Austin – Following the success of 2012’s “True Romance,” British pop singer Charli XCX is showcasing selections from her soon to be released album at SXSW. While “Romance” had a dark, gothic pop sound, her new music is pure bubblegum rock n’ roll. Though she was losing her voice during our interview, when I caught
Las Vegas – In a discount music bin in her hometown of Stevenage, a town and borough of Hertfordshire, England, a young Charlotte Aitchison nabs a punk rock mixtape. A Vibrators song, “Feel Alright,” immediately grabs a hold of her. It was the energy. Peppy and raw. The compilation was played obsessively, but before long
Our newest L.A.-based contributor Josh Calixto took on the new Charli XCX record, True Romance, which he described as “the perfect setting for good pop, and True Romance is a prime example of what the genre can still offer to a generation jaded by top 40 radio stations and terrified of internet backlash.” In interviews,
This year has seemed to be dubbed the Year of The Remix. Not many tools have been as effective to get your band’s name blasted into the blogosphere–especially if you connect with the right artist to rework your music–and some groups specialize in remixes, choosing to re-imagine others’ work instead of creating their own. Little
It’s 2013, and it’s time to face the fact that deep down, everyone’s got a hipster streak when it comes to listening tastes. We’re a bunch of jaded post-modernists–obsessed with avoiding cliché, experts at calling out the shortcomings of others’ handiwork. Bubblegum pop? Boy bands? What kind of hack would ever support this drivel? But