Art-rock activists take a stand in solidarity with local community space When I’m looking for an interesting gig to go to on a cold Winter evening in Oslo, Blitz is often the first place I turn to. When I first came to Oslo in 2012, Blitz is the first place my friends took me to. Over the years it has become … Continue reading
RadiOrakel’s Tip The DJ presents Shishmish + Peter K at Taxi Take Away DJ set Hip Hop, Queer Hip Hop, Rock, Electro, riot grrrl… Continue reading
West Coast hard-rockers prove everyone wrong with unexpected second album. I know what you want, but it’s not gonna be what you like! The first time I listened to Pleasure To Meet You, it reminded me of the first time I listened to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It said “rock” on the label, but I quickly knew it was like … Continue reading
Fuzz (2013) buy on Itunes / buy on Amazon Listen to on Spotify here Ty Segall knows what he likes Who would have thought 2014 would be such a great year for seventies rock ? Fuzz (a name that has been used before by several bands) is a power trio founded by Ty Segall, who has a reputation for making … Continue reading
Dead Sara – Dead Sara (self-titled) Buy on Itunes here / Buy on Amazon here. Listen to album on Spotify here. “Dead Sara should be the next biggest rock band in the world” – Dave Grohl Dead Sara have rock encrypted so deep in their DNA that their music will make any rock fan do an instant double-take. Their self-titled album is … Continue reading
This is band I saw recommended by Brian Viglione (The Dresden Dolls / Violent Femme…). In the summer of 2013 Rock-folk duo XNY released their first album, Orange. Buy on Itunes / Buy on Amazon Pam Autuori and Jacob Schreiber are based in Brooklyn but started their collaboration at the legendary Berklee School of music in Boston. It is of … Continue reading
2013 was a depressing year for pop music. It was also not an amazing year for new bands, instead bringing a rich selection of great works by reliable rock music heroes like Mike Patton, Gary Numan and DeVo…hardly new blood. Meanwhile Justin Bieber announced he was retiring. What a lightweight. The goddamn Rolling Stones are still touring. With Jeff Beck. … Continue reading
I have been meaning for a long time to pay tribute to the rock’n’roll mamas, those who are not content to be eye-candy, humming backing vocals in the background. This is a homage to the Women of Rock. You can listen to a Spotify playlist of these bands here. Aretha Franklin Originally a gospel singer, she became The Queen of … Continue reading
This song reminded me of everything I like about Gossip and Scissor Sisters ! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/103668528″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Find it on Itunes here and Amazon here. Continue reading
You can find the Spotify playlist for this article here : Foster the People – Call It What You Want I started 2012 with a road trip through California, and this song was always playing in the car. I love it for the same reason I’ve always loved OK Go’s first album: it’s what pop rock should be, with … Continue reading
