Double Life
Seattle’s Pill Wonder is making a splash in the industry — but they still have bills to pay
Dana Jewell has to call me back.
His band Pill Wonder is generating some serious noise. The band and their cluttered lo-fi pop sound are riding a wave of good publicity thanks to a handful of recent frenetic [...]
December 18, 2009
Categories: Indie, Music Journalism . Tags: Indie, Pill Wonder . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
Band For Sale
All Time Low plans to be the next big thing. No matter what you say
By most standards, All Time Low is doing wonderfully. The band’s latest studio effort, Nothing Personal, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard charts (No. 1 among alternative, rock and independent releases) in July. For years, they’ve worn grooves [...]
November 12, 2009
Categories: Music Journalism, Pop Punk . Tags: All Time Low, Nothing Personal . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
After the Boom
Finch thinks screamo can exist without the skinny jeans and flatirons
“We don’t all have the coolest haircuts. And we don’t have the tightest jeans… We wear other cool band shirts, but just the hair… Give us a chance even though we don’t have good haircuts.”
That’s what Alex Linares has to offer as a [...]
November 6, 2009
Categories: Music Journalism, Screamo . Tags: Finch . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
Free Bird
An artist’s artist, musician and comedian, Aimee Mann proves that being independent is worth it
Aimee Mann relies on herself, not the record industry.
A decade ago, the singer-songwriter kicked record execs to the curb and began releasing albums on her own label, SuperEgo Records.
Known best for her work on the Grammy- and Oscar-nominated [...]
October 14, 2009
Categories: Music Journalism, Singer Songwriter . Tags: Aimee Mann . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
Michael Jackson is dead.
The media coverage is understandable. There was a period where he was probably the most famous person on earth. This was a man who made the best-selling album of all time, Thriller. Some of his music was undeniably fantastic and will live on forever.
That said, his passing [...]
June 26, 2009
Categories: Music Journalism . Tags: Michael Jackson . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: 2 Comments