Now on its second long-player, Maryland-based Cotton Jones has perfected a difficult task: meshing accessible folk and country in a way that’s nonchalantly cool. Combining folk and country—a sound often filed under Americana—is easy. Doing […]
After releasing a few mixtapes last year, recent Duke University graduate Mike Posner just released his major-label debut, 31 Minutes to Takeoff. The album’s promotion began promisingly enough, with lead single “Cooler Than Me” becoming […]
An end-of-the-year addition to the Golden Globe and Oscar nomination rush, The King’s Speech earns its place among the best films of 2010. Following the true story of King George IV of Britain, the film […]
My relationship with The Decemberists has been a rocky one. I started listening to the band when I first got into indie music, and was immediately stricken by their extremely thorough songwriting, and a sound […]
Jimmy Tamborello, an electronic musician and the face behind Dntel, just released a pair of companion EPs called After Parties and After Parties 2. Tamborello is well-known for being one half of The Postal Service, […]
If you haven’t yet heard of Scoutmob’s queen bee Allie Bashuk or her new magazine Young, Foxy & Free, you haven’t been paying attention. Just like her new magazine’s namesake, Bashuk has a serious eye […]
In late November of last year, thousands upon thousands of lights illuminated Woodruff Park. Projections of funky geometric shapes floated across the buildings overhead. Acrobats and gymnasts performed on platforms at neck-breaking heights. Modern dancers […]
When I first discovered that music extended further than 97.1 and Good Charlotte, Tokyo Police Club was one of those initial bands that truly captivated my musical tastes. After a strong series of blogger hype […]
Last year marked a strange transition in music, from Kanye collaborating with Bon Iver to Mountain Dew sponsoring Wavves. Indie as a genre has become virtually indefinable. 1. Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record Arts […]
Emma Roberts thought that acting in a scary movie would help her overcome her fear of horror flicks — until she had a nightmare about the Scream antagonist. “I woke up at four in the […]
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