New Video From Ebony Bones!

New Video From Ebony Bones!

MTV Shows If you were reading our blog posts from SXSW a month ago, then you'll know that we were pretty excited about this Ebony Bones chick. And though she doesn't actually seem to feature in this video at all (looks like it's just her band, crazy back up singers and fans – we put […]

CD Review: The HEAP — Deluxe

CD Review: The HEAP — Deluxe

The HEAP Deluxe By Samantha A. Parvin Close your eyes and listen to the first track, “One of Those Days,” from The HEAP’s debut studio album, Deluxe. I can imagine bodies jammin’ out at a gig on the festival circuit on a hot yet windy March afternoon, noodling to the funky beats of this eight-man […]

CD Review: The Coathangers — Scramble

CD Review: The Coathangers — Scramble

The Coathangers Scramble Suicide Squeeze Records By Samantha A. Parvin The Atlanta all-female quartet, The Coathangers, presents their latest and second full-length album Scramble with great enthusiasm. Their style showcases several characteristics of African and early American roots music (and ultimately blues, rhythm and blues, pop, hip-hop and rap genres), such as call-and-response, syncopated rhythms, […]

MAYOR OF PONCE: Rock & Other Four Letter Words

MAYOR OF PONCE: Rock & Other Four Letter Words

Stuff I think about, but not thoroughly… ·         I was driving through Mobile, Alabama the other day and saw a flier for a hip hop group called “Mobil-anaires”. That’s pretty awesome. Right off the bat and they're already more interesting than the dreadfully boring Selmanaires.   ·         Why does Janelle Monae always look so surprised […]

CD Review: Pomegranates — Everybody, Come Outside!

CD Review: Pomegranates — Everybody, Come Outside!

PomegranatesEverybody Come OutsideLujo Records By Al Kaufman The Pomegranates, from Cincinnati, have that same indie-pop exuberance that caused the media to fawn all over Clap Your Hands Say Yeah a few years back. Much like Clap Your Hands, Pomegranates clearly draw heavily upon their early Talking Heads and New Order albums. Everybody, Come Outside! is […]

Record Store Day at Criminal Records, April 18

Record Store Day at Criminal Records, April 18

Record Store Day is fast approaching, and we're getting reports in for how our own local indie record stores will be celebrating. Little Five Points' Criminal Records will be hosting a slew of bands throughout the day, and of course will be having a huge sale, competitions and special Record-Store-Day-Only releases up for grabs. Anyone […]