[EXCLUSIVE] Interview with Charli XCX + ‘True Romance’ Album Review
Reading music: The first time I heard Charli XCX, my heart was a wasteland, befitting the material of her groundbreaking first single, “Nuclear Seasons”. I parroted her lyrics to myself as I retreated within my “shelter to survive this storm”, otherwise known as that selfish, dark abode in my wounded mind I escape to. Yet even as I hid out from the world in there, the analytical music reviewer in me was bewildered by the sonic immediacy... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Backstage Interview with Dragonette
Canadian pop trio Dragonette are a lot of things. Anyone who has spent some time with the group can attest that they are extremely talented, super nice and genuinely humble, and they have their own brand of quirkiness that they pull off with effortless cool. I first caught up with Joel, Dan, and Martina while they came through Chicago on tour with The Knocks – performing at Chicago’s Metro Theater. The night proceeded into a wild jaunt... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Backstage Interview with The Knocks
NY electro-dance duo The Knocks are on the verge of making it big. I mean really big. With years of performances and scores of remixes under their belt The Knocks could possibly be one of the most underrated groups on the music scene right now. But that won’t last for long as they have been playing, and are on the bill to play, some of the biggest music festivals in the country and preparing to release their debut EP this summer. Ben and James,... Read More
[PREMIERE] Brøthers – Is This The End (Interview/Review)
Brøthers is an emerging band heralding somewhere out of these United States of Idled America, making music that seeks, at the very least, to move others past the feelings of stagnation that plague them. Like modern day existential warriors, Brøthers have constructed two tracks thus far (“We Are Pushing On” and new single “Is This The End”) which both feel like calls to action straight from Antoine Roquentin, the... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Video Interview With Mansions On The Moon
Los Angeles 4-piece group Mansions on the Moon like to have a good time. And they like to rock. And chill. And they’re pretty much just like any normal group of guys, except they’re ready to chill-rock the world. Mansions On The Moon’s music fuses diverse styles, sounds and influences from electronic music, hip-hop, indie rock, and pop; so don’t try nailing these guys’ sound down to one genre. Incorporating vocal harmonies,... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Interview With UK Dubstep Duo Culture Code
Over the weekend, The Sights and Sounds had a chance to sit down and chat with UK dubstep producers Chris and Dylan, better known as Culture Code. Two 19 year olds on a mission, Culture Code has been producing massive big house and melodic dubstep tracks in the fast growing midtempo genre that has seen enormous growth in the last year. Reminiscent of the big guns in the field – Adventure Club, Seven Lions, Krewella – the young duo has... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Interview With Sound Remedy
Sound Remedy is one name you don’t want to forget. I’m already assuming you’ve heard of this one man production workhorse, as every song he has released this year has swiftly earned a top spot on internet charts such as The Hype Machine. If you haven’t heard the name, Sound Remedy is an electronic producer based in Los Angeles and is quickly becoming one of the forefront producers not only in his signature midtempo genre,... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Interview With Milk N’ Cookies
James and Paul Makelwain are twin DJ/producers from Chicago, better known as Milk N Cookies, on the rise with their heavy cut house sounds and super fratty bro-tudes. Having played with names such as Porter Robinson and Tyga, and at big time gatherings such as Summercamp and Spring Awakening Music Festivals over the summer, the brothers are beginning to craft a name and style for themselves that is becoming recognizable nationwide. The Sights and... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] North Coast Music Festival Artist Interview – AbdeCaf
I first came upon the 20 year old Ukrainian-born producer Rostislav “Steve” Vaynshtok, better known by his alphabetized performance moniker AbdeCaf, while browsing through the North Coast Music Festival schedule. Now based in Miami, AbdeCaf produces instrumental tracks that have a unique blend of chillwave and electronica sounds. AbdeCaf released his Unravel EP in April, which is the first in a trio series that looks at his life in the... Read More
[EXCLUSIVE] Interview with Chicago Southside MC/Rapper King Louie
Chicago may be the birth place of house music, but frequently overlooked in the Windy City is how prominent the hip/hop scene has become. I don’t think I need to tell you that Chicago has given birth to the likes of Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco, and the fact remains that there is a thriving urban community that is not done churning out stars just yet. Last week, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with one of these rising stars in the... Read More
