June 2011

By Jessica Selby In 1996, singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik released his eponymous debut album, featuring a single that became a big hit on the charts. After that, many thought he disappeared from music. Little did they know, however, that he was hard at work branching out into Read More

By Madeline Court Photo by Lauren Dukoff Zac Holtzman’s brother went to Cambodia and all he got was a band. In 1997 Ethan Holtzman was trekking through Cambodia when his traveling companion contracted dengue fever, a tropical disease characterized by blistering rashes, Read More

By W.T. Edwards Let’s face it, the music industry has changed. Gone are the days of small-time bands getting discovered, signing to a major label and selling millions of records. Musicians are now more responsible for their own art. They are challenged to craft it in a way Read More

By Madeline Court Photo by Kaitlin Deering Conceived during the epic thundersnow of February 2010, Designer is a quasi-instrumental band based in Philadelphia that rejects genre categorization in all the best ways. “I have musical ADHD,” says drummer Dan Bellotti, who Read More

By Patrick Wall Photos courtesy of Press Here Piblicity Raphael Saadiq doesn’t like labels. Throughout his career, Saadiq has heard comparisons to the music of the generations before him. True, his music hearkens back to the days of Chuck Berry and Little Richard, but Read More