Noise is not for everybody.
Some people hear a jackhammer on the street corner and promptly cover their ears; others hear a subsonic melody and random harmonic movement in the staccato repetition of mechanized machinery.
“Industrial music” is the umbrella term used to describe artists who eschew acoustic or organic instrumentation for equipment like samplers, sequencers, and the odd chunk of found metal. Vocals aren’t so much sung as spoken or bleated repeatedly as if coming from a mi
We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.
Wild Light (New Hampshire)Adult NightsWe received this one recently to preview Wild Light's set opening for Tapes 'n' Tapes Friday night at Club Dada. Music Editor Pete Freedman saw them at SXSW last year and was not impressed. Just a couple tracks into this unremarkable
Mother's Day is nigh upon us--and c'mon, you can do better than some crappy (and sappy) card. It's time to give your mom a gift that reflects how you really feel about her. Now, she may not enjoy the following music-related gift ideas, but make sure you throw that gift receipt into the package before you wrap it, as some of these ain't cheap--so even the most shallow moms should approve. But if you're like me, and you happen to have a cool mom? Well, these gift ideas will have Mommy Dearest smi
