I have an unusual relationship with Devendra Banhart. There are times where I absolutely love him and think he’s genius; there are also times where his voice completely grates my nerves and I can’t shut it off fast enough. What causes my manic reaction to his music is anyone’s guess, but either way he’s a [...]
Lately, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to perception and how I view the world, especially with regard to music and the associated imagery (hello, it’s a music blog and I don’t get paid to do it, so you have to figure I’m kinda sorta obsessed with the whole ball of wax in the [...]
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour only formed a year ago. Considering the fact that they’ve already had a wildly successful track in an iPod commercial, been praised by the likes of Nylon, URB & USA Today (and me – let’s not forget that) and had no less than 3 of their songs used in an episode [...]
If you’re like me, you don’t want to like music in an iPod ad. After all, there’s this inherent need in every blogger to deny the effects of advertising on our lives, but especially on our music-purchasing habits. When the public at large starts snatching up Feist CDs because they heard ‘1,2,3,4’ in an ad [...]
