Articles by Max Mertens

Governors Ball with Outkast, the Strokes, Vampire Weekend

Randall's Island, New York City NY, June 6-8

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2014

They might be hundreds of miles apart, but this year's Governors Ball Music Festival was a tale of two cities: Atlanta and New York. The la...

Forest Swords

Engravings

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2013

From New Jersey cloud rap beat-maker Clams Casino (A$AP Rocky, Lil B, the Weeknd) to Kanye West's newest British charge, Evian Christ (the...

Governors Ball

Randall's Island, New York NY, June 6-9

PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2013

This year's Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City offered something for everybody, whether it be indie pop, rap, dubstep or the re...

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2013

When Ruban Neilson posted the first Unknown Mortal Orchestra songs online anonymously, including the infectiously catchy "Ffunny Friends,"...

Dance and Electronic 2012: Breaking Down the Boundaries of Sound

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2012

If there's any song that summed up electronic music's renewed infatuation with hip-hop and R&B this year, it was Ryan Hemsworth's remix of...

Crystal Castles

(III)

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2012

If a picture is worth a thousand words, the cover of Crystal Castles' third album serves as a manifesto of their sound. It features an phot...

Sónar on Tour featuring Die Antwoord, Azari & III, Tiga

Sound Academy, Toronto, ON, November 1

PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2012

Since 2004, Barcelona's Sónar has been one of the premier European music festivals, attracting up-and-coming visual artists and some of the...

Zodiac

Zodiac

PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2012

You might not be familiar with Jeremy Rose's name, but there's a good chance you've heard his production. Credited for originally producing...