Top 10 Albums of 2011
Top Ten Albums of 2011 1. David Comes to Life – Fucked Up 2. Killing The Darlings – Pearl and the Beard 3. Bon Iver – Bon Iver 4. Wild Flag – Wild Flag 5. Long Live
Brendan Hilliard
A New Renaissance City
Detroit is a forgotten city. While it was victim to the urban decay and abandoned structures that is so often written about, it didn’t, based on appearance alone, seem all that worse
Kings Without a Crown
Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album as “The Throne” will survive buoyed on the lofty expectations and reputations of the people that made it. Watch The Throne&
Somewhere Between The Sleeves
“Horses” is not the best record Patti Smith has ever made. It’s one of rock and roll’s best opening acts, but it’s dwarfed her career
Pearl and the Beard: The obviate media Interview
Unless you’ve been privy to their touring in the past few years, primarily over the east coast, midwest, and at this year’s South By Southwest, chances are you haven&
Still, I'm Gonna Miss You
My parents had to put Ruby down today. In June, she would have been fourteen. She most likely was a Collie – German Shepard – Golden Retriever mix. We didn’t get
Ellis Island and Lady Liberty
Took these photos last weekend at Ellis Island. I’m really just posting them to test out the Lightbox feature we’ve got rolling on the site now. Enjoy! #gallery-2 { margin:
'The King of Limbs' is a stretch
Few rock and roll bands these days elicit a global response to their every move. Sure, the world has progenitors like Lady Gaga, but there’s not a collective that captures our
Zeroing in on Heads Up Display
We’re not so far away from the time where technology didn’t dictate every second of every day life. Listening to Heads Up Display’s eponymous album, it’
Top 10 Albums of 2010
I stuck strictly to albums and omitted late additions (things I started to listen to after other lists came out). Therefore, Pearl and the Beard’s Black Vessel EP and other 2010
Jim Joe. Jim Joe!
When I visited in May in the run up to moving here, I spotted this tag on a garbage can in Greenpoint. Womp Womp! Since then, I’ve seen Jim Joe’
Up "All Night" with Houses
Imagine losing your job without any idea of what to do next. Well, other than looking for another job. There’s also that romantic idea of moving somewhere tropical, living off the