This Malkmusian N.Y. foursome calls itself "the finest band ever named after a local weatherman," and that's certainly true, but they're much more than that. They're torchbearers for a time we now call "the early-'90s," when slackerdom was the thing, Dando was king, and beer was still for breakfast.
Alterna-diva Ani DiFranco is a delightful poetic/protest songwriting powerhouse, and this may be her most potent effort yet. Sweeping the octaves and strumming on the up-close-and-personal stuff, Ani covers it all with a fighter's spirit and a grace that's all her own.
The L.A. boardsmith has become something of a spokesman for his art, one he sees as slowly dying. But as was the case with Nas, his own stuff makes his claim seem silly. The new "King of the Decks" outing is full of turntable wizardry and dynamic interplay with whoever's on the mic.
The term "genre-bending" has itself become generic--but it was coined for groups like School of Seven Bells. The sort-of-conceptual trio (there's a thing about imaginary members) deploy Beach House-esque dream-pop without being dream-poppers, and drop dance beats nowhere near the discotheque.
Ever since Brian Wilson, Southern California bands have known that beach pop at least has a shot at credibility. San Diego's Donkeys make the most of that chance. The group's lovely sunset rock features Byrds-style harmonies and country tinges that recall Gram Parsons.
The pairing of Lil Sci and Carlos Nino deliberately hearkens back to the heyday of conscious soul-hop. But perhaps more than the two realize, What's the Science? still feels modern--and fresh. The dreamy instrumental lines, clipped drums, and smoky vocals all mesmerize.
Since Mark Farina's glory days in the late '90s there has been no house music success story like Kaskade's. A Utah native and a Mormon, Ryan Raddon began converting his Salt Lake peers into dance-music lovers before moving to California and working A&R for Om Records, who eventually signed him. Several chart-topping albums later Raddon is the king of romantic vocal house.
Eschewing the danceable beats favored by many of its post-punk brethren, while opting instead for more ominous and insistent rhythms, is what makes the Standard visceral and engaging. Add some wily, percussive guitars and Tim Putman's tense, shaky vocals, and the result is dark and complex--intimate, yet ready to burst.
Consider the Portland outfit a collective for people who are tired of collectives. Eschewing a troupe's avant-garde options in favor of the sheer fun it gets to have, the group makes a brawny country-rock indebted to Led Zeppelin and Crazy Horse.
With a continuous stream of cable TV Poker events, online Poker sites, and endless videos, books, and Web sites devoted to Poker strategy, it is no secret that Poker is incredibly popular all over the world. This week, I'm taking a look at Poker games for the iPhone. But instead of covering three similar games, I decided to give you some options for getting your poker fix, with three very different styles of Poker.
I should warn you in advance, only one of these games is free (with an optional paid version), but the other two are pretty affordable … Read more
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