Today, we have some music that goes outside are usual sound, but its worth it. It come from Whitney Vandell, or otherwise known as One Girl Symphony. She was born in Ethiopia and and showed a inclination to music. She was adopted at age 2 by an American Missionary and music teacher who taught her all she […]
Listen: Erased Tapes Records
Last November I had the pleasure of welcoming Nils Frahm into the Newtown Radio studio for my weekly show, MXD SGNLS. Frahm was in NYC promoting his LP, Spaces, and later played a set at Manhattan’s Le Poisson Rouge. At the time I was pretty unfamiliar with Frahm and his label, Erased Tapes. Since then, […]
Antony and the Johnsons – Swanlights
How to describe Antony and the Johnsons’ new album, Swanlights, and how it makes us feel? Bewildered, initially – that’s how I felt upon first hearing Antony Hegarty on “The Dull Flame of Desire”, a song found on Bjork’s album, Volta. You aren’t sure quite what to expect, but that doesn’t mean the album is […]
Interview with Mishal Moore
I’m Mishal, hear me roar! After listening to Mishal Moore’s opening set at Zee Avi’s show last weekend, I needed to know more about the woman behind the song “Makeup Sex”. Who is she, why does she play the guitar like a bass, where can I find more about this artist with such amazing breath […]