If you’re a child of the 90s, you’ll recognize Mystery Skulls as a reference to a nostalgic Nickelodeon television show. However, if you’re a Spotify user, or you’re known to fall victim to YouTube click-a-thons, you know that this name is still alive and well in the form of a one-man electro-pop outfit who’s recently […]
Watch SXSW festivalgoers try to offer opinons about made up bands
Jimmy Kimmel put the people of SXSW in the situation of being asked to comment on bands that are completely made up. Not having heard of bands like DJ Heavy Flow and Tonya and the Hardings did not stop several people from offering their opinion. Watch
DIIV and Foxygen: SXSW Meltdowns and Rants
SXSW is more interesting than usual this year. First there was this fantastic rant by DIIV frontman Zachary Cole Smith: “Hi Austin. Fuck SXSW. There… I said it. Here, the music comes last. 5 minute set-up, no sound check, 15 minute set. The ‘music’ element is all a front, it’s the first thing to be […]
Band Alert – Il Abanico
The Google Spanish to English translation for “abanico” is a fan. In the music culture, Il Abanico is a glistening pop outfit from Bogotá, Colombia. The band consists of Nicolas Losada on a guitar, Julianna Ronderos on a microphone and supporting members on various experimental instruments. Il Abanico is music that shines beautiful rays across […]
VIDEO: 24hrs at SXSW
SXSW is over, but Brooklyn resident Jake Roper put together this nice video for those of us who couldn’t make it to the yearly Austin event. Watch it below and experience all the pedicab-taking, carousel-riding, maximum occupancy-violating fun that you may (or may not) have missed this month. 24hrs at SXSW from Jake Roper on […]
The Case Against Christopher Weingarten
Today, a proposal for a SXSW 2011 panel went up and caused quite a stir on the music blogger circuit. The kids who invested hours downloading discographies and reading band bios have emerged from their parents’ “computer rooms” to become bonafide tastemakers. Armed with diverse external hard drives and an Internet savvy built on constantly […]