The shortest month of the year also just so happens to pack the biggest lonely punch, doesn’t it? Austin Monthly recently reported that “whether you’re strictly against saccharine displays of affection and the commercial aspect...
Music! Enjoy. :Speedy Ortiz – Raising The Skate: “I’m not bossy/I’m the boss.” I’m forever in love with Speedy Ortiz, and it’s not just because of their on-point 90s-rock sound, it’s also the songwriting. Sadie...
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...
Earlier this week I was asked if I would premiere a new track from Austin’s own Pollen, and it took everything I had to not write “DUH” in my reply email. The band’s good hooks...
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...
I love rap music. I do. And being born in Seattle and a resident of San Francisco, you’d think that West Coast rap, particularly Bay Area rap would be my thing. That I’d have a...
Austin quartet Chicon are celebrating the release of their debut album, Sin Ti, with a party at Hole in the Wall on February 19. The songs have a range of sounds from jangly and sweet...
Music! Enjoy. :Reptar – Ice Black Sand: I had to give this one some time to grow on me. It’s certainly a quality pop tune, but it’s so tame, and I admittedly expect weirder, grander...
This month’s Guest Mix is from Tom Nguyen of The Tontons! Last year the band released a quality effort by the name of Make Out King And Other Stories Of Love. You can catch them...
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