Articles by Nicole Villeneuve

The Cave of <b>Ted Leo</b>'s Brain

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Ted Leo is weeks away from releasing his new album, but he's already back in the studio. "I do have a batch of new stuff, but this is for a...

Street Eaters

We See Monsters

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2010

Street Eaters are a loose garage punk duo with a stripped-down musical approach that psych-out the current minimalist, post-something shoeg...

39 Clocks

Pain It Dark

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2010

When cult German post-punks 39 Clocks released the career-spanning compilation, Zoned, in early 2009, it was a comprehensive introduction t...

Nakatomi Plaza

Ghosts

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2010

After ten years of living the DIY life and pushing for a happy-medium merge with the corporate music industry, Brooklyn punks Nakatomi Plaz...

Sleepless Nights Don't Sleep

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2010

While most keep tinkering to find a suitable digital-music model, Halifax's Sleepless Nights forge ahead; the second of their three EP free...

A History Of

Action In the North Atlantic

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010

Halifax, NS's A History Of follow their 2007 EP with full-length Action In the North Atlantic, a fully analog recording that furthers the b...

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)

What It Takes to Move Forward

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2010

With a host of bands from emo's glory days reuniting recently (Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbox, Cap'n Jazz), there isn't a lot of room for ne...

Friends of Friends

Deep Search

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2009

Well done, Florida, you earn another punk rock gold star for Friends of Friends' self-released debut, Deep Search, an insanely likeable, No...