Tag: retro
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interview by Michael McCarthy I love going to see bands I grew up with like Tesla, Poison, Warrant, Firehouse, Lynch Mob and so many others who’ve reunited during the last several years. Or just plain never went splitsville. These guys still kick as much ass as they ever did and some sound even better than…
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by Michael McCarthy Gigi Rowe is a pop star in the making. Based out of Miami, she makes fun songs that blend modern pop beats with early ’80’s pop vibes. Her bouncy and mighty danceable songs make me think of Madonna’s first album and Cyndi Lauper’s album She’s So Unusual. Come to think of it,…
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Another wonderful retro cover from She & Him’s soon to be released covers album Classics, which will be released on December 2nd.
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“You don’t love me like I love you,” sings Whinnie Williams, her voice dripping with melancholy during this lovely, retro-tastic number. If you hear shades of Lily Allen and Nicola Roberts here, well, that’s no coincidence. You see, the track is produced by Future Cut, who’s recently worked with Lily, meanwhile Whinnie has written songs…
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A lot of “EDM” artists try to sound both current and retro at the same time and fail miserably. Disclosure is quite good at this, but we can’t recall any other artist in recent memory who have pulled it off quite so well. Until now. “Trippin” by Studio Tan, featuring the vocal talents of Lauren…
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People always seem to refer to Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings as a retro soul band. I wouldn’t disagree with that, but to my ears they’ve always sounded like quite the funk outfit, too. According to Wiki, “They are spearheads of a revivalist movement that aims to capture the essence of funk/soul music as it…
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This infectious number is Michael’s favorite song at the moment. It’s a delightful, super catchy number that’s like a cross between Duffy and the tracks Mark Ronson produced on Lily Allen’s first album. With a bit of Veronica Maggio thrown in for good measure. Downright irresistible, really. Oh, and she’s super beautiful, too, as you…
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Following the release of their much-loved eponymous debut, Cults’ vocalist Madeline Follin and multi-instrumentalist Brian Oblivion broke up, ending a four year relationship. Fortunately, they were grateful for their fans, and all of the accolades they had received from critics, and so they decided to continue making music together. Much like listening to The Civil…
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Click “read more” below for Michael’s thoughts…
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You may know her from her work with TOKiMONSTA & Com Truise. The Break-Up Tape can be downloaded via her Soundcloud. Includes the song Suffa featuring the always amazing Rye Rye. REVIEW/PROFILE COMING SOON!
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Chances are you already know this if you read music blogs and check out the music they recommend accordingly (as you should), but for those who don’t know, Annie is a Norwegian singer/songwriter and DJ. She first generated chatter in the blogosphere with her underground 1999 single “The Greatest Hit,” but it was her 2004…
