The Best of What We Saw at Riot Fest 2019

Riot Fest continues to be one of the nation’s most exciting niche festivals, creating a communal platform for misfits and outcasts to find their people. And for their fifteenth year, they didn’t hold anything back. The roster for Riot Fest…

From the Record Crate: The Flaming Lips – “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” (2002)

Somehow, and maybe through error, I’ve arrived at a certain impression of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and how it’s regarded. Basically, it goes: while Yoshimi is the mainstream breakthrough and accessible starter for The Flaming Lips, it’s actually The…

Interview: Skating Polly

It’s clear that the members of Skating Polly were born to rock. Stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse started the self-proclaimed “ugly pop” band in 2009, when they were 9 and 14 years old, respectively. Since then, they’ve released four…

Album Review: The Flaming Lips – “Oczy Mlody”

  On their fourteenth album Oczy Mlody, the Flaming Lips ask you to redefine the concept of a “song.” If you think a song needs to have a musical or lyrical beginning, a middle, and an end, then this won’t…

So, We Might As Well Talk About the 2015 VMAs

At this point, the Video Music Awards are one of MTV’s few connections with its past as either a music network or a channel with any sort of identifiable characteristic.  This year’s show had a handful of good spots, but…

Artist Feature: Air Review

Air Review’s music is an alluring fusion of indie, electronic and folk. The different aspects of their sound gracefully blend over one another, creating harmonies that calm the soul. I recommend listening to this group on a slow weekend morning,…