“Our goal wasn’t to create a label but rather to develop Bromance as a brand that would work as a guarantee for successful parties. Our brand is all about Music.” Words from Manu Barron, co-founder of the esteemed Bromance label. And indeed, I was originally drawn to Bromance by its sounds of SPK as stereo-totaled by Gesaffelstein on his album Aleph. Which […]
3
Jan
Amphetamine-induced ravers grapple with future music
5
Nov
The art of implied violence, feminine wiles & Van Halen logos
Couple weeks back we launched our new artist featured series Rock (Poster Art) Gods! with Dan Stiles, and now we continue with another top illustrator in his field Casey Burns. You might recognize the above poster for Sonic Youth, or one of his many excellently sexy/implicitly malevolent posters for Spoon — most of which feature […]
23
Mar
The return of the Swedish hit-making superheroes
Swedish production superheroes Teddybears (no, not Miike Snow) return with the followup to their hit-filled album Soft Machine, titled Devil’s Music. The new album drops June 21st and as can be expected with Teddybears it’s loaded with collaborations, including The Flaming Lips, Cee-Lo Green, The B-52’s, B.O.B. and Eve. Although known mostly for their prolific […]
7
Dec
The latest vid from Colorado's Derek Vincent Smith
Colorado’s Derek Vincent Smith, aka Pretty Lights, releases his new “Future Blind” video from Making Up a Changing Mind. One of the 3 EPs he released in 2010 for free, Making Up a Changing Mind is actually not his latest release — that would be Glowing in the Darkest Night. Regardless, it’s clear Pretty Lights […]
21
Sep
Greg Gillis blows up Chicago, films behind-the-scenes for Pitchfork
Today PitchforkTV debuted their documentary covering Girl Talk’s much buzzed about New Year’s Eve concert in Chicago of this year. If you’ve ever seen Girl Talk (aka Greg Gillis) live, you know he’s one of the most energized, fist-in-the-air performers out there. The blood and sweat Pittsburgh’s favorite son pours into each show is undeniable, […]
21
Sep
Because sometimes showing off costs a shitload of money
You know those advent calenders your parents would give you around Christmas time — if you’re Christian, that is? The cardboard paper ones with hidden boxes that you’d open, and there’d by like a chocolate in there or a decoder ring or some other cereal-box-level prize? Well Porsche just designed one, only this one costs […]
