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Kumon Plaza — the nom de BOOM of Edmonton’s Dylan Khotin-Foote — is making some noise again after spending time with his alter-ego Happy Trendy. Good news, because KP’s album Cliff was a beautiful essay into 64-bit electronica. The new track "River Spot" goes back to the well...
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Battle of the Total Babes? Sounds like a 70s B-movie skin flick, but we’ve got one in the present day with two bands fighting over the same moniker. In this corner, weighing in at 8,000 lbs, are two dudes from the Cloud Nothings that decided to make a slightly...
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NYC-based Zambri has signed with Kanine Records to release their debut EP Glossolalia 11/8 — official anouncement here, teaser vid (short & long version), tracklisting & cover art, and nostalgic remixes from "back in the day" below. Or try the long version… If you’ve been paying attention, you...
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GOBBLE GOBBLE has changed their name to Born Gold — their new album Bodysongs drops 9/9. What prompted the switch? Who knows…but the Canadian electro pop powerhouse glitter monkeys march to the beat of their own drum. If you want to get your hands on the limited vinyl...
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I almost posted the new single "Maniac" from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s upcoming album Hysterical without even listening to it. That’s how good I feel about this band, having eaten up their self-titled debut album and follow-up Some Loud Thunder with relish. When the band disbanded, I was...
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I met Jinsen Liu of 28 Degrees Taurus outside PA’s Lounge about a million years ago. He was hanging out front of the first ever QRO Magazine showcase, along with Shoney Lamar. Thanks dudes for turning up — because the head count at that show was frightful! Anyway, 28...
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Scott Walker is a legend. His career has stretched from teen pop idol origins in the ’60s to scathingly beautiful avant garde compositions in the new millennium. The three selections below are from the dark & difficult Tilt, released in 1995. Vocal comparisons can be made to Bowie in...
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If you’re in Chicago tomorrow, Sunday the 7th of August, head over to the Empty Bottle to catch the post-punk assault sensation from Denmark, Iceage. Are these youngsters worth all the accelerated hype? Oh my lord, no. But do you really think you deserve the next Beatles every time...
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Chicago’s the Dogs are heading out on tour, starting from the hometown and heading east all throughout New England. Have a listen to a pair of tracks below off their latest album Camping . Alternating between hard-driving indie strum and gentler, strings-infused balladeering, the Dogs pepper their pop with...
Kumon Plaza — the nom de BOOM of Edmonton’s Dylan Khotin-Foote — is making some noise again after spending time with his alter-ego Happy Trendy. Good news, because KP’s album Cliff was a beautiful essay into 64-bit electronica. The new track "River Spot" goes back to the well...
Battle of the Total Babes? Sounds like a 70s B-movie skin flick, but we’ve got one in the present day with two bands fighting over the same moniker. In this corner, weighing in at 8,000 lbs, are two dudes from the Cloud Nothings that decided to make a slightly...
NYC-based Zambri has signed with Kanine Records to release their debut EP Glossolalia 11/8 — official anouncement here, teaser vid (short & long version), tracklisting & cover art, and nostalgic remixes from "back in the day" below. Or try the long version… If you’ve been paying attention, you...
GOBBLE GOBBLE has changed their name to Born Gold — their new album Bodysongs drops 9/9. What prompted the switch? Who knows…but the Canadian electro pop powerhouse glitter monkeys march to the beat of their own drum. If you want to get your hands on the limited vinyl...
I almost posted the new single "Maniac" from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s upcoming album Hysterical without even listening to it. That’s how good I feel about this band, having eaten up their self-titled debut album and follow-up Some Loud Thunder with relish. When the band disbanded, I was...
I met Jinsen Liu of 28 Degrees Taurus outside PA’s Lounge about a million years ago. He was hanging out front of the first ever QRO Magazine showcase, along with Shoney Lamar. Thanks dudes for turning up — because the head count at that show was frightful! Anyway, 28...
Scott Walker is a legend. His career has stretched from teen pop idol origins in the ’60s to scathingly beautiful avant garde compositions in the new millennium. The three selections below are from the dark & difficult Tilt, released in 1995. Vocal comparisons can be made to Bowie in...
If you’re in Chicago tomorrow, Sunday the 7th of August, head over to the Empty Bottle to catch the post-punk assault sensation from Denmark, Iceage. Are these youngsters worth all the accelerated hype? Oh my lord, no. But do you really think you deserve the next Beatles every time...
Chicago’s the Dogs are heading out on tour, starting from the hometown and heading east all throughout New England. Have a listen to a pair of tracks below off their latest album Camping . Alternating between hard-driving indie strum and gentler, strings-infused balladeering, the Dogs pepper their pop with...