Hit the Road, Rebelles!
June is the first (meteorically, magically, symbolically, whatever) month of summer. Time to get those creepy toes polished up and break out the beach towels. It’s also the start of road tripping seas…
Amanda Motyka
Mixtape for Your Mama
Everyone loves a list. Well, maybe not everyone, but certainly most someones. After days filled with decisions and overstimulation, I know I just want someone to tell me what’s up, straight up. So, th…
All Hail Karen O
Yeah Yeah Yeahs—Mosquito (Interscope) Release Date: April 16 I worship at the altar of Karen O, so this review should have a huge BIASED watermark; however, if you listen to the new album rel…
Best Female Albums of 2012
I love lists. The end of the year is my favorite time to look at the “best of” the past 365 days. Lists and lists of who sung it best, who wrote it best, who acted best. Of course, I am more concerned…
Cat Power’s ‘Sun’ a beautiful wreck
Cat Power—Sun (Matador) I have seen Cat Power—Chan Marshall—each and every opportunity I get, and every time, she’s a complete mess. Guitar strings break. She begins songs and stops midstream…
A review of The xx’s ‘Coexist’ in haiku
The xx—Coexist (Young Turks) Your voice makes me want A Xanax and a whiskey Romy Madley Croft. Grab your Kleenex and listen to: "Angels," "Sunset," "Swept Away"
Fiona Apple’s ‘The Idler Wheel’ a balm for the broken-hearted
Fiona Apple—The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Drive of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (Epic Records) The last time I even thought about Fiona Apple w…
Best Coast’s ‘The Only Place’ is the sound of summer
When I was in high school, I drove an old Datsun but paid to have a pricey CD changer installed. Not practical, but critical as music could make you forget things you wanted to forget, such as the fac…
Doe a Deer: Hinds at U-Street Music Hall in Washington, D.C.
Oftentimes when you go to see live music, the ambience either detracts from or adds to the music you’re listening to. On March 10, the U-Street Music Hall in Washington, D.C., became the perfect marri…
40 Albums/Songs Every Woman Should Own
A certain someone who shall remain nameless (cough, cough, Karen!), turned 40 recently and dared ask the question, “What 40 albums by female artists should every self-respecting lady own?” Not being o…
