Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives make their home in Portland, and meld together a scuzzy, squally blend of rebellious gospel/folk that at times possesses the radiant buoyancy of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and in quieter moments the seeping warmth of M Ward or intelligent, lovely meanderings of Elvis Perkins. It’s wild […]
There are two Scottish indiepop festivals lined up for October and December. Between Friday October 22nd and Sunday the 24th Edinburgh hosts it’s inaugural (I think) pop fest. Bands appearing over the three days include Ballboy, Pocketbooks, Bearsuit, Red Shoe Diaries, Darren Hayman, Suburban Kids With Biblical names amongst others. You can view the full [.. […]
It was a 3OH!3 show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder two years ago when Kamtin Mohager stood alone on the stage with an iPod and his bass guitar as The Chain Gang of 1974. In 2010, things are quite different for the songwriter. Kamtin’s lone line up has grown from two, to three, to four people on stage and a ton more instruments in the mix. The new album, White […]
Modern Glossy’s Maria Giannakakis interviews Vassilios Kostetsos during fashion week in New York. Watch the exclusive video interview backstage and the runway show below. Designer Vassilios Kostetsos frequently turns to his heritage for inspiration, as he did for Fall/Winter 2010. With his muse being the greek drama Antigone, Vassilios brought forth a sexual […]
Toronto – Ruby Coast has always been one of those bands I’ve heard about, but have never heard. However, that streaked stopped recently when I listened to the Aurora, Ontario band’s recently released free EP – Whatever This Is/Creep Me Out which is free with a tweet or a facebook post. Get used to social […]
Thai soap sensation Hugo was a guest on my show tonight. He shares a practice space with Your Vegas and Mat told me good things about Hugo's music. The EVR guys set it up so he would perform a song live in the booth, and it was his cool cover version of Jay Z's 99 Problems. His version includes a banjo. We talked about his acting skills, the song h […]
hr2 ratatat- loud pipes hot chip- i feel better the faint- take me to the hospital lcd soundsystem- on repeat boys noize- lava lava kid cudi- day n night (rusko remix) bad boy bill- rock it bassnectar- select frequency ADVICE OF THE WEEK! sts9- peaceblaster (the glitch mob remix) pretty lights- summer’s gone santigold- unstoppable […]