January 2011
3 posts
2 COOL 4 GRAD SCHOOL: BRO APPROVED TIME MACHINE... →
katbeee:
Around 11pm last night, my phone exploded with text messages and BBMs. I thought something serious had happened — a natural disaster, a car accident…
Oh, wait. Never mind. The Coachella lineup just came out. Resume normalcy.
After skipping out on last year’s snoozer of a festival — which, in…
WatchI made a music video.
WatchRemember to let your Kitties in during the storm!
December 2010
2 posts
WatchAnd here’s the second. More to come…
1 tag
WatchThe first of a series of “for fun” Boardwalk clips I’ve put together. Enjoy.
June 2010
2 posts
moving and grooving
So 2010 has been a very eventful year so far. I’ve made a lot of new friends, seen others disappear, felt distanced by people I grew up with, reconnected, and then decided to revert again, found the best friends I have in the unlikeliest of places, dreamed a lot, become more successful than I could expect to this point, changed school plans, and worked more than I ever have in my life....
Return [again]
I’ve been working like craze but have cash for days. I have a few tricks up my sleeve that I can’t really talk much about yet. A few big sites like Pitchfork and Fader really like the new Artist Advocacy mixes so we’ve been blowing up. I’m psyched for that. This week will be huge, with all kinds of good stuff coming. I finished up the season of work at the Garden and...
May 2010
18 posts
back?
Okay, so I’ve taken quite the break from blogging. I think I’m finally down to return. I’ll fix things up so this is no longer just a feed of posts from AA. Time to tumble… Have to interview Uffie in the early afternoon.
Daddy Longlegs to Premiere at the Brattle →
Red Bucket Films‘ Josh and Benny Safdie have a new movie out that has been generating a lot of buzz. It’s called Daddy Longlegs and will be screening at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA on…
Melora Hardin →
Most people know Melora Hardin as Jan Levinson, the less-than-perfect corporate boss on NBC’s The Office. Admittedly, this was the extent of my familiarity with this actress/singer/director until…
New Light Pollution mp3 and Tour Dates →
Light Pollution – Oh, Ivory!
Midwesterners Light Pollution have recently finished up recording for their full-length debut LP due out this summer. They are now sharing the above track “Oh, Ivory!”…
Brian Weitz →
We asked Brian Weitz [“Geologist” from Animal Collective] to help us start off a new series of Guest-Curated Mixtapes. Judging by the result, this looks like it’ll be an awesome new addition to…
Philip Seymour Hoffman →
A conversation with Philip Seymour Hoffman after his show at Big Fung Loft in Boston’s Chinatown on April 16, 2010.
RAINBOW BOMB: Choose Your Own Adventure Photo... →
RAINBOW BOMB: A choose your own adventure glamour photo shoot.
CREATED BY: Melanie Bernier, Ryan Riehle, and Blair Waters.
WHERE: MEME Gallery
55 Norfolk St, Cambridge, MA.
WHEN: Gallery Reception…
Chuck Pus at Mars Gas Chamber in Providence →
image & words//lou kishfy
A live review of Chuck Pus at Providence’s Mars Gas Chamber on April 16, 2010.
Brian Chippendale is the drummer for Lightning Bolt, a popular noise rock band from…
Shuttle →
One might naively conclude that being the drummer of an internationally critically acclaimed band is a full-time occupation, unable to be accompanied by a side project of any kind. Nate Donmoyer…
Ryan Gee →
When I was a child, I had always dreamt of being being a professional skateboard photographer. I had looked up to these men of the industry as iconic idols. There was only one problem though: I…
Kate Nash →
Notoriously snarky British singer/songwriter Kate Nash hit immediate success with her first album, Made of Bricks. Three years after a #2 hit with “Foundations” and platinum album sales in the UK,…
Yelle →
“Yelle” is used to refer to an awesome three-piece electro pop group from Brittany, France. It also doubles as the name taken by the dashing fashionista at its center, Julie Budet. The band’s debut…
Frightened Rabbit →
The way success comes and goes, Scott Hutchinson of Frightened Rabbit certainly had it coming. The Midnight Organ Fight captured the emotional decent of breaking up like few could and gained a…
Brooklyn Favorites Unravel at the Knitting Factory →
Monday nights aren’t always the most hip. Though, on this particularly warm-weathered May 3rd, a glimmer of hope for my routine evening unveiled in the form of a show at the Knitting Factory in…
Golden Girls →
Worcester, MA natives, Golden Girls, have been tearin’ up the local music scene with their grungy, yet wild jams. A quartet led simultaneously by Ben and Andy, Golden Girls offers something lacking…
Flying Lotus- Cosmogramma →
“Cosmic”. It is impossible to describe this album without that word. Where previous FlyLo material may have felt grounded, this release does not. It’s as though we have escaped Los Angeles and…
April 2010
53 posts
Javier Mendizabal →
I met Javier this past winter while he was on a skate trip in Los Angeles. He is from the Basque Country in Spain and now resides in Barcelona. Javier skates for Cliché and Gravis, but, most…
Here We Go Magic →
