Emanuele Calianno | The Aquarian

Wray: Shoegaze For The Dance Floor

September 8, 2014

Wray play a distinctively energetic and fuzzy vein of what they like to call “powergaze.” With a thumping and powerful outer shell with a softer center styled after Jesus And The Mary Chain and The Cure, they p... Read More...

Valery Gore: Idols In The Dark Heart

Emanuele Calianno

September 1, 2014

Albums

Almost as if apologizing for Celine Dion, Canada has produced in the last decade some of the best female artists in alternative pop. After Emily Haines of Metric, Tegan And Sara and Amy Millan of Stars, ano... Read More...

Elephant Stone: The Three Poisons

Emanuele Calianno

September 1, 2014

Albums

Neo-psychedelia is a dangerous genre to tinker with nowadays, with the risk of sounding predictable or even banal always posed by decades of attempts to revamp a genre that was short-lived to begin with. Co... Read More...

A Million Billion Dying Suns: A Million Billion Dying Suns

Emanuele Calianno

September 1, 2014

Albums

The word "transcendental" has often been adopted, without fully grasping its meaning, by those feeling self-indulgent or otherwise special. With their nonchalant cosmicism and a name like A Million Billