For all of their supposed gloom-and-doom posturing, the French sure do like their pop music. Be it Justice, Air, Daft Punk, or Phoenix, there’s a freedom tucked within the jovial genre that the French must find appealing. And Anthony Gonzalez is no different than his fellow countrymen in his expert melding of electronic-based freedom overlaid […]
Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster don’t work well with others. Well, that’s not entirely true; they just don’t work consistently with them. The Thermals’ pair of regular members worked passably with ex-bandmates Ben Barnett and Jordan Hudson during the band’s 2002 conception as a foursome. The two musicians didn’t have a problem releasing their 2004 […]
It’s been 13 years since John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey unveiled the marginalized Dance Hall at Louse Point. And despite this year’s stellar follow-up — A Woman A Man Walked By — released a decade-and-a-half later, that lo-fi 1996 debut was far from being their first, or only other, collaboration. As one of the […]
Leah Muse is reclining in her Austin, Texas, home. The 23-year-old photographer is nine months’ pregnant with her first child, and her husband – Quiet Company front man, Taylor Muse – has just placed a pair of headphones on her stomach. Ten days from the birth of their daughter, Harper Lennon Muse, the young couple […]
Glasgow, Scotland must be a damn fun place to raise a pint, crank up the stereo, and hit the dance floor with another pint in hand. From The Fratellis to Franz Ferdinand to Sons & Daughters to Glasvegas, the rock-fueled parties in this wee little northern U.K. country certainly can boast an impressive hometown roster. […]
Say what you want about Evan Dando’s cover-boy good looks that once landed him on People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” list. Or whisper what you want about his addiction to crack cocaine that sent the singer’s life into a tailspin throughout much of the 1990s. The Lemonheads frontman sure can churn out a melody, […]
Marking the band’s 20th year, 2008 proved to be one of The Orb’s busiest. The electronic music pioneers headlined almost 100 gigs the world over while releasing the celebratory The BBC Sessions 1989-2001. As a way to reflect upon the ambient ensemble’s rise to the tops of the U.K. charts, the live collection compiles the […]
Lady Sovereign has a new hairstyle — and she’s damn proud of it. Leading up to last month’s release of her second LP, Jigsaw, the MC ditched her trademark cornrow braids that had pulled her brunette locks into an omnipresent sideways ponytail for the past several years. But when Chicago Innerview tracked down the performer […]
Each night for the past two years, Casey Spooner has tried to avenge his father’s murder. From New York to Spain, from Amsterdam to France, the 39-year-old singer has set out to kill the person responsible for brutally stabbing his father to death. Dressed in a vibrant red coat with his shoulder-length locks disguising his […]
Like fellow Chicago South Sider Lupe Fiasco, Hollywood Holt rolls in like a bridge between hip-hop culture and alternative sports. Whereas Fiasco is content to kick-push his way through stereotypes and the presumed mutual exclusivity of his dual interests in rap and skateboarding, Hollywood Holt does so while cruising on his moped. Although Holt is […]