Posts tagged "dredg"
The Viewfinder: Wot Gorilla?, "Snow White"

The Viewfinder: Wot Gorilla?, “Snow White”

The UK’s Wot Gorilla? have a song called “Snow White” and an accompanying video they’d like you to check out.

The Viewfinder: Dark Heavens’ “Rock Ya Chewbakka”

The twist ending at the conclusion of Dark Heavens ‘ “Rock Ya Chewbakka” is of M. Night Shyamalan proportions but it doesn’t mean you should skip to the end and not enjoy our titular hero as he takes extreme sports to a whole ‘nother level in a pink Chewbacca costume. Ever see a Wookie ride a rollercoaster? Ever see a Wookie professionally skateboard? Ever see a Wookie surf??? If you watch this video you can check “yes” for all of those! Not […]

New Release Report 5/3/11: Beastietude

The week’s biggest news is certainly the release of Hot Sauce Committee, Part II , the Beastie Boys’ first non-instrumental album in six years. The longest-running hit making rap act in history, this album has gotten universally solid reviews, proving that Mike D., Ad-Rock and MCA have not lost their mojo even in their mid-forties. However, it’s far from the only thing going on in a crowded new release week. The Beasties will likely be vying for the #1 spot on the album charts with […]

Dan The Automator and Dredg Make Beautiful Music Together

Dredg has lost me over the past few albums. I’ve been a fan since Leitmotif and El Cielo but when they released Catch Without Arms, it seemed like they had lost a little of that magic that made me appreciate them in the first place. While El Cielo was their first major label release, they didn’t really begin a shift in sound until Catch Without Arms. To their credit, the demos that came out before Catch sounded amazing (It’s called Coquette, […]