While our society may have the past and the future, to the Hopi, everything is simply one: we do not necessarily live in the present so much as we live in the past, present, and future all in the same moment. Another way to understand this theory, though, is to simply take a listen through Portland’s own Grrrl Friend and their recent release, “Happening Now“. At times, you may feel as though you’ve bumped into the bastard cousin of The Jesus And Mary Chain and Sonic Youth. By the next song though, you’re looking at a mind trip the likes of Avey Tare pairing up with “They Threw Us All in a Trench and Struck a Monument on Top” Liars.
Public Dims – Vent Somewhere Else
Vent Somewhere Else by Public Dims I sit on a half assembled couch, sadly collapsing into the porch below, staring off aimlessly into the distance. You watch people stroll by in a daze, a blur of disillusions and plain exhaustion. It’s understandable and relatable, yet more importantly, I believe it demonstrates a certain sense of [...]
Stable Boys – Dionneing It
Dionneing it by Stable Boys Facebook appears to be one of my primary forms of receiving news now a days, sadly. Not particularly for world news, or business news, or anything along those lines: I still got The Economist, BBC, and Al Jazzera for that. But as far as music news, it helps. To illuminate [...]
Zorch – Cosmic Gloss/E.M.F.
I’ve always wanted to travel around the country. Yet honestly, Texas never made the cut as far as destinations worthy of going out to. Call it prejudices or pure ignorance but it felt like some kind of foreign country with it’s own customs, norms, and procedures. Most of that tends to be true, yet it [...]
Cousin Brian – 7″
I like moshing. I know i probably annoy the hell out of people around me when and if I start yet it feels like the best form of expression to the pure amount of energy surrounding you. You shake, you bounce, you ram into other bodies in a blur of sense and senselessness. Cousin Brian [...]
Gross Ghost’s Wicked Game
A tropical, lo-fi euphoria, it is both edgy yet far-reaching, taking influences that take at least a couple listens to catch. Monks, Gang of Four, and Tyvek with a far more psychedelic feel are some that come to mind but feel free to discover for yourselves. Here’s to a delightfully Wicked Game.
This is the Second Album of a Band called Adebisi Shank
Adebisi Shank is an in your face Math-Rock band with frequent metal influences. It is intricate and like an 80′s action movie climax, it’s uplifting yet aggressive as all hell.
VIDEO: A-Frames’ “Black Forest”
Seattle’s A-Frames bring the classic punk sound back in their video for Black Forest.
MUSIC: Cue The White Woods
Explore the world you thought you already knew. White Woods brings a pop alternative sound back…
Mp3: Lê Almeida’s Upcoming EP “Mono Maçã”
Wonderfully crafted indie-pop with awesome fuzzed out guitars and vocals? Lê Almeida’s…..
Mp3: White Fence- Innocence
White Fence brings back some original flavor to a far over done genre. It’s about d@mn time
Mp3: Mrs. Magician’s 7-inch There Is No God
San Diego’s recently formed Mrs. Magician combine strong vocals, the electric guitar, and…
Mp3: Total Control’s Synth Punk
Somewhere in the breeding patterns of the 80s noise punk movements and the synth head…
MUSIC: Riding The Wave With Pageants (MP3)
Australia’s Pageants mix hard and sweet on their retro, surf heavy sound.

MIXTAPE: SOTR volume 4 “Suburban Dreams”
Sickoftheradio.com is proud to release yet another mixtape. In contrast to our previous volumes, this mix features a more organic down to earth theme, no electronic computer generated stuff on this one, just guitars drums, and bass. “Suburban Dreams” is an eclectic mix of grunge, psych, garage, post punk, and pop, featuring Bird Names, PC [...]
Mp3: Straight Arrows are annoyingly talented at not being talented
Perhaps it’s too dismissive to deem SA as ‘embarassing’, putting personal enjoyment aside, at least they know what the hell they’re….
GUEST POST: Brody of Family Portrait on Kavert
Guest post from Brody of Family Portrait: I used to wake up in the morning when I was a kid at camp and listen to Kaveret‘s jams. Little did I know I would be revisiting their music today as a means of influence and admiration. I often find I find that ariel pinks rhythm sections [...]

