You shouldn’t take the title of this video literally, but you already knew that… ghosts aren’t real (knock on wood), and Ghostface ain’t stupid. But for the sake of the holiday spirit I’ll leave it the way it is. His new album Ghostdini: Wizard Of Poetry in Emerald City is out now and you can [...]

Here’s an impressive sophomore release from Red Box Recorder on the Acroplane label. It’s an electronica album at its core but uses a variety of styles, melodies, and instruments (strings!!) to mix things up and keep your head nodding. It’s got a big sound, so put some headphones on and crank it up. Download: Red [...]

LOL. The Orlando Magic guard and former Blue Devil claims he is part of a “rap super group” that is hoping to release their first single by the end of the year. “The chorus has been written and the first verse and the direction we’re heading on the song has to deal with ‘waste management,’” [...]

Here are two tracks off Morals, Teepee’s first vinyl LP limited to 500 copies. The first one is an upbeat reflective jam that sounds like a more laid back version of No Age. The second is a relaxing, mellow acoustic piece. Some of the most digestible jams we’ve heard yet from Eric Lopez-Zareno who aside [...]

Everyone and their mother is posting this track, but it’s just so good that I will too. Stream: St. Etienne – “Spring” (Air France remix) The original song is from St. Etienne’s 1991 LP Foxbase Alpha which has just been reissued in its original form and also reproduced by Richard X, who’s known for producing [...]

Concept albums come and go, and usually they go and go and drag on too long. However a concept 7″ seems about the right speed for the coneceptualist on the go. Christmas Island offers up a pair of tracks that
shed light on two of youth’s pivotal ages and the decade that lies between. The A-side, “Nineteen”, jangles and shuffles through down and out summer bummers [...]

This just popped up over at solesides.com: the vocals-included version of an instrumental track that appeared on Shadow’s 2006 album The Outsider. Zach screams over the rampaging drums, bass, and scratchy guitar, making it similar to what Zach is doing now with Jon Theodore as One Day As A Lion. There are some keyboards and [...]

The Strokes’ singer took the first single off his new solo album Phrazes For The Young to Conan last night.  I haven’t heard the album yet, but I’m glad he didn’t play the other single that’s floating around, “River of Brakelights”… not nearly as good imo. Phrazes is out 11/3 in the US. Here’s the [...]

I used to looooove this band. Not quite as hooked anymore, partially because of their very direct lyrics that steal a lot of attention and partially because too much of any most bands gets old after a while. Nevertheless, I think their new single “Into The Mirror” is pretty good. They have a new album [...]

We didn’t get to write about this song when it first came out, but now it has a new music video that you can check out: