B-Sides
B-Sides: Is She & Him's Gender-Swapped "Baby It's Cold Outside" Less Date Rape-y Than the Original?
On their latest album A Very She & Him Christmas, Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward cover the creepy (yet catchy—creetchy?) classic with a twist: Deschanel is the “wolf” to M. Ward’s “mouse... Read more »
B-Sides: A <em>New Album</em> From Boris
Aww, snap, Boris, you did it again. You melted my face and blew my mind at the same time. If you’re a fan of heavy/weird/good music in any way, you ought to check out the new album by Boris, New Album.
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B-Sides: Tender Forever's "Congratulations" Tour
If I wasn’t already a big fan of French/Portlander musician Tender Forever (I was), I would be after seeing her “Congratulations” tour last week. Currently... Read more »
B-Sides: Teri Gender Bender, the Feminist-Not-Feminist
“I consider myself a self-proclaimed feminist but not in the same way that other people would think of a feminist. I’m not a man-hater.” Yes! Wait, what? Teri Gender Bender bites off a lot more than most people could chew with her roving... Read more »
B-Sides: Mr. Gnome's Riveting Rock
The covers of Mr. Gnome’s discography convey something sinister and dark, with evil-looking rabbit figures in apocalyptic landscapes, and even their name conjures something mystical and unknown. But their music is neither dark, sinister, nor mystical. It is, however, complex and captivating,... Read more »
B-Sides: Shredding 101
Sometimes I wonder what I did to deserve the amount of ridiculously awesome music here in Portland, Oregon. Earlier this year we had the Females... Read more »
B-Sides: Colleen Raney
Call me old-fashioned, but I think most of the best voices in the world come out of folk singers. Maybe that’s just because you can actually HEAR the singing,... Read more »
B-Sides: Zola Jesus
Zola Jesus can be hard to pin down. One minute, she smothers listeners with cold blankets of synthesizers, hitting them with some of the most uncomfortable atmospheres since Second... Read more »
B-Sides: Extra Classic and the Vampire Weekend Theory of Appropriation
So it goes like this: “[your favorite music blogger]: Readers, please check out Band A. Band A hails from Culture A (represent!) but sounds exactly like underrepresented Culture B. Like, can you believe your ears, doesn’t it sound like Band A just sounds like all of these bands from Culture... Read more »
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