Calexico, at least for me, has always been a bit hit or miss. Sometimes I’m blown away — that album they did with Iron & Wine remains one by which I am continually fascinated. At other times, they fall a bit flat; I never could get into Carried To Dust, for example. Within the first minute of “Epic”, the opening track off Calexico’s new LP, Algiers, I knew this one wouldn’t succumb to the fate of the latter. Read More »Calexico: Feature
Production designer Jed Hathaway and sculptor Arthur Ganson may very well be two of the greatest visual artists of our time. Tim Burton has got nothing on this crew. Their creative effort on Dead Mans Bones’ latest video for “Dead Hearts” is absolutely stunning in a kooky chill-up-the-spine and smile-to-the-lips kind of way. Of course, they had great concept-themed musicians backing them up. With these powers combined, one of the most stunning videos in some time was created. Read More »Dead Mans Bones: Dead Hearts [Video]
