked…
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Your Country's Right Here: Yonder Mountain String Band Keeps Bluegrass Jammin'
posted: July 28, 2011
Go ahead and call Yonder Mountain String Band a bluegrass group if you want to, but if you take in some of their shows this summer”such as one at FloydFest in Floyd, VA on July…
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Funk Soul Brothers
posted: July 27, 2011
The borough of Brooklyn, New York, is a stronghold for indie rock and hip hop, so much so that it’s easy to forget that there are other kinds of bands out there too. Bands whose…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Tunnels To Dark Places
posted: July 27, 2011
While there’s no denying the appeal of music that operates on an instant-gratification level, offering tricked-up tunes full of carefully baited hooks, in the end the albums that really stick with you will almost always…
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