At least in America, Swedish band The Hives were barely legal when they released their first LP, Barely Legal in 1997. Most band members were around the age of eighteen years old, and they began their ascent to international stardom at an age when many Swedish men become eligible for Sweden’s then mandatory military service. […]
The Last Summer on Earth Tour with Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Cracker – August 3rd @ Marymoor Park Show Review & Photos by Jimmy Lovaas If this is in fact the last summer on Earth, then I’m glad I spent some of it in Marymoor Park celebrating with […]
Album Review: Observator by The Raveonettes by M. Crossley The Raveonettes used to dig Phil Spector and the Jesus and Mary Chain – a lot. Their first EP, Whip It On was so charmingly derivative of Velvet Underground-era Lou Reed fronting the Jesus and Mary Chain as produced by Phil Spector that a fan of […]
George Watsky, Dumbfounded and the Breezy Lovejoy Band & The Unibroz @ the Crocodile, July 27th Show Review & Photos by Abby Williamson George Watsky One month ago, I was in Anaheim, California for the 3rd Annual Vidcon, or YouTube convention. George Watsky was one of the headlining acts the second night of the convention […]
One band lays waste to a house, another takes over, and one artist gets drunk with a cat. These can only be videos by The Grizzled Mighty, The Hives and Ed Sheeran. The Hives’ video for their first single off Lex Hives, “Go Right Ahead,” was directed by artists of Bold Face. I like the […]