It is with much childlike glee that we shut down our computers and unplug from the mainframe of the matrix for a few days and head to the glorious lands known as the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, for what is surely one of America’s best musical throwdowns. Yes it’s gotten increasingly commercial […]
12
Apr
Happily unplugging from the mainframe of the matrix
20
Apr
Bringing us back from the Coachella haze
Last week we previewed LCD Soundsystem’s “Drunk Girls” (then) upcoming video with a trailer, mostly because we were anxiously fiending for their set last Friday at Coachella. Well our faith was rewarded, and now we’re even more anxiously awaiting their upcoming This Is Happening LP (out May 18 on DFA) —let’s hope it’s not the […]
16
Apr
Akron's best puts their future in your hands
DEVO are the ultimate populists. To decide which tracks will make the final cut on their album, they’re not listening to their label execs, heeding the advice of music insiders or consulting their gurus. Instead, they’ve chosen to allow you, loyal music enthusiasts and DEVO fans, to elect which 12 songs (of the 16 they […]