It isn’t midterm time already, is it? If you’ve already started to spend too much time in the library, The Daily Clog is here to provide you with some much-needed distraction (and a little bit of variety from your Facebook feed.) Here are the questions to the survey. All you Read More…
It’s always interesting to hear artists cover the work of their peers, especially when it involves a mixing of genres and a crossing of musical boundaries. Inspired by Vampire Weekend’s recent cover of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjBhfh909Ww ),” this week I wanted to share some fun indie covers of Read More…
As time progresses, it seems like the hip and trendy thing to do in the music world is name your band after an animal. It doesn’t matter if it’s a mammal or a fish or even a mythical creature (psssst Little Dragon). It’s scientifically proven that it increases coolness points by Read More…
1. Frank Ocean — Channel ORANGE Channel ORANGE is more than a collection of songs. It is an experience, a story about a crack addict in Arkansas, a stripper namedCleopatra, a rich kid raised my maids, a monk in a mosh pit and a man coping with his religion and Read More…
One might wonder how a four-piece band like Grizzly Bear would be able to pull off their songs live with the help of only one extra touring member. After all, their songs tend to involve many time-signature changes, multifaceted vocal harmonies and instruments ranging from guitars and keys to woodwinds Read More…
This Tuesday is full of cracking tunes as a couple of poppy indie bands rematerialize on the scene, inspiring another bout of bouncy hipster syndrome. It’s been a while since we’ve had such enticing tracks to hop around to, but the indie gods have finally delivered the gift we’ve been Read More…
There’s an “Indie Class of 2009” reunion this year, and Grizzly Bear just arrived fashionably late (with an emphasis on the “fashionably” part). The bands that owned the “campus” three years ago — Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, The xx and Grizzly Bear — have all released new records in 2012, Read More…
I remember sitting in the back of the 1 bus, riding down Telegraph to my first ever show at the Fox Theater in Oakland. Dressed in a totally impractical outfit, watching the little dot on my iPhone venture down Telegraph Avenue to make sure that we didn’t miss our stop, Read More…