Song Roulette: Random Tracks From Low Life’s Derek Caterwaul Deluxe Derek Caterwaul is a longtime promoter of local, underground culture. He’s a DJ on 89.9 KUNM FM’s “Music to Soothe the Savage Beast,” [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
Aural Fixation: R.i.p. Natural Sound Albuquerque's Oldest Independent Record Store Closes Shop It’s true, music fans. After decades of peddling CDs, tapes, videos, DVDs, vinyl records and other merchandise, Natural Sound is going the way [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More
The Plight Of The Independent Record Store Albuquerque’s oldest independent record store is closing this weekend. Read about it here: R.I.P. Natural Sound Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 26, 2012 Read More (Courtesy of Natural Sound)
Show Up! The Infectious Vintage Revisionings Of Dengue Fever The Infectious Vintage Revisionings Of Dengue Fever There is no band like Dengue Fever. Despite the Los Angeles sextet’s inspiration being an obscure but distinct form of music—’60s Cambodian rock—the [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Music To Your Ears: Le Chat Lunatique Unveils Nouveau Vintage Video Filmmaker Marie-Michele Jasmin-Belisle is used to working spontaneously. Her projects tend to be free-flowing art films, on-the-road documentaries or video loops. As director [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 19, 2012 Read More
Rock Show Tonight This flyer was this week’s best poster art. The rock show is tonight at the Launchpad and features Leeches of Lore, Fando, Fart [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
Heavy Music Bob Seger is secretly cool. Read about it here. Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More Fun Bob Seger fact: According to a former road manager, Seger watched foreign cinema after his shows, rather than participate in the sex, drugs, and rock and roll cliché. (Julia Minamata juliaminamata.com)
Aural Fixation: Bob Seger’s Secret Sonic Past Bob Seger’s Secret Sonic Past I had no idea Bob Seger was an early punk. He’d always been the definition of mainstream to me—a gravelly, guttural, overtly masculine [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
Spotlight: Supersuckers Are Too Dumb To Quit Too Dumb To Quit Seattle’s Supersuckers might be virtually unknown if it weren’t for the toss of a coin. In the spring of 1989, a quarter decided [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More
Supersucker Interview The Supersuckers are playing at the Launchpad tonight. Read an interview with Dan “Thunder” Bolton here. Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Jan 12, 2012 Read More Supersucker Dan “Thunder” Bolton appears at right. (Robert John)
