Written by Hunter Davis Photos by James Holk All popular opinions aside, some things should not be neglected; the eighties especially. The eighties was a glorious time of glamour and decadence. Inhibitions were simply crumpled up and thrown out the window for ten beautiful years and everything was just bigger; the ratted out hair, the [ Read More ]
Written by: Jamal Hassan Photos by: Andrew Young Whether you’ve just heard them for the first time or you’ve followed them all the way from England, it sure is hard to deny that The Duke Spirit wields the power and force of electric sex. And not just in the hey-it’s-four-in-the-morning-I’ll-settle-for-anything way, but the kind that [ Read More ]
Written by: Tyler Benson Photos by: James Holk It’s become a habitual past time for the UK press to announce the next “British Invasion” discovery to lukewarm American acceptance. Unfortunately, The Kooks’ unique brand of Brit-pop was given no such entrance. The Vines were to save rock n roll in 2002, but are now just [ Read More ]
Written by: Alexis Apostalon Photos by: James Holk and Andrew Young Lead singer Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs has an abundance of energy that could sufficiently power a little cobblestone English village. Exhibit A: At the end of the Crystal Ballroom show Ricky jumps from center stage into the audience, hauling through the press [ Read More ]
Redmond, Oregon is the last place to find anything of significance, especially when talking in terms of indie rock.* Located in central Oregon (a 3 hour drive south of Portland) and nestled between the skiing wonderland of Mt. Bachelor, the hiker’s haven of Smith Rock, and littered with more golf courses than there once was [ Read More ]
“Battling the Buzz” Sylvia Plath named them, England groomed them and America is ready for them… “It’s utterly embarrassing” answers Sam Forrest, vocalist/guitarist for Manchester, England’s Nine Black Alps, when I ask him how he feels about premier British hype factory/music magazine New Music Express (NME) claiming them to be “the band most likely to [ Read More ]
“Let Us Be Free!!” From Omaha to Letterman, the band that Conor Oberst started a record label for… If only Tilly and the Wall came with a disclaimer explaining where their name comes from, a need to describe their music wouldn’t be necessary. Taken from a children’s book of the same name by author/illustrator Leo [ Read More ]
