Author Archives: Alex LaRue

As electronic sounds diffuse across musical genres and musicians look to the backdrop of urban civilization for inspiration, Toronto’s Do Make Say Think prefers a different strategy. To find inspiration for their expansive, instrumental rock experimentations, Do Make Say Think members turn away from all things developed and retreat to a decidedly unmodern place ““ […]

It’s been a week since the demise of OiNK, the Internet’s highest quality BitTorrent aggregate, and the arrest of its administrator by British and Dutch authorities, but questions still remain.

Oddly enough, considering Black Dice’s rampant use of noise, their newest record is more a pop one than anything.

Musicians often get their starts slowly.

When I hear people discussing music, sometimes the idea comes up that the use of sampling, as in hip-hop, is less valid than music played live.

Saturday Looks Good to Me is the name composer/guitarist Fred Thomas’ pop fantasies take when played out in a fully-orchestrated setting.

Surplus ““ the term brings to mind old, unwanted goods, or the extra nobody really needs.