
Photo Credit Danielle Ezzo I`m regrettably at the age when I clearly remember the joyous sight of an exciting array of New Wave/Punk bands fronted by a slightly unhinged woman calling the shots and oozing Rock N Roll sexuality. The Choke have New York confidence with those big city ideas, a great deal of early self promotion seems to have gone a hell of a long way. The wide variety of rowdy backbeats and fast melodic power chords tie together the singers female sideways glances. With a thrusting self imposing vocalist like Cameron Eve, you should [...]
DOWNLOAD: Japandroids- Young Hearts Spark Fire Waiting to finish work so I can see their instore at Rough Trade East, they've been whoring away in London this week. I've fallen for their debut album 'Post-Nothing' pretty bad, it's an album you fall in love, I said this of the album on the website I wrote for... "Japandroids evoke the romantic naivety of being a teenager, with songs about leaving the dullness of a small town, dreaming of the adventures [...]

The video above comes from Portland`s very own one-man band `Boy Eats Drum Machine`aka Jon Ragel who bleeps our radar this week, anyone who mixes turntables with saxophone, has my vote any day. Almost a miniature Roxy Music meets Breakbeat without the make-up, so neatly compacted into our post mod ern digital age. Refreshing. Ivy : Worry About You Learn More And Buy [...]