Various Dimension Mix Eenie Meenie By: Eric Greenwood In the early '60's experimental electronic composer Bruce Haack teamed up with children's dance teacher Hanna Nelson to create educational music for kids. Their Dance, Sing & Listen series was ubiquitously used in grammar schools throughout the decade, despite its low-budget production. Haack could turn practically any […]

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Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine Sony By: Eric Greenwood So, it turns out that Fiona Apple's now notorious Extraordinary Machine was never really shelved by Sony, but, since there was such a public outcry on her behalf, Apple was too embarrassed to admit that the delay was mainly a result of her own laziness. Apple was […]

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The Darkness One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back Atlantic By: Eric Greenwood The Darkness’ over-the-top, winking hair metal send-up amassed an unpredictable following with its debut, Permission to Land, thrusting the English quartet to international fame on the heels of the blistering “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” single. And yet, despite all the […]

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The Pit That Became A Tower Behold! The Unseen Men Of Israel By: Kerry M Profits (of the non-financial sort), Kings, Salvation and Faith pervade the lyrics of Behold! The Unseen from The Pit That Became a Tower, the sonic outlet for singer/songwriter Adam Lee Rosenfeld, an American Messianic Jew living in Israel. The Pit […]

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We Are Wolves Non-Stop Je Te Plie En Deux Fat Possum By: Eric Greenwood Ahh, dance punk- the music of the future of the past that's presently inescapable and instantly recognizable, even with shrill electronic noises trying to pull your ears away from the obvious trend. Montreal's We Are Wolves infuse the ubiquitous robotic high-hat […]

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Self-Released By: Eric Greenwood I hate it when bands publicly deny obvious influences. It's just so pretentious to act like a band you so clearly take after was of no consequence to your development whatsoever. I guess it's just a defensive reaction to the inevitable […]

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Wolf Parade Apologies To The Queen Mary Sub Pop By: Eric Greenwood One of the most anticipated indie releases of the year is Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary, which quickly follows the band's critically lauded self-titled EP from July. With Isaac Brock behind the controls for much of the album, a Modest Mouse […]

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