INTERNET KILLED THE INDIE ROCK STAR
The world of independent music exists as a function of its fans who, for better or worse, are exactly the pretentious stereotypes they’re made out to be. I know because I’m one of them. This musical sanctuary, our own little gated community, has flourished because of fan and artist “appreciation” for music, a term loosely […]
HOW MUSIC TRAVELS: THE EVOLUTION OF WESTERN DANCE MUSIC
Click image to open interactive version (via Thomson Holidays). Music tourism (visiting a city or town to see a gig or festival) is on the rise. But why stop at gigs and festivals? Why not visit the birthplace of your favourite genre and follow the actual journey various music genres have taken as one style […]
Q + A: FENECH-SOLER
After a nomination at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards this year, rising UK electro-pop band, Fenech-Soler, cemented their success headlining the Fieldview Festival and playing the Glastonbury Music Festival. Discosalt writer Hayalsu Altinordu interviewed the band’s bassist-keyboardist Daniel Soler just before their first gig inTurkey, at one of the best music venues in Istanbul […]
NEW VIDEO FROM WE // ARE // ANIMAL: WORK
Official video for “Work” by scruffy Northern Wales rockers WE // ARE // ANIMAL. Directed by Cyrus Mirza & Nic Booth, the video delivers a “slice of taut, jerky backwoods dance punk, topped with wheezy synths and some fantastically recorded guitars that sound like orchestra hits…This is all slathered over by a base of snapping, […]
THE ISLAND PRESIDENT: FIGHTING TO STAY ABOVE WATER
Last night at the NYU Skirball Center for Performing Arts, Academy-Award winning filmmaker (and DOC NYC advisory boardmember) Michael Moore, whose films ‘Fahrenheit 9/11,’ ‘Capitalism: A Love Story,’ ‘Bowling for Columbine’ and ‘SiCKO’ are among the top ten grossing documentaries of all-time, moderated a casual but thought provoking discussion with filmmaker Jon Shenk (Lost Boys of […]
THE GAME OF THINGS: A SHORT FILM BY CHRISTIAN STRAUB
THE GAME OF THINGS “As I stared up into the bright blue sky that was near the end of what felt like a trillion years, I was visited by a horrible sense of claustrophobia. A claustrophobia that sets in only when no space is great enough to contain you. Cause you have all this stuff […]
DEBUT ALBUM FROM SWEDISH INDIE SCENESTERS: NEW ROSE
Tracklist Within is the debut album from Swedish rock band New Rose. For a band originally rooted as a free jazz duo, the now trio, comprised of rogue Scandinavian indie scenesters Daniel Bengtson, Niklas Korssell & Gustav Nygren, has since morphed into an ambitious rock band. With fragile, emotional vocals and noisy whirling guitar riffs, the […]
OFF BOOK: VIDEO GAMES
Video games are more important than they seem. They are a storytelling medium, a place for self-expression. The age-old tradition of gaming teaches us strategy, maneuvering, and the importance of making choices. From the cinematic experiences of mainstream gaming, to the hyper-personal environments of indie games, gaming activity defines the way we live and interact […]
Discosalt Holiday Mix : Volume 2
The holidays just wouldn’t be the holidays without some cheesey Christmas music. Like last year, we thought it would be fun to compile a list of holiday and winter themed favorites, to keep your holiday party going well into the New Year. So gather ’round the warm glow of your computer screen; the music player […]
Best Albums of 2011
Now that it’s 2012, here is a look back at the past year in music. We’ve rounded up the usual suspects, sat back, reflected and squared in with discosalt Magazine’s “top 10” best albums of 2011. Twenty-two tracks of flawlessly crafted synth drenched in intrepid, day-glo, art-pop scenery, without a wasted moment. Citing Billy Corgan’s twenty-eight-track, […]
Q + A : The Hongs
Q + A with The Hongs by Discosalt Gordon Meyers (guitar & vocals) chews the fat and serves up some musical paella with Discosalt, dishing out the band’s slant on Miami’s emerging indie scene, the illusive Hong Headquarters and why the new Hong’s album Pet Scans is a bi-polar listening experience. DISCOSALT : So, what’s a […]
How Internet Killed the Indie Rock Star
How Internet Killed the Indie Rock Star by Erik Burg The world of independent music exists as a function of its fans who, for better or worse, are exactly the pretentious stereotypes they’re made out to be. I know because I’m one of them. This musical sanctuary, our own little gated community, has flourished because […]
Jeffrey Capossela
New York, NY Over the years, most of Jeffrey’s work was based on creating surreal portraits inspired by icons of pop culture. Influenced by the work of Matisse, Van Gogh and other post-impressionist artists, he has used a plethora of brilliant pure colors to create simplified structures of form in a ‘dream like’ manner. His […]
Q + A : Holy Hail
Q + A with Holy Hail by Rachel Covert In a slightly sweaty room, with a decrepit skylight and a drum kit, I met Kevin Cooke and Jesse Sposato of Brookyn based Holy Hail. They are one part rock, one part electronica and all parts awesome. We were there to discuss Holy Hail’s recently released […]
Q + A : Silver Sea
Q + A with Siler Sea by Casey Bowers Air, The Album Leaf, Bibio, Boards of Canada, Sigur Ros, Tycho, etc Fans of any/all of these acts would do well to get to know Silver Sea. This Philly duo of daytime designers/late night sonic auteurs came together the way most bands do – out of […]
Q + A : Viktor Timofeev
Q + A with Viktor Timofeev by Sean T. Ellis Viktor Timofeev recently took some time out of his busy schedule to sit down and talk with discosalt Magazine. Here’s what he had to say: DISCOSALT: Where are you from? VIKTOR TIMOFEEV: Riga, Latvia D: What is your history with art? VT: I used to […]
Q + A : Life in Film
Q + A with Life in Film by Discosalt Life in Film are Samuel Fry (Guitar and Lead Vocals), Dominic Sennett (Bass Guitar and Vocals), Ed Ibbotson (Guitar and Vocals), and Mickey Osment (Drums and Vocals). If you watch one of the many videos from London guitar pop band, Life in Film, turning out an […]
JEFF MANGUM: PERFORMS LIVE AT TOWN HALL 10/29
[photo: Cory Greenwell] Evan Kaloudis at OneThirtyBPM reviews Jeff Mangum Live October 29th, 2011 at Town Hall in New York. Years ago when I began diving into the world of indie rock, I ruled out the possibility of ever seeing Neutral Milk Hotel or the reclusive Jeff Mangum — in any form — perform live. In the […]
FUTURE ISLANDS: ON THE WATER
[rating: 3.5] Future Islands: On the Water Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Thril Jockey To say that Future Islands singer Samuel Herring has an unusual voice, would be an understatement. Before listening to the band’s new album, On the Water, I have always equated Herring’s distinct, strained vocals with the likes of Tom Waits. […]
Halloween Video Mix
Get your Halloweenhead together with a video playlist of our favorite Halloween Songs. The Horrors : Sheena is a Parasite Chromeo : Don’t Turn the Lights On Ray Parker Jr. : Ghostbusters The Ramones : Pet Cemetary Bauhaus : Bela Lugosi’s Dead Rockwell : Somebody’s Watching Me Spoon : The Ghost Of You Lingers David Bowie : Ashes […]