Not too long after I’d moved to NYC, there was a lot of talk about an East Coast / West Coast rivalry, and although the flavor of the debate had more to do with The Notorious B.I.G. vs. Tupac and got downright bloody in its hip-hoppity hoo-haw, I too had a sense of left coast, […]
The acronymic (yes, I did just use that word) meaning of this song title is becoming my mantra: Some Things You Gotta Get Over. And especially during this time of crazed election crap-assery, I’ve been searching for something to latch onto or breathe through or what have you. More than that, though, this tune—the second […]
When writing these musical moments for Sound It Out we have choices of which category the post might fit into, and while I picked “new music” for this Yoko Ono/Death Cab for Cutie single, seeing as how it’s a new single from a new album by Yoko Ono (Yes, I’m A Witch Too, February 19th), […]
Esperanza Spalding is one cool chick blending boundaries on the tune “Good Lava”—the first track from her upcoming Emily’s D+Evolution (March 4/Concord)—like silly putty, rolling over a rock riff here, imprinting a funky bass line there, while jazz beats flow down the sides like some hot molten stuff that makes you wanna go all Pompeii […]
Lauren has list! You can check out all our Best of 2015 lists here. 1. M Train by Patti Smith tops my list for most amazing trip I’ve taken all year without actually leaving my apartment. Her ability to transport through words is unmatched. 2. And while we’re on the topic, the 40th anniversary of Horses. Yes, really. 3. Royal […]
I’m feeling a bit nostalgic for the 90s. This is obviously a glaring sign that I’m, er, maturing, and although I haven’t begun to beat young’uns over the head with how it used to be yet, my ears do prick up when someone from back in the day still makes good noise. So it is […]
Although I don’t wander around the East & West Village as much as I used to back in the day when I actually used to live down there, I still feel a happy connection to the place that’s devoid of any “back-in-the-day-before-the-[fill in the blank]-peeps-moved-in” attitude, so imagine my delight to have some moments revolving […]
I only wish Courtney Barnett had been around to set me straight when I was living on the edge of insanity in my youth. I always wanted to believe that nobody would care if I went to the party or not, yet inevitably I would find myself standing with a cigarette and a shot in […]
There are certain songs that can be slightly unnerving to listen to while on the streets of New York City because they lull me with such trance-like beauty that I’m bound to either be run over by a truck while jaywalking across the street or miss my stop on the subway to work. I know […]
Two guys walk into a stadium. One’s carrying a bass guitar, the other a pair of drumsticks. This ain’t no joke with a punchline waiting in the wings, unless you consider the fact that two guys tucked away in the corner of the CitiField stadium stage can make as much bombastically awesome rock [BAR] happen […]