When you finally prove friends and family wrong and they see that your insufferable knowledge of indie rock hasn’t actually prevented you from getting a date, we want you to be prepared for your first time the same way you would get ready for going to Pitchfork. Here are thirteen indie rock bands you can […]
Video of the Week: “Days of Glory” by SODA lite
“Days of Glory” by Melbourne-based DJ/Producer SODA lite is a dazzling ray of sunshine emanating from one of Soundcloud’s more shadowy recesses. Released on the semi-parodic, online label Pedicure Records (the object of their parody, Manicure Records, releases whacked-out hyperpop in a similar vein to it-kids PC Music), the song sounds how a Toni Braxton […]
All Things Must Pass is a Must See for Diehard Music Fans
We’re now far enough away from the total collapse of the music industry that we are routinely seeing levelheaded examinations of the forces most frequently cited for its downfall. Alex Winter’s Downloaded brought a sympathetic but frank angle to the Napster saga that music execs like to hold up as the moment the industry crumbled and […]
Pop Rehabilitation: Fountains of Wayne’s Welcome Interstate Managers
Not content to let their pop passions go unloved by the masses, Loser City staff have banded together to provide Pop Rehabilitation to the works that have been unjustly maligned and forgotten. This week, Johnson Hagood makes the case for the critical reexamination of Fountains of Wayne, one of the few power pop bands who managed to […]
They Wish They Was Me: Myke Bogan Demands to Be Heard with Casino Carpet
Plenty of album titles are gibberish, but as random as it might seem at first glance, Myke Bogan’s Casino Carpet strikes me as a pretty apt and efficient encapsulation of the album’s major themes. I mean, casinos are admittedly full of sad, hungry symbols, from old folks losing social security payouts to one armed bandits on […]
Yellowed Pages: The Residents’ Freak Show
Sometimes we just want to talk about old comics we found in bargain bins or antique stores or in our garages. Is that so wrong? In this installment, we look back at Dark Horse’s 1992 collaboration with The Residents, Freak Show, which brought together the world’s most mysterious band and an awe inspiring line-up of […]
Out of Six Million Sperms Cells: Scott Ryser of The Units on Synthpunk’s Past, Present and Future
Earlier this year, in our Fossil Records column, I covered The Units’ seminal but unfortunately more or less impossible to find Digital Stimulation, trumpeting it as not only a founding document of synthpunk but also a legendary album long overdue for a new release. Not long after, I got my wish, as Futurismo Inc. reissued the […]
Revenge of the Mekons is a Loving Ode to Punk’s Greatest Unsung Heroes
You could spend a lifetime debating which first wave punk band was the most important and never approach any kind of consensus. I’ve always harbored a soft spot for the stragglers and also-rans but even with that weakness in mind, I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to suggest the Mekons as the prime […]
Nacho Picasso’s Blunt Raps 2 is an Excellent Introduction to the Sith Lord of Seattle Rap
Seattle hip hop is too varied to have one immediately defining quality but dwell on it long enough and you’ll notice most of the city’s important acts have had a gray texture to their production, not necessarily somber but dark, hazy, listless. You see that especially well in the scene’s current avant wave, with Shabazz […]
Today We Drink Wine: Looking Back at the Tragic History of Cambodian Pop
To mark the release of the new documentary Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten, which can be seen this weekend at select theatres across the US, including Violent Crown Cinema in Austin and at the Seattle International Film Festival, we’re reprinting a feature Nick Hanover wrote on the Cambodian music scene chronicled in the film. While much of […]
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