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Music Labels and Blogs in 2011
to their label.” As publishing moves digital the biggest inhibitor, distribution, isn’t really an inhibitor anymore. Before the digital wave, indie labels were limited by the scale they could press and distribute, bested by the efficient and scale of the major labels. Now that this is no longer an inhibitor the door is wide open for anyone to be a music label. Right? Some blogs like My Old Kentucky Blog (MOKB), a larger (100k+ page vi…
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Si*Se Interview with SFCritic
Here is my recent interview for SF Station with Si*Se. Si*Se: “The Chain” (Cover) Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. The first group signed to David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label, Brooklyn’s Si*Se watched a smooth beginning turn difficult as it navigated the music business and later bounced f…
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Best Albums of 2011: David Johnson-Igra’s Picks
For the best albums in 2011, SF Critic will highlight each of our staff’s picks, rather than an accumulative 25, 50, 1,000 best album list. About: I always tell people I started writing this blog because I wanted to be like that kid in Almost Famous. Three years later, and while I still haven’t been published in Rolling Stone, I still am determined and happy to continue with SF Critic. It’s amazing each year looking back on th…
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Best Albums of 2011: Darryl Kirchner’s Picks
For the best albums in 2011, SF Critic will highlight each of our staff’s picks, rather than an accumulative 25, 50, 1,000 best album list. About: For the last year Darryl has been photographing and filming SF Critic’s experiences with an uncanny eye. From electronic, to hip hop, to indie, Darryl shoots everything. When I asked him to write his best albums list, I had no idea how much time and effort he’d put forth. Carefully …
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Bear in Heaven Interview: Best Rest Fourth Months
Poetically painting pictures, vocalist Jon Philpot of the psychedelic Brooklyn rock group Bear in Heaven has been honing his craft for years — but he is only now starting to see his own big picture. After plenty of a positive response to their latest album, Best Rest Fourth Months, the group recently returned to the studio. SFCritic spoke to Philpot in a phone interview while he was working on new material at a recording studio in New York. B…
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[Best of 2010] Singles for Download
…ve The Morning Benders – Virgins (La Blogotheque Performance) The Black Keys – Everlasting Light Drake – The Resistance Big Boi ft. Sleepy Brown and Joi – Turns Me On Das Racist – Julia (The Very Best Remix) Charlotte Gainsburg – In The End Click Here To Download CD 2 …
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[Best of 2010] Top 10 Albums
…ges over the course of this record. We’ve seen a wave of groups with a similar modus operandi appear on the indie music scene over the past couple of years and many of them are talented but I think King of the Beach is the best of the lot. 8. Titus Andronicus – The Monitor Titus Andronicus actually sound like the kind of band I would probably be in if I was a good musician and cooler than I actually am. They happen to also be from Ne…
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Dilla, One of the Best Artists of the Decade
On May 18th, 2006 the lineup at New York’s Radio City Music Hall read: The Roots, Nas, Common and Talib Kweli. The concert was a tribute to the death of James Dewitt Yancey, better known as J Dilla, and easily one of the most influential hip hop producers ever. Just look at that lineup and you can tell the impression Dilla left on some of the best in hip hop. A competent rapper, Dilla became famous for his soulful beats with hitting b…
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[Best of 2010] Band Interview Quotes
She said what? Oh no she didn’t! Oh yes she did! Of the many interviews that SFCritic conducted this year (including Phoenix, Broken Social Scene, Pavement, Cake, B.o.B., and Local Natives) there was a range of silly, ridiculous, intelligent, and interesting comments made by artists. Whether they told us who they’d like to have sex with, their worst jobs, or moments they cried–we’ve archived it all. To kick off a week of …
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A Pivotal Point: Interview with Brandon Boyd of Incubus
Incubus’ last four albums have each peaked in the top five on the US Billboard charts, but at thirty-three, lead singer Brandon Boyd says, “I have my best work still lurking around inside of me.” This year Incubus released Monuments and Melodies, the band’s first compilation of over a decade of hits, which also includes unreleased tracks. After their 2006 release of Light Grenades, the band went on hiatus, as Boyd and l…
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