Home Features
Industrial Revolution: Kickstarter Fatigue
posted: May 26, 2011
The artist funding platform Kickstarter is estimated to have injected $13 million into what is being called the new music economy over the span of the two years since the site’s launch. Kickstarter is based…
read more…
Get Lyrical: Death Cab For Cutie's "Some Boys"
posted: May 25, 2011
We’ve always been pretty jealous of Ben Gibbard; he’s released eight successful albums as the frontman of Death Cab for Cutie, seen success with the Postal Service and his solo material and is married to…
read more…
Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Joe Jackson Loves It Live
posted: May 25, 2011
For a guy like Joe Jackson, who’s got a trail of great songs that go all the way back to the late ’70s, it must be tough to strike a balance in his shows between…
read more…
Q&A With The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
posted: May 24, 2011
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus‘ anti-abuse single “Face Down” essentially launched the Florida natives’ career back in 2003, earning them a slot on the Take Action Tour as it helped their fans deal with depression. But…
read more…
Metal Monday: Underoath Are Underrated
posted: May 23, 2011
What happens when a band’s best and most critically acclaimed work is a genre of music most metalheads vehemently despise, and then the band transforms their sound into something a lot more heavy, removing a…
read more…
Tyler, The Bizarre, Talented, Offensive, Genius, Divisive Creator
posted: May 23, 2011
He’s been attacked by gay and women’s rights groups, defended by music bloggers, edited by writers who would presume to tell an artist how to create their work. He’s incited riots on rooftops and been…
read more…