Valentine’s Day 2012 Mix
True Romance By Taylor K. Long This Valentine’s Day, enjoy this collection of a handful of my favorite “love songs” and songs about love. Whether you are part of a duo or flying solo–remember this piece of advice: I kept asking Clarence why our world seemed to be collapsing and things seemed to be getting so...
Albums of the Year, Part 3: Best of the Rest (Including Singles and EPs)
In No Particular Order, 18 More Great Albums From 2011:
By Taylor K. Long
9 Types of Light consists of love songs and apocalyptic spaz-outs--so are we more free to love...
T-Sides Contest: Win a TV on the Radio poster designed by Tunde Adebimpe
As you may have guessed from a few entries, or read in recent interviews, T-Sides can’t get enough of TV on the Radio and their latest album, Dear Science. In honor of these talented men from our home-base borough of Brooklyn, we’re giving away a poster designed by singer Tunde Adebimpe. I looks like that...
TV on the Radio @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Wednesday, October 15th
There are some bands whose God-like characteristics fade a bit in a live setting. Merely seeing that they’re human is enough. They have arms and legs and eyes and ears and a nose, just like you, they’re holding the instruments you’ve seen hundreds of times, and maybe even know how to play. They’re simply standing...
T-Sides Elsewhere, Oct. 15th Edition
Things are coming up slowly as we get back into the swing of things, but just you wait. It’s ROCKtober, which means there’s something to see/do/listen to/write about basically every day. Until the impending barrage of pieces that will likely make your eyes bleed, I have a few snippets to tide you over. I’m back...
Kyp Malone @ Zebulon, Wednesday, Jan. 31st
Zebulon is softly lit. There is a candle at each table and 11 dim globe lamps hang overhead. It is a small place, about the size of four large bedrooms. In front of me, a couple is sitting at a table playing with a dog. To my right is the bar, lined with men in...
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