photo by Keegan HamiltonIt's been a minute since we checked in with Wafeek, everyone's favorite St. Louis hip-hop ex-pat, and it's probably best we've left him alone: He's been busy making a kick-ass new album. The project is titled Feekee and the Flux Capacitor and it's, well, complicated.As the Back to the Future reference suggests, time travel is involved. Most tracks are R&B and rock classics re-constructed and re-imagined with Feek ryhmes. Highlights include three Beatles cuts
Was sent this last night, and in the span of 15 or so hours, it went viral. Yes, it's the DJ Morgoth mashup of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." The ultimate RickRoll? Perhaps.
Brand New means business during its shows. The goal of its live experience is to exorcise demons, to provoke thought and, above all, produce catharsis. Looking for a night of frivolous entertainment? Go see another show instead. These Long Islanders are kicking out the post-hardcore, post-grunge, post-goth jams - angst and aggression firmly at Def Con One.
This emphasis on weightier matters was obvious during Brand New's sold out Pageant show. The quintet spent much of the night bathed in dim
marqueemag.com/tag/ghostland-observatory/Few indie bands are as divisive as Ghostland Observatory. For every fan and critic who fawns over its catchy dance punk grooves, there are others who decry tthe band as "robot rock for the flyover states" or, as Pitchfork infamously panned "Daft Punk for frat boys." Ghostland is officially in the same league as love 'em or hate 'em acts like Vampire Weekend and Animal Collective. That in mind, the folks at Southern Comfort know how to ensure a packed v
Kurt CobainNirvana bassist Krist Novoselic
Ready to feel old? Nirvana's landmark debut, Bleach, turns twenty years old this year. (I'm pretty sure I have a few T-shirts as old as this. Really.) Before Nevermind made Nirvana a mainstream sensation, the lower-than-lo-fi buzzsawing of Bleach captivated the few who caught the band on tour or heard the LP. Sub Pop is reissuing a two-CD version of the album on Tuesday, which features a live Nirvana show from 1990. And our sister paper the Seatt
