Searching for Sugar Man

Steve Segerman
A lot has been said about this great documentary film. It’s was a huge hit at the Traverse City Film Festival and has made an international name for itself. The central figure in the film Rodriguez, is just such an total anomaly. He was discovered for his lyrical poetic and prophetic sage like wisdom. ...

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Lucifer

Peaking Lights
Indra Dunis and Aaron Coyes have been making and sharing pretty amazingly mixtapes for awhile now. most dealing with crepuscular nether regions of dub reggae, noise, krautrock and various world styles.They tend to rely on thriftshop electronics and various analog equipment for recording their brand of blissed out psych-pop. ...

Review by Keith S. »

Listen to the Music: Caltone's Jamaican 45's 1966-69

The tunes on this collection cover the years from 1966 to 1969, the later period of ska & through the early years of reggae and is chuck full of rare rockst ...

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El Jazz Mexicano De Tino Contreras

Tino Contreras
Almost unknown outside of his native Mexico, Tino is certainly one of Mexico's best kept secrets in contemporary big band music. A composer, arranger, and, legendary pioneering drummer with a career spanning more than 60 years, Its about time for his due! ...

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Lonerism

Tame Impala
Kevin Parker is the young Australian multi-instrumentalist and mastermind producer behind the Tame Impala. Lonerism is their second full length album. Everything is created by one man could be a little off putting for some, nonetheless it’s this one man band quality that seems to create such an intensely perfect pop jem. ...

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Smoke Ring for My Halo

Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile’s music feels like it was hashed out over thousands of afternoons, spent in deep meditative song craftsmanship to distill its lo-fi essence. It has the effortless feel of a breezy day spent with close friends doing very little and enjoying every moment. ...

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Only in Dreams

Dum Dum Girls
Dum Dum Girls is a band from California who make catchy four chord guitar pop songs. Their first album sounded like it was recorded in a tin can with a toy drum kit and a 15-watt amp, but on their second album they've stepped up to a much fuller, cleaner sound (although still reverb-heavy). The biggest improvement is the increased confidence of lead...

Review by Will S. »