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Five Favs
Welcome to my Five Favs. This is my personal list of things I’m currently digging hard on. Like, so hard it’s bleeding. I’m sure you all know the feeling. You [...]
Fitz And The Tantrums Is Alive! (Not A Long-Gone Motown Group)
Only three bands could interrupt a longstanding glassblowing date a few Tuesdays ago in Brooklyn. A long pole with liquid glass at the end, glowing, hot embers, liquid molten. Magma. [...]
She’s Crafty & She’s Also A Kickass Tribute
I wanted to interview She’s Crafty because they are one of my favorite new groups in Chicago. Not just because they’re an all-female tribute to one of the greatest music groups [...]
Harrison Ford Raises a Space Army
I hope you haven’t grown weary of seeing young adult novels on the big screen, because we’ve got another one for you.’
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Such A Delight: Interview With Robin Bacior
Robin Bacior is pure magic. It’s difficult to pinpoint her sound exactly, but what comes to mind is a vision of She & Him dancing through a colony of fairies [...]
13 Things I Learned At Middle Of The Map Fest 2013
Last week, I was lucky enough to attend the Middle of The Map Fest in Kansas City, Missouri. The music festival was part of a three part series to the [...]
Video to Watch: Paramore – “Still Into You”
Looking for a song to jam along to with the windows rolled down? Or do you need a little pick-me-up on a rainy day (I’m talking to you, Midwest!)? Either [...]
Mad Men on Drugs: What Did They Take?
This week on Mad Men, Don and the cool kids in creative decide to get a little help from a ‘complex vitamin super dose’ before a weekend of work on the Chevy account.
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Five Free Downloads, Yo!
Free music is only outstripped by free music AND beer. And while we don’t have a running tab on which you can whoop it up, we do have a few free downloads for you swill. Check ‘em [...]
Weekend Track: Fitz & The Tantrums – “Out Of My League”
We are SO excited to be featuring an exclusive interview with Fitz & The Tantrums next week that we had to send you into the weekend with a little Tantrums [...]
What Turned You On? SXSW Edition: Gretta Rochelle, David Schelzel & Charles Cave
In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that [...]
Short & Sweet: Underappreciated With Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers
Serial Optimist recently sat down with Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers for an interview that kicked ass! We love them, and we know that anyone who checks them out will [...]
Dana Falconberry Sans Unicorn Costume: An Interview
Dana Falconberry has been on our music radar for quite some time now. Hailing from Michigan with the goal of music on her mind, Dana has become an Austin native [...]
Five Favs
Welcome to my Five Favs. This is my personal list of things I’m currently digging hard on. Like, so hard it’s bleeding. I’m sure you all know the feeling. You [...]
An Interview With One Of Our Favorite Bands That Never Gets Old: TEEN
If you haven’t heard of TEEN yet, you will. The Brooklyn-based chick rockers have been playing constantly since the winter of 2010, including performances with Purity Ring, War on Drugs and Yellow Ostrich and [...]
Shy Away ‘Feels Like Vacation’
“Feels Like Vacation” Coming across a song or an album, a band or an artist that hasn’t been marketed yet and is truly a diamond in the rough is a [...]
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