Articles By: Cameron

Liars, <i>Sisterworld</i>

Liars, Sisterworld

So you’re listening to the new Liars record, Sisterworld—you’re holed up in your bedroom, it’s around midnight and you feel like you might know what to expect from the band’s fifth studio album.... 

R.I.P. Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous

R.I.P. Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous

Man, and we were having such a good day. The weird thing about living in the age of superfast information swapping is that you know that someone is dead the SECOND it’s announced–the concept... 

Bridezilla, “Western Front”

Bridezilla, “Western Front”

We went absolutely mental for Bridezilla last year, when we by chance caught them opening for the Drones in Brooklyn and playing ATP at Kutcher’s Country Club in the Catskills. We even nostalgically... 

Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience

Words by Cameron Cook Photos by Dana Goldstein Sometimes, conducting an interview is easy: you’re confident, you have all your ducks lined in a row, you’re cool and composed. It’s a walk in the... 

Hot Chip

Hot Chip

Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY With French Horn Rebellion Words by Cameron Cook Photos by Abbey Braden While waiting for Hot Chip to take the stage this past Saturday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg,... 

MP3: These New Puritans, “Orion”

MP3: These New Puritans, “Orion”

Back in 2007, when These New Puritans first arrived on the scene, we were stoked on their existence because they seemed to be bent on making a tighter, more cohesive version of the Fall, and we’d... 

MP3: Yeasayer, “O.N.E.”

MP3: Yeasayer, “O.N.E.”

We’ve always been pretty big Yeasayer fans, but the Brooklyn quartet’s upcoming album, Odd Blood, has basically pushed us over the edge, into a flaming abyss of frothing fandom. The whole... 

MP3: The Secret History, “Johnny Anorak”

MP3: The Secret History, “Johnny Anorak”

Indie pop, like so many cult-ish musical genres, can easily become a way of life. One day in your teens, you find yourself vaguely curious about a foppish singer named Morrissey; next thing you know,... 

HEALTH Down Under

HEALTH Down Under

The guys in HEALTH are on their way to Australia and New Zealand next month for a whirlwind tour of epic proportions. To prepare themselves (and their unwitting audiences, it seems), the band set up a... 

Salem

Salem

Glasslands New York City Words by Cameron Cook Photos & Video Stills by Dana Goldstein With two sold-out EPs, a forthcoming album, and only about 10 live shows under their belts, Salem have already...