Why do we like Brooklyn Radio? Probably because it's not actually a radio station, which is good because we don't listen to the radio anymore. On their newly relaunched website, you won't find call letters or frequency numbers. Instead of…
Continue Reading →A few days ago, I went to check out an instrumental metal band from Sao Paulo called Elma, who covered Portishead in a heavy, swaggering style. Pretty gnarly, right? But wait, it gets even better: They recruited the guitarist's dark-haired…
Continue Reading →We're probably all too young to remember Nipper, the charming little terrier and spokesdog for the RCA Corporation's phonographs and Victrolas. You can see from his posture that he's absolutely fascinated by the disembodied noise coming from the bell of…
Continue Reading →Both Carmel and I are rather fond of Nathan Willett, the lead singer of Cold War Kids. By "rather fond" I mean "completely lose our shit over him at least once a day via IM because we are utter and…
Continue Reading →After the first amendment and the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, my favorite thing in the world is getting free music over the internet, and so it is my distinct pleasure to reintroduce everyone to Hype Machine. This website has…
Continue Reading →And while we're on the subject of pretentious clouds over the music scene.... If you, like me, have been feeling a little too sickened/jaded/abused to pursue new music with the same passion as you used to, I highly recommend checking…
Continue Reading →With the much anticipated Live Earth concert rapidly approaching (14 hours, 36 minutes until launch), I thought it'd be interesting to poll you, the JoshSpear.com readership, about your thoughts surrounding the concert. It's going to be happening simultaneously on 7…
Continue Reading →I say this with no shame: I want my MTV. In the '80s, people used to mean it when they uttered those four words, but when the '90s came roaring in with demands to rake in more viewers, MTV changed…
Continue Reading →Brit rockers Kaiser Chiefs are next up in the series of All Star collabs for the (RED) campaign, and if you can hold out for two more weeks you should be able to get your feet into a set of…
Continue Reading →Yesterday, I had one of those ideal days that summer seems made for. I headed out to McCarren Park Pool to saw the bands Illinois and Man Man, had some (see also: too much) beer and met some really cool…
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