Here We Go Magic has been on the scene now for just a year, but is steadily gaining a following for the ethereal, psychedelic sound expressed on their first self-titled album. With the Brooklyn-based…
Nick Kuszyk →
If you say the word “artist,” most people conjure up the same image—a crazy offbeat character that paints in the dark and enjoys slicing his ear off. While we are positive that Nicholas Kuszyk…
Nick Ruszyk →
If you say the word “artist,” most people conjure up the same image—a crazy offbeat character that paints in the dark and enjoys slicing his ear off. While we are positive that Nicholas Kuszyk…
David Grubbs →
Throughout his nearly thirty year career, David Grubbs has collaborated with members of The Red Krayola, Sonic Youth, and Animal Collective, among others, and remains a major figure in the American…
Jae Fatal →
Jae Fatal is more than just a rapper, he is a poster child for true talent and underground hip-hop. You’ll get hooked on any of his tracks from the first moment you hear his low, near Barry-Whiteish…
Kate Bullen →
I was raised in a very small town on Lake Huron in Canada. Coming from an environment of vast farm lands and a constantly shifting shoreline was extremely formative for me creatively. I never had…
Pepper Rabbit →
Pepper Rabbit is an experimental band from Silver Lake, CA comprised of lead singer Xander Singh, bassist Shay Spence, and drummer Luc Laurent. Having played about twenty shows in the last few…
Fucked Up →
Since their inception, Fucked Up have always been a somewhat confusing band, one that seemed to thrive on uncertainty. As a result, they are arguably the most interesting and engaging punk band of…
Sleigh Bells at The Middle East →
image//will deitz words//holly aileen
With my stomach full of my grandma’s Easter feast, I made my way over to the Middle East to see Sleigh Bells. As I waited in line for the sold out show, I…
Sean Nicholas Savage- Movin Up In Society →
Sean Nicholas Savage’s newest release, Movin Up In Society, is imaginative, prophetic, poetic, motivational, and impossibly positive in all the right, simple ways. Savage dismisses all the current…
New LCD Soundsystem: “Drunk Girls” Music Video →
Co-directed by Spike Jonze and James Murphy, the music video for LCD Soundsystem’s new single, “Drunk Girls”, features singer James Murphy dressed in drag and a group of feisty pandas. Watch it in…
New Blur: “Fools Day” →
Last weekend, Blur released a 7″ featuring “Fool’s Day”, their first new recorded song in seven years, as part of Record Store Day. Since the release was only limited to 1,000 copies in the UK, it…
Simon Joyner →
Simon Joyner’s songs are sometimes stories, streams of consciousness or yarns woven about the darkest parts of the human experience and so much more, usually forming a tapestry of hope. He’s been an…
no iced coffees →
Milho challenged the whole baker crew to a game of “S.C.R.A.P.E”. If Milho wins, he’ll win the golden ticket of glory and restore faith in malden bretheren. He’s got a guaranteed letter with…
Zeus →
The Toronto-based band Zeus is one of Arts & Crafts’ newest gems. The four-piece group originally backed another Toronto powerhouse, James Collett. Zeus’s recently released debut album Say Us was…
Matthew and The Atlas- To The North →
If you’re a fan of the UK folk scene (see: Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling), learn the name Matthew and The Atlas, ‘cause this is surely a band on the rise.
They Might Be Giants To Play Free Show in Boston →
After a hugely successful run earlier this year, They Might Be Giants will play several dates over the spring and summer of 2010, including two benefit shows in the Boston area. The two shows at the…
New Aqualung: “New Friend” →
After a three-year hiatus, Aqualung’s Matt Hales has finally announced that the new album, Magnetic North, will be released on April 20th. Magnetic North includes many guests including Sara…
Mates of State to Release Covers Album →
Mates of State confirms the completion and track listing of Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), a covers album to be released this summer and consisting of the following songs by some of the Mates’…
New Kaiser Cartel: “Ready to Go” →
Kaiser Cartel, “Ready to Go”
Boy-girl duo Kaiser Cartel will be following up their successful debut album March Forth with a darker, more experimental collection entitled Secret Transit (June 8th)….
New The Most Serene Republic: “Photocall” →
The Most Serene Republic has announced a Spring co-headlining tour with Annuals throughout the U.S. this May, and are offering up a new track, “PhotoCall”, which features a sample of Jon Brion from…
HARD Festival Launches North American Tour →
You’ve likely heard of them and now prepare to get to know them well in a city near you this summer as HARD officially announces the launch of the HARD Summer Tour! HARD is known for bringing some…
Neon Indian Announces Summer Tour →
Neon Indian is Alan Palomo, the 21-year-old synth-wizard who first created waves as VEGA. After writing a batch of off-the-cuff recordings that weren’t quite right as VEGA songs, Palomo released…
The Books Announce New Album →
The visionary duo of Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong, collectively known to the world as The Books, are pleased to announce their signing to Temporary Residence Limited and plans to release a new…