Sam Spiegel is a busy man, to say the least. The New York-based producer/DJ/composer has produced albums for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Crystal Castles, scored movies (including Jackass 2.5 and Jackass 3D) and video games, and seems to be constantly working on a new musical venture. His latest project is Maximum
In the past year, LA based (but Oregon raised) ZZ Ward released a mix tape, an EP and a full-length album. 2012 was a pretty busy year for her and it’s already paid off; she’s been lauded as quite the new sensation with her soulful hip-hop fusion. With the latest installment in Ward’s prolific
Vocalist Vicki Glass and producer Vic Miranda have only been making music together for nine months, but in that short amount of time the two have managed to create some impressively sensual, emotive dream pop (if you want to put a label on it) and recently released their debut album, I Promise You Always
Southern California has birthed a number of psychedelic surf-tinged outfits over the years, and the latest group to fit this mold is Blackfeet Braves. Sharing a love of sixties pysch-pop and garage rock, the SoCal quartet uses lo-fi recording techniques, reverbed guitars and vocals to create spiraling, hazy tracks that are both mind-melting and hopelessly
Country music … get ready for another Davidson to take over the town in 2013. Sarah Davidson – the wife of BMI’s 2011 and 2012 Songwriter of the Year, Dallas Davidson – has quietly been working under the radar on new music, and is ready for her chance in the spotlight. Beauty aside, Davidson is
Right on the heels of our live review of Gringo Star, we take a more in depth look behind the band through a conversation I had with founding member Nick Furgiuele. Here he gives us a rather comprehensive rundown of what’s hot in the music scene of Atlanta right now, with a tour of sorts
The Los Angeles-based sister trio, Haim, may have been one of the most buzzed about new bands of 2012, and this year they’re making a point to show everyone what the buzz is about. In the past year, the folk and R&B influenced band has released a well-received EP, toured with the likes of Florence
If a friend of Kristine Flaherty’s hadn’t called her out on dissing something she had never actually done herself before, we may not have jams like ‘So Fast, So Maybe” to be on the soundtrack of the first episode of the new season of HBO’s GIRLS. K.flay’s earned a rep for delivering quick rhymes with
Dominic Angelella and Brent “Ritz” Reynolds have been making music together as DRGN King since 2009, and now, nearly four years later, all their hard work has paid off. After taking two years to write and record their debut album, Paragraph Nights, the LP will be released on January 22 via Bar None Records, and
In the current world we live in, music is literally at your fingertips. With so much accessibility, it would seem more competitive to be in a new band right now, but John Kunkel of Los Angeles’ The New Division seems to disagree, crediting the “Internet Age” with his band’s climbing success. Though his electronic outfit’s