Appropriately, and by design, the December edition of our Monthly Mix is the iciest. In the comments of the last installment Scott joked about me doing an "all black metal" mix, but as you'll notice…   Read Story »

The San Francisco Giants won the 2010 World Series. They're a pretty ragtag team, featuring a star starting pitcher who looks like a grunge kid circa '92 (or a member of Girls), a dominant closer…   Read Story »

I'm a big fan of Tri Angle. Robin Carolan's label is young -- this debut oOoOO EP is his second release after Balam Acab's See Birds -- but the stuff he writes about at 20jazzfunkgreats and the…   Read Story »

People hate Salem. Are shrill about it. Last night while walking over to see Nachtmystium at the Knitting Factory, a friend and I discussed it. (It was mostly me explaining why I love them, to be…   Read Story »

Eerie Salem-approved SF electro-tweaker(s) oOoOO do what you'd expect with A Brief History of Love's most recent single "Tonight," transforming the uplifting new wave anthem into something seeping…   Read Story »