On the Spot with DJ Quandry

DJ Quandry, aka Eriq Robinson, is a sophomore at Wesleyan University. We’ve decided to profile him somewhat arbitrarily, but also because he’s a rad dude. This is our first of what we hope will be a monthly feature, “On the…

New Chart: WESU Pisses Its Jeans for Pissed Jeans

1    PISSED JEANS    Honeys    Sub Pop 2    YOUTH LAGOON    “Dropla” [Single]    Fat Possum 3    BRYAN FERRY ORCHESTRA    The Jazz Age 4    UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA    II    Jagjaguwar     5    DAWN MCCARTHY AND BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY    What The Brothers Sang    Drag…

True Story: Aaron Neville Tops Our Chart

1    AARON NEVILLE    My True Story    Blue Note2    FLYING LOTUS    Until The Quiet Comes    Warp3    MY BLOODY VALENTINE    MBV    Self-Released4    DANIEL ROMANO    Come Cry With Me    Normaltown5    TIM MAIA    World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul…

MD Picks: Far Out, Faraway

Big week for psych-pop and desert-rock. We hope you enjoy these releases as much as we do: Jacco Gardner – Cabinet of Curiosities For a 24-year-old Dutchman, Jacco Gardner sounds like he learned a lot from the 1960’s American scene. Cabinet…