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Thought Process–>Sonic Youth–>Phil Spector–>The Raveonettes
…guitar strumming, before building into more instrumentation as the vocals enter. After the song lifts off, the noise grows and continues without any pauses. The Raveonettes: “Gone Forever“ Thanks for reading this thought process. …
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Thought Process: MGMT–>Violens–>The Zombies
… more popular “Time of The Season,” issues comparisons to MGMT during the opening verse as the piano offsets the chopped percussion (just imagine it remixed with today’s technology). This is a day in the thought process of the SFCritic, I hope I shed a little light about contemporary music, up and coming groups and their musical roots. …
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Darwin Deez [Interview & Playlist] “Food For Thought”
…f his singles “Bad Day” and “Radar Detector,” he might be able to put behind any self-doubt for good. But wait–his career is still at the beginning, so when SFCritic caught up with Darwin Deez we thought we’d talk about his work before he became a pop musician, back when he was serving food and not hot tracks. This interview is part one of a two part series. Darwin Deez – Darwin Deez by LuckyNumberMus…
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Interview with Fashawn: Blowing Up Like You Thought I Would
Fashawn recently became of drinking age, but he has already had more experience than most. Born in Fresno, at a young age his father was incarcerated, while his mother dealt with substance abuse issues. After spending time in a foster home, his uncle took him, and pushed him in school. His interest in books grew, and he began writing poetry, which soon turned to rhyming and rapping. By eighteen he had released several mixtapes, building a buzz i…
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[SOTD] Paper Diamond’s “From Now Till…”
Paper Diamond is the latest member of the Pretty Lights Record Label. His style is a mix of breakbeats, spacey synths and some hard bumps along the way. In his debut EP, Levitate, Paper Diamond drops eight solid tracks as a good indicator of what’s to come, but one track stands above the rest. Paper Diamond: “From Now Till…” Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Downlo…
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We’re Indie! Who F’in Cares?
“Indie” is both a genre and an artist’s statement. During the 70s, 80s, and 90s, “indie” was a style of grunge/punk/garage rock, and a cultural style of music and listeners. These days it may mean an artist has an “alternative” sound, though “alternative” is no longer actually “indie,” or literally, the artist isn’t signed to a major label. Recently, SFCritic noticed on a bl…
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Kate Nash Interview: A Woman’s Way
…imiting.” How so? KN: It was nothing like what I expected it to be. I wasn’t a country singer. I didn’t fit in there. I felt that because I was myself–rash, and the way I speak, and the things I speak about—that people thought I had an attitude. I didn’t, I’m just opinionated and out-spoken. It was disappointing for me. I was really excited. SFC: The Lilith Fair is described as a female empowering, feminist festival. KN: I was called a “bi…
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Local Natives Interview: Establishing Gorilla Manor
Every member of the Local Natives is local to Los Angeles except for one. It’d be hard to decide which of the best of buds who all live together in their “Gorilla Manor” (also the title of their debut album) is the exception—so we thought we’d help. The transplant bassist from Colorado, better know as Andy Hamm, spoke with SFCritic in a phone interview. The group performs two nights in San Francisco, once at the Rickshaw Stop on June 2nd, and a…
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Bloggers and Labels Talk Business
In light of yesterday’s discussion concerning the future of music labels, and blogs potentially path towards becoming a label, I stumbled upon this relevant panel discussion with bloggers and label executives. This discussion consists of notable bloggers Daily Swarm, DiscoBelle, and label representatives from Fool’s Gold and True Panther. Talking like this makes you think the whole world is listening. Outkast: “The Whole Wor…
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Bad Boy Not So Bad
… best hip hop, most notably Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. Some might say the artist were really bad boys as the feud between B.I.G. and Tupac led to both artists’ deaths. Since their deaths a lot has changed for the record label. Puffy Daddy had one “amazing” (do I need to explain the quotes?) album, while fellow label mates Black Rob, 112, Faith Evans and Total had their fifteen minutes of fame, and “Like Whoa!” were g…
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