Videos
The Down and Outs in Studio
Syzdilla and I had the Down in the studio this afternoon(7/12). I gotta say, I loved having these guys in studio; not only do they rock (we got to play Honor NOT Pride), but they stuck around after the interview and talked shop with me and Syd.
New Album from British folk artist Laura Marling
The first thing that comes to mind whenever I think of folk music is this black-and-white picture I once saw of a very young Joan Baez singing with a very young Bob Dylan. After that, the faces and music of Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie and the folk revival of the 50s and 60s they inspired [...]
21st Century Chill
Question of the day, dear Blog.WBRU Readers: What is “chill”?
I think the essence of this ubiquitous verb is completely dependent on its time frame. “Chill” as a concept has existed for probably as long as humans have been interacting socially, but people in the 1910s had a different name for it than people in the [...]
The Morning Benders Release Video for “Promises”
“I can’t help thinking we grew up too fast/And I know, I know, I know this won’t last a second longer than it has/Children you will be cared for at once/And wanted our arms like promises plucked from above“—so goes the chorus of “Promises”, the leading single off of The Morning Benders’ album “Big Echo,” [...]
New Deerhunter Songs
Deerhunter fans have been eargerly awaiting a new album since Microcastle and Weird Era Cont. were released in 2008. It looks like the next Deerhunter album is in the works! On their current tour with Spoon, Deerhunter has been playing some new material, and it’s GOOD.
The three new songs that have been played live are [...]
CocoRosie Releases Album Teaser
If you’ve ever wondered what a Parisian psychedelic rap duo might sound like, listen to CocoRosie.
Since 2003, sisters Bianca “Coco” and Sierra “Rosie” Casady have been pioneers of a genre sometimes referred to as “freak-folk”. Blending aspects of traditional folk with beat boxes and electronic ambient music, CocoRosie have managed to create a thoroughly bizarre [...]
MGMT Unveils Congratulations at Secret Show (VIDEO)
On Sunday, Providence-bound psych-rockers MGMT played a secret show in Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge featuring several songs from their updcoming album Congratulations, due on April 13th. With the exception of “Flash Delirium,” a single that’s in heavy rotation on WBRU (and available as a free download), this is the first time we’ve heard material from the [...]
Sophomore Album From Locksley
Such is the life of a Locksley fan: When I heard that they had released a new album, I was so excited I fell out of my chair.
Locksley formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2005, but have since relocated to Brooklyn. They describe their sound as “doo-wop punk” and are heavily influenced by British Invasion bands [...]
