Of Montreal take it up a notch with custom packaging
Of Montreal certainly know how to get our attention. First Kevin Barnes bares it all in Vegas in 2007, now the band has a scheme…
Flickr photo of the day: Aqueduct at the South Lake Union Block Party
From the TIG Sparkly Indie-Pop Photos group...I made it out to the South Lake Union Block Party on Friday afternoon to see King of Hawaii…
Honeysuckle Weeks
From the opening notes of the synthesizer and violin-laden track "Submarine Symphonika," it's easy to assume this is going to be some kind of weird…
Products of the Eighties
Team Gina's newest release Products of the Eighties sports a unicorn on the front of the cd. Unicorns are possibly the coolest fantasy animal ever,…
Imaginary Interview: Carrie Akre
Back in 1996, before there was a Three Imaginary Girls, I had my first huge music crush in Seattle on the legendary band Goodness. The…
M.I.A. and the art of terrorism
M.I.A.'s Kala was my favorite album of last year, and she's one of the few artist I've actually enjoyed watching blow up onto the mainstream;…
Neighbor Singing
How much production is too much? Where is the dividing line between an album that is intentionally lo-fi and one that is actually crafted on…
Sleep More Take More Drugs Do Whatever We Want
Earlier this summer, I haphazardly found myself observing Half Light during their CD release party that took place at The Comet Tavern in Seattle. At…
Fleet Foxes. Letterman. Tonight.
Surely another sign that Fleet Foxes' rocket to stardom hasn't let up just yet: The band will perform on Letterman tonight. Set your preferred method…
Wye Oak's more than alt-country pleasantries
I first heard Wye Oak on KEXP, and I remember liking it. After that it kind of slipped under my radar: I guess I chalked…