Governors Ball Founders on The Exchange
Rob Cox, host of The Exchange, sits down with the founders of the Governors Ball music festival to discuss the economics of organizing three days of rock and roll on an island off the city of New York.
Aakash Nihalani x Know Hope in Brooklyn
New York Street artist Aakash Nihalani is back! and collaborating on some amazing new work called “Uncornered” with the great Know Hope in Brooklyn, Pics via Unurth
GovBall Announces Single Day Lineup
CITI PRE-SALE Want first dibs on single day tickets? If you have a Citi card you can buy them in advance: tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2 at 10:00am EST. All you need to do is enter the first 6 digits of your Citi credit or debit card to unlock your special promo. Tickets can be found HERE. […]
2014 Governors Ball Line-up Revealed
The 2014 lineup for New York’s Governors Ball Music Festival is here. You can look forward to: OutKast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, the Strokes, Damon Albarn, Phoenix, TV on the Radio, Julian Casablancas, James Blake, Disclosure, Interpol, Foster the People, The Kills, Grimes, Spoon, Neko Case, Empire of the Sun, Tyler the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Childish […]
Listen – Nicoloas Jaar’s Hour-Long John Lennon Tribute Mix
With the passing of the 33rd anniversary of John Lennon’s assassination, Nicolas Jaar made an hour-long experimental tribute mix to John Lennon, titled “Our World.” Listen to the minimalist spaced out mix below:
Noise Music in China
Howling into Harmony: Noise Music in China by Joshua Frank Li Yang Yang’s music commune occupies an active fish hatchery in the industrial outskirts of Beijing. A bastion of psychedelic noise and rock n’ roll, it is the focal point of a group of musicians across China devoted to fearless experimentation and feedback-laden performances. Xiao Leiyin, as the space is […]
New Track – Volcano Choir : Byegone
Volcano Choir’s “Byegone” is an anthem that rises and churns like the sea – an exemplification of what’s possible at the intersection of plush, thoughtful instrumentation and a signature vocal performance. The sound of their collaboration is in lockstep – writing together in real time, providing each other feedback face-to-face, and occupying live stages in front […]
Live – Foxygen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Wrongbar, Toronto, ON
It was quite easy to forget that it was a Monday night as Foxygen took the stage on March 4th at Wrongbar, opening for Unknown Mortal Orchestra at a sold-out show. The band recently released their sophomore album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic, to the kind of acclaim and buzz […]
Foxygen / Unknown Mortal Orchestra
[photo : Bryan C. Parker ] It was quite easy to forget that it was a Monday night as Foxygen took the stage on March 4th at Wrongbar, opening for Unknown Mortal Orchestra at a sold-out show. The band recently released their sophomore album, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic, to the kind […]
EP Free Download – Body Language : Grammar
In preparation of their upcoming second full-length album, Body Language are releasing their Grammar EP for free download on their website! The full-length album, also titled Grammar is set to drop in Summer of 2013 on Lavish Habits. This five-track EP shows how the Brooklyn quartet’s sound has grown since their highly-lauded Social Studies LP; […]
Portland’s Vintage Neon
Portland, Oregon’s past glows on with vintage neon signs.
MP3 – Dick Diver : Water Damage
Melbourne’s Dick Diver released their first single – “Water Damage” off their upcoming album Calendar Days, out March 16. Listen to this mellow, jangly, dream-pop gem below:
Video – Dinosaur Jr. : Pierce The Morning Rain
Watch the new video from Dinosaur Jr! Directed by comedy writer and director Scott Jacobson of Bob’s Burgers, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live and awesome music videos – Pierce The Morning Rain answers the question of what happens when you shake up the typical American, suburban lifestyle with dB drag racing. The video stars actor James Urbaniak (Homeland, The Venture Brothers) and […]
MP3 – Javelin : Nnormal
NY/LA genre-hopping duo Javelin have announced the release of their second full-length Hi Beams, out March 5 with Luaka Bop. Stream the first single ‘Nnormal’ below or download for free in exchange of an email here. Javelin (cousins George Langford and Tom Van Buskirk) recorded and mixed Hi Beams at Machine With Magnets (Pawtucket, RI) using proper microphones, a vintage mixing desk, an array of amplifiers, real plate reverb […]
Discosalt + Noozik Album Release Party @ Bowery Electric, NY
In 2012, Nooka teamed up with Synth Records to produce a music compilation of 14 original tracks from exciting up-and-coming artists. To celebrate this creative collaboration, Discosalt Magazine co-hosted a record release party in New York City at the Bowery Electric on December 20, 2012. [Photos courtesy of Halcyon Habit]
Radiohead Now: Echoes of The Past, Glimpses of The Future
Radiohead Now: Echoes of The Past, Glimpses of The Future by Casey Bowers “Radiohead makes music that sounds like the future.” I paraphrase, but this is, essentially, what every other review of Kid A, the album that marked a stylistic shift from UK alt arena rock – inspired and informed by IDM, left-field pop, kraut […]
Album Stream – Band of Horses : Mirage Rock
Band of Horses has launched a new BOH website with the release of Mirage Rock, the follow-up to 2010’s Infinite Arms. Both the album and the website features the photography of Christopher Wilson throughout. Check out www.bandofhorses.com for all the latest news, tour dates, videos and more and stream the new album in its entirety below, via the band’s website.
Live – Girl Talk, Snoop Dogg, TV on the Radio and The Black Keys : Catalpa NYC
Over the weekend, Discosalt attended the first ever Catalpa Festival on Randall’s Island. Two solid summer days/nights of diverse live music from an eclectic lineup including The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg , TV on the Radio and Girl Talk – all under a blue leopard print banner commanding the crowd to “DANCE BITCHES!”. Despite the […]
Girl Talk, Snoop Dogg, TV on the Radio + The Black Keys @ Catalpa, NY
Over the weekend, Discosalt attended the first ever Catalpa Festival on Randall’s Island. Two solid summer days/nights of diverse live music from an eclectic lineup including The Black Keys, Snoop Dogg , TV on the Radio and Girl Talk – all under a blue leopard print banner commanding the crowd to “DANCE BITCHES!”. Despite the […]
Dirty Projectors : Swing Lo Magellan
Rating: 5/5 stars Label: Domino No one could accuse Dirty Projectors leader David Longstreth of doing the same thing twice. Swing Lo Magellan is a poetic art-pop album, matching warm and personal music with outlandish intellectual ideas that is eclectic, without being esoteric. For a band constantly experimenting with their own sound, this […]