Recent Articles in Interviews
Efterklang CD Release Party with Efterkids Performance, 02.23.10
The record release party for Efterklang’s Magic Chairs was undoubtedly the most unique and inspiring I’ve seen in recent memory. Held at the Clark Studio Theater at Lincoln Center, the event featured Efterkids, six musically gifted students ranging from grades 6-8…
The Big Pink: Decidedly Urban
The Big Pink’s first unofficial show in NYC, a VIP night at Mercury Lounge last June, was almost their last on American soil. Though main members Robbie Furze and Milo Cordell had just spent time in the city producing A Brief History of Love at Electric Lady Studios…
Adam Green: On the Fringe
Is Adam Green’s life a veritable oyster of the rocker life? Just take spy into his baby, the eye candy and Dada poem of a “blogge” known as The Lake Room, and it seems as if his whim-filled days are lived to the fullest alongside not-so-under-the-radar friends like The Shining Twins and Har Mar Superstar, usually while touring and rescuing random, cute strangers.
Get ‘Em While They’re Hot (Chip)
Sitting down with three-fifths of Hot Chip recently was like having Christmas come early. The electro-pop masterminds have been coming on strong in the U.S. for quite some time now, and with their fourth album just released…
Nostalgic Spirit in the Moment with You Say Party! We Say Die!
XXXX, the third album from Canadian quintet You Say Party! We Say Die!, hit U.S. shelves on February 9, and the band is about to kick off a major tour of the US, Europe and Asia, with a few shows at SXSW as well as two in New York.
Bear in Heaven: In Heaven, Everything Is Fine
My late introduction to Brooklyn-based band Bear in Heaven was just this past December, when they supported Mew at Webster Hall (and I can see why they were handpicked to do so). Not sure how I’d missed them before, but as singer and founding member Jon Philpot said, in this town there is so much happening…
Kap Bambino: The Joy of Being on the Blade
The magnetic French duo Kap Bambino — Caroline Martial and Orion Bouvier — arrived in New York City on a crazily hectic, rainy Saturday evening for a whirlwind visit to promote their new album, Blacklist. Playing together since 2001, the Bordeaux-based duo has…
Sherlock’s Daughter’s Appeal is No Mystery
Even before the release of their debut EP in the fall of 2009, Sydney-based Sherlock’s Daughter had toured Australia supporting both School of Seven Bells and the Temper Trap. The eponymous self-released EP (distributed by the Inertia label) is five songs of dreamy indie-pop…
Tegan and Sara: Hurts So Good
As far as kiss-offs go, Tegan and Sara’s Sainthood is a whopper. Not so much 13 tunes of “How you like me now?” but rather 36 minutes of emotionally resonant, hard-won truths and “light bulbs.”
Tokio Hotel: Human Connect to Human
Before I even locate the well-appointed midtown Manhattan hotel that Tokio Hotel is staying in, I hear the unmistakable sounds of giddy teenage girls. This is a common sight and sound wherever the handsome, young men of Tokio Hotel might be, anywhere around the globe.
