B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Lala

The Internet strikes again! In a world where the printed word is torpedoing toward extinction, is it just a matter of time that CDs will be too? Don’t answer that. CD cover design work is awesome. I hope it never dies. In any case, a website that’s trying to kill the CD and doing a [...]

B-SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Tilly and the Wall

A few Cultivator’s attended the Monolith Music Festival recently, and were surprised to pick up an exciting new band. Being that it was a festival and featured many acts, the bands were divided up between the main stage at Red Rocks, and a stage on the upper Concession Level, which made selecting bands easy. “Do [...]

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Telepathique

Since our friend and fellow co-worker, Rich, was just in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, he has had an ear for Brazilian beats. Recently, he sent me a new (to me, old to the world of music) group called Telepathique to share with everyone. I gave them a listen, here at their myspace page, and was [...]

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Styrofoam

If you loved The Postal Service or The Notwist, or  – and this is going way back – The Lightening Seeds, you’ll really dig Styrofoam. This dude from Antwerp, Belgium isn’t doing anything new. He’s all about poppy, electro, indie, synth beats, and apparently he’s been doing it a while now as this is his [...]

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Santogold

This is the best music you aren’t listening to right now. How do I know you’re not listening to it? Because you’re still listening to the new New Kids on the Block comeback song. Turn it off now and turn on Santogold. Take one part reggae, one part punk, one part dub, one part Gwen [...]

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Modeselektor

Remember the first time you heard German techno? Oh, you don’t? Well that’s probably because you were in a drug-induced trance. No worries because Modeselektor is around to remind you why, along with bratwurst and beer, German music is such an important part of Germany’s gift to our world. With their sophomore album Happy Birthday! [...]

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – PeelanderZ

If they are ever in your neighborhood, don’t be scared. Go see them play. Peelanderz. – Jeremy

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – Free Rainbows and Radiohead

Usually when something seems to good to be true that’s because it is. Like when someone tells you to just hold this $10,000 in your bank account for them and in a week wire half of it to Eastern Europe and the other half is yours. Yeah, that’s a scam. So, you’d think that a [...]

B SIDES: DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC – The Sound and the Fire – Concert Review

I’m a snob about music. I used to live in Seattle and would see shows from all different genres of bands on a nightly basis. Some of the best acts in the world performed clubs so small I could feel the sweat of the band. For the small band that makes it big, I can [...]