Laird’s Library: Missing Bands
For this month’s stroll through my hard drive I decided to pull 12 bands that seem to have disappeared. Did they break up? Are they on hiatus? Perhaps they’re just busy living their lives? I...
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Quickdraw: Titus Andronicus, Widowspeak, Lower Dens, Mas Ysa, Chelsea Wolfe
Music! Enjoy. :Titus Andronicus – Fatal Flaw: Here’s another raucous good time from the one and only Titus Andronicus. If this track doesn’t make you want to go wild, you should seek help immediately. The...
Quiet Company (Jennifer)
Quiet Company have been staying busy this year promoting and touring with their latest album, Transgressor. They’re currently in Austin though as they are shooting a live music video for their song Seven Hells tomorrow...
Raised Eyebrows: Sonic Youth’s A Thousand Leaves (Randy)
Reminiscing about Sonic Youth’s A Thousand Leaves finds me recalling a short-lived friendship. Like many, I had a friend who I spent a lot of time with for a short while. Hanging out with her...
Happy Metal Fun Time (Chuck)
I hate trends. We all say these words and then tend to fall into the traps laid by those who shape the media, me included. Taste makers and trend setters glom onto the latest and...
FIDLAR
My plan was to roll out a Quickdraw today, but since I can’t get over how fantastic the new FIDLAR single is, that’s all your getting. Sorry (but not really). Anyhow, the band has officially...
Movie Breakdown: Spy (Noah)
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...
Rin Tin Tiger (Noah)
It’s weird when you recognize a voice from a band you’ve never heard before. Even weirder when you recognize that voice from your morning (hell, late-morning, maybe early-afternoon?) work slog through the shittiest BART station...
Movie Breakdown: Spy
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...
The Sour Notes, Major Major Major (Jennifer)
Thursday is the new Friday. Or at least sometimes it seems that way when it comes to local shows worth checking out. You don’t have to wait for Friday or Saturday to get your live...
