Best New Bands » David Bowie https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Behind the Nostalgic Sounds of Dirty Beaches https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/behind-the-nostalgic-sounds-of-dirty-beaches/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/behind-the-nostalgic-sounds-of-dirty-beaches/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Dirty Beaches, the one-man band of Alex Zhang Hungtai, is quite possibly one of the most intriguing artists that I’ve recently come across. There’s something mysterious in his music that sounds like nostalgic echoes from decades ago. After I caught his show at the Mercury Lounge, I really couldn’t get over how much tension and

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  1. Dirty Beaches Rolls Into Mercury Lounge With Attitude Last night I once again had a reason to race to an early show at Mercury Lounge: Dirty Beaches. This one man band of Alex Zhang Hungtai had peaked my interest after I had heard about his cinematic lone traveler-themed...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/behind-the-nostalgic-sounds-of-dirty-beaches/feed/ 0 The Witching Hour: The music and thoughts of Midnight Juggernauts https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/show-review-and-interview-with-midnight-juggernauts/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/show-review-and-interview-with-midnight-juggernauts/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Last night the usually cavernous Echoplex was packed, couples and small groups spilling over into all major walkways and any nook they could squeeze into to get a better look at the stage. Apparently, word had spread that Australian power pop trio Midnight Juggernauts was the band to see in Los Angeles. They’ve toured with

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