Monthly Archives: April 2011

One of the least commercially successful bands to ever become stars, The Kills find themselves in an odd position with Blood Pressures. To an extent, Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart are known as individuals, not as a team: Alison wooed … Continue reading →

“I didn’t even know Julian was on Twitter. Just goes to show, huh?”—Albert Hammond Jr, interview for Q April 2011 Has any band ever been as openly dysfunctional as the Strokes? Plenty of other bands brawl and squabble but usually … Continue reading →

SYL JOHNSON Numero Group has quickly become the Criterion Collection of music reissues: their packages are so attractive it sometimes doesn’t matter what resides inside. Of course, Criterion’s specialty is turning known classics into something fresh and irresistible while Numero … Continue reading →