For most people, myself included, Yann Tiersen’s name is instantly associated with two great movies that featured his music – Amelie and Good Bye Lenin. There is no doubt that Amelie’s international success and critical acclaim had a major impact…
Okkyung Lee, an experimental Korean cellist, held a six day residency at the Stone, a very unique and special performance space in East Village. Founded in 2005 by John Zorn, the Stone is 100% dedicated to music. It’s very discreet:…
NYC-based experimental singer-songwriter Marla Mase just released a new EP, inspired by Junot Diaz’ quote “the half life of love is forever”. Her songs are a fusion of rock-n-roll, spoken word, funk, punk, and Global Soul and are definitely a must-hear…
The electronic/ambient/experimental duo from Italy DK5600, who won our Band of The Week contest, delivers noisy, yet quiet sounds, that will please the fans of obscure dark ambient. Created by ARS A.V.I. from Rome, responsible for the voice, lyrics, sounds elaboration, noise…
Katya Sanna is the singer/songwriter who won the Band of The Week contest last week. Heading from Narni, Italy and endowed with a four octave range, she composes music inspired by the Ancient and Medieval world with lyrics making references…
Last night was great at Brooklyn Night Bazaar! We went to see Odonis Odonis – the brainchild of Ontario’s multi-instrumentalist/filmmaker Dean Tzenos, known for its distinctive mix of shoegaze, punk, industrial, surf rock and noise. I loved it! Despite the…
The Plum Magnetic come straight from New Orleans but captivate the true meaning of “world musicans”. Formed in late 2011 by Trent (banjo/vox) and Oliver (drums), who were playing together in the super eclectic local band Eve’s Lucky Planet, The…
I was recently turned onto SonicViolence (Not to be confused with the 80s, UK metal band, Sonic Violence). Imagine if Radiohead, Yo La Tengo, Do Make Say Think, and Camera Obscura went full moon canoeing on salvia. This was my…
Takatsuna Mukai creates intriguing mix of world music, post-punk, dark ambient and at least few other genres. After participating in different bands, including electro-punk Gob$au$age, he decided to play solo with his debut album “Śūnya”. Wait, solo is not the exact…
My Woshin Mashin rock. They’re fun! They’re a lot of fun. They sound good and they look amazing – which you can clearly see from the MTV featured video for their song “Crab”: Get More: My Woshin Mashin, Crab, Music,…
