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Needle In The Haystack: My First Tooth

posted: January 31, 2011

One need not look any further than My First Tooth‘s OurStage profile to hear praise about this week’s Needle In The Haystack. Described as “jaunty”, “gorgeous” and “a triumphant victory parade”, My First Tooth is…
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Around the World in 80 Songs: Sutra by EMAR

posted: January 30, 2011

Let’s start our mission to travel the world in 80 songs. It is easy to say it, but with so many places to visit, how do we know where to start? Experienced travelers know that…
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GuacaMusic: Costa Rica

posted: January 29, 2011

When it comes to Latin music, we tend to hear a lot from artists in countries such as Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba and Brazil. After all, who isn’t familiar with samba, salsa, merengue, cumbia or…
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Needle In The Haystack Artist Takeover: Lady Lamb The Beekeeper

posted: January 27, 2011

When I first sat down to write this blurb introducing you to the magic that is this week’s NITH artist Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, I began by formatting a blog post which she had sent me…
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Get Lyrical: Mason Proper's "Fog"

posted: January 26, 2011

Mason Proper is trying to trick you. The group’s catalog is full of songs that sound like they could be about romance. Tracks like Fog, Lock and Key, and Downpour seem to be bursting with…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Social Distortion's Mike Ness – Punk Survivor

posted: January 26, 2011

Welcome to the inaugural edition of Riffs, Rants & Rumors, a new weekly column where we’ll survey the sweet and the sour, the sublime and the ridiculous, the tragic and the triumphal, from all across…
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