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    December 15, 2011

    Digitalism Excites a Sold-Out Mezzanine Crowd

    Take us into the light​ Digitalism Data Romance Anna Lunoe Wednesday, Dec. 14th, 2011 Mezzanine Better than: Sitting in a plastic rocket and pretending to go to the moon. While a typical midweek party at Mezzanine might see the opening DJs playing an indulgent set to a small group of friend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    DJ Shadow Reviews His Own Discography

    DJ Shadow​This week, DJ Shadow released his fourth solo studio album, The Less You Know, The Better. Featuring cameos from Little Dragon, De La Soul, Talib Kweli and Tom Vek, Shadow insists that the album isn't just a snapshot of where he's at as a musician in 2011, but also something that wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Rethinking Tyler, the Creator's Goblin: Why It May Be One of the Year's Best

    ​I know. You're sick of reading about the little shit. So am I. What I couldn't have known during my miserable first run through Goblin is that I wouldn't be sick of listening to it as July approaches. Not by a long shot, not nearly as much as I thought I'd be when I slogged and blogged my way thr ... More >>

  • Music

    July 28, 2010

    Morcheeba's members are trip-hopping together again

    ​I know. You're sick of reading about the little shit. So am I. What I couldn't have known during my miserable first run through Goblin is that I wouldn't be sick of listening to it as July approaches. Not by a long shot, not nearly as much as I thought I'd be when I slogged and blogged my way thr ... More >>

  • Music

    April 14, 2010

    Yeasayer pushes into new weird pop

    ​I know. You're sick of reading about the little shit. So am I. What I couldn't have known during my miserable first run through Goblin is that I wouldn't be sick of listening to it as July approaches. Not by a long shot, not nearly as much as I thought I'd be when I slogged and blogged my way thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Last Night: Friendly Fires and The xx at the Independent

    The xx​Friendly Fires and The xx November 23, 2009 The Independent Better Than: Anything involving Scissor Sisters; listening to Portishead's "Dummy" for the 37,392nd time Friendly Fires​Ten songs into a stupefyingly energetic show at the Independent last night, Ed Macfarlane, vocali ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Last Night: The Cave Singers at The Independent

    Joseph Schell​Cave Singers, Lightning Dust The IndependentOctober 6, 2009Better Than: dancing on graves while doing body shots.It didn't take long for the Seattle-based Cave Singers to get nearly everyone at The Independent stomping their feet last night. That's probably because the long, rolling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2008

    Mojave Desert Mystery Deepens with Clutchy Hopkins' New Ubiquity Release 'Walking Backwards'

    Joseph Schell​Cave Singers, Lightning Dust The IndependentOctober 6, 2009Better Than: dancing on graves while doing body shots.It didn't take long for the Seattle-based Cave Singers to get nearly everyone at The Independent stomping their feet last night. That's probably because the long, rolling ... More >>

  • Music

    February 25, 2004

    The Life and Times of an American Remixer

    Oh the challenges of remixing a '60s recording * and the odd ethical conundrums that go with it

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2003

    Visual Assault

    Cartoon cruelty's bleeding edge

  • Music

    February 5, 2003

    Matthew Shipp

    Equilibrium

  • Music

    June 19, 2002

    House Of Tudor

    Anti-fascist Satanists, tabla beat scientists, and a Raye of hope

  • Music

    March 27, 2002

    House Of Tudor

    Sleazy Parisian electro, noirish Australian folk-rock, and intoxicating Turkish world beat

  • Music

    December 12, 2001

    Cold Snap

    British duo Zero 7 rode its chill vibe to the top of the U.K. charts. But will its mellow electronica play in America?

  • Culture

    March 28, 2001

    He Scores

    Ennio Morricone has written great music for good, bad and ugly films

  • Music

    July 19, 2000

    Prophet Ear

    Ex-Green on Red mainstay Chuck Prophet continues his solo metamorphosis with The Hurting Business

  • Music

    March 29, 2000

    Space Craft

    Happy hour stars and alien boosters in San Francisco, Jondi & Spesh are anxious about the techno stardom Britain wants to give them

  • Music

    January 5, 2000

    Sheer Ambition

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • Music

    April 28, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • Calendar

    March 10, 1999

    Night + Day

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • Music

    October 14, 1998

    Reviews

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • Music

    September 9, 1998

    House of Tudor

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • Music

    August 19, 1998

    Riff Raff

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • Music

    June 17, 1998

    House of Tudor

    With SeeThru Broadcasting, Dave Sardy and Kevin Wortis envision a new kind of indie label: one that's passionate about music and well-financed

  • News

    January 28, 1998

    Young Urban Psychopaths

    Axcess magazine tries to find its target audience

  • Music

    November 26, 1997

    Reviews

    Axcess magazine tries to find its target audience

  • Music

    August 27, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Axcess magazine tries to find its target audience

  • Music

    July 23, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Axcess magazine tries to find its target audience

  • Music

    November 20, 1996

    Suspicious Minds

    Axcess magazine tries to find its target audience

  • Music

    February 7, 1996

    The Laws of Entropy

    Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down

  • Music

    January 10, 1996

    Recordings

    Davis' DJ Shadow breaks it down

  • Music

    October 4, 1995

    Food Sexy

    Cibo Matto eats to the beat

  • Film

    October 4, 1995

    Red Scare

    Nadja plays off (and with) the lesbian-vampire genre

  • Music

    August 9, 1995

    Recordings

    Nadja plays off (and with) the lesbian-vampire genre

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