NewVillager
Wed, 01/04/2012 - 12:32 by AltaGrade
NewVillager is reaching to blend their brand from the pop world into the art world and back again. Historically, this rarely sits well with music critics, and is ignored by art critics.
Caitlin Rose
Tue, 12/27/2011 - 18:30 by AltaGrade
When you’re a touring musician, you have to accept that some nights are going to be worse than others. Such was the case for Caitlin Rose and her band when they showed up in Vancouver on Oct. 8 on tour with Americana icon, Justin Townes Earle, at the Rio Theatre.
PTERODACTYL
Wed, 12/21/2011 - 12:45 by AltaGrade
Paleontologists prefer the term “pterosaur” to described the various species of prehistoric winged reptiles. In the Brooklyn rock scene however, Pterodactyl is very real.
Johnny Taylor
Mon, 12/19/2011 - 00:00 by Douglas Haddow
What makes someone an artist? Totally a cheesy question, right? But honestly, if you’re willing to forget the bullshit and just think about that, what is it that makes someone an artist? When have you “made it” as a painter? It’s not an easy question to answer.
Burd and Keyz
Fri, 12/16/2011 - 08:03 by AltaGrade
Burd & Keyz intend to drop their (well, his, since Keyz is now deceased) premiere anthology of hip-hop-influenced jams in mid-November. I write “hip-hop-influenced” because Burd handles all genres of production, from R&B and reggae to dance and SouthSide-esque (note, SouthSide reigns over Lex Luger, according to Burd) trap n**** beats.
Big Troubles
Mon, 12/12/2011 - 00:00 by AltaGrade
Big Troubles are up-and-coming, catchy, and purposefully hard to gauge. Recently signed to Slumberland Records, their second full-length Romantic Comedy came out this fall to mixed reactions.
M83
Mon, 12/05/2011 - 00:00 by AltaGrade
A film can tell a story effectively because of its use of audio and visuals. For a musician to pull off a work that fully emotes that of the silver screen, the artist must connect to its audience based on the quality of the journey.
Alejandro Durán
Wed, 11/02/2011 - 20:20 by AltaGrade
Many people associate environmentalism with gloom-and-doom predictions about the planet and how we are failing it.
Kids On A Crime Spree
Tue, 11/01/2011 - 09:12 by AltaGrade
Being a revisionist isn’t new. In fact, today one can be a revisionist inspired by revisionists of decades past. Mario Hernandez of Kids On A Crime Spree isn’t just a revisionist, he’s an originalist.
Kate Armstrong
Mon, 10/31/2011 - 09:15 by AltaGrade
There have been a lot of projects this year relating to Marshall McLuhan because people are using the 100th anniversary of his birth as an occasion to re-examine his legacy and his contributions to media studies, culture, and art.
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