Treading the thin line between generic cheesiness and captivating ingenuity is a common practice for contemporary pop artists, especially now that the genre has
As evidenced on Monday with Andre Ethier’s excellent Born of Blue Fog, January is often a time for this site to explore releases that
by Mike Mineo ———————————————————————————————– 20. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line Losing a member of a band to death can be devastating. No
by Mike Mineo ———————————————————————————————– 30. Air France – No Way Down EP This feature may be called the “Top 50 Albums of 2008”, but
by Mike Mineo ———————————————————————————————– 40. Kristoffer Ragnstam – Wrong Side of the Room We all knew that it was only a matter of time
Though there are still a few underexposed albums from 2008 that I will feature in the coming weeks, it is most certainly not too
For a music lover, the perks of running a record label are plentiful. Discovering new artists, making a variety of connections in the industry,
As I indicated less than two weeks when featuring Benji Hughes’ excellent A Love Extreme, releasing a double-disc album as a debut can be
As I currently sit on this return bus to DC within a horde of traffic, I cannot help but turn my focus toward the
The divergence of folk music has been a common observation among fans of independent music for the past decade or so. Whether one most
