Review: Spring Breakers Dissected and on Display
altcitizen
April 22, 2013
If you’re reading this post, chances are you might be on or from the East Coast. If you’d like to imagine as though you’re on
If you’re reading this post, chances are you might be on or from the East Coast. If you’d like to imagine as though you’re on
For someone who’s absolutely brimming with dirty jokes, Marnie Stern has certainly cleaned up her act with the release of her newest and fourth album,
If it were possible to see sound, then Charli XCX’s highly anticipated debut album True Romance would probably look like the aftermath of a glittery collision between
It’s not embarrassing to admit that when I first heard James Blake’s version of Feist’s “Limit to Your Love,” I liked it, but I didn’t
Wednesday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg proved that it doesn’t take a packed stage to pack a wallop. With only two bands on
If The Flaming Lips’s newest album accomplishes anything, it’s living up to its name. The Terror is dark, menacing, and expansive, and it boldly defies categorization and
East Coasters were treated to a slice of the Los Angeles music scene at Webster Hall this past Saturday when Cold War Kids shared the
For a supposedly “slow” week for music releases, I found PLENTY of things to enjoy. For the record, the Kurt Vile song “Girl Called Alex”
After releasing over-produced and overwrought flop Mine is Yours back in 2010, it appeared as though California’s Cold War Kids had reached the apex of their
Wavves’s obligatory fuzz receives a bit of a spit shine in their most recent release, Afraid of Heights, from Mom + Pop Music. While Nathan Williams’s
Have you ever been to a show where the crowd ends up moshing and waltzing? The answer is probably no. Let me tell you about
Like the title implies, Migrant is a move in a new direction for The Dear Hunter and frontman Casey Crescenzo. This transition, from conceptual to accessible, from
The albums that I listened to this week have all become probably my favorites of the year so far, and the even cooler part is
Album releases this week were overshadowed (at least for me) by the singles that were released. There were still a few great albums, including The
Depending on how much you enjoy The Strokes’ lead single “All The Time,” it’s a fair indicator of how you’ll judge the rest of Comedown
I woke up completely sore from all of the walking of the past two days––especially from the day before when I renounced the Austin bus
Usually when I head to Austin, I rely on the Cap Metro bus system to get around town. It’s $1 per ride or $2 for
I started my day early because I want to see how many bands, free drinks, and tacos I could cram into one day. For the
I have a personal playlist I dubbed “Get Shit Done” which, well, makes me do just that. This playlist is called “WORK,” and it’s gonna
The week before I left for sunny Austin, Texas, I RSVP’d to a bunch of unofficial parties for the music portion of SXSW because I
Let’s just jump right in, shall we? Listen: Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience was released this week, so I guess have to talk about it?
When Samuel Cooper started playing, people got significantly less shitty. The night up to this point had been marked by half-minded attention being paid by
So the week of SXSW there are no music releases in order to offer no competiton to whoever is playing at the Dorito’s™ stage or
Because lying to yourself is always fun (until you get caught).
There were way too many releases out this week for me to listen to all of them. Hopefully I did an okay job of picking
So does the last week of the month just coincide with music releases ending with a whimper? Or was I just being extra picky this
Editor’s Note: People Get Ready is one of my favorite local bands. Through most of 2011, I would leave their shows overjoyed from their lively
This week’s music releases were refreshingly eclectic… or maybe I just chose to be very liberal with my music listening. Google “rap releases February 2013”
Sorry for the very belated posting everyone. I had plenty of Valentine’s Day duties to attend to this past week. Not to worry, there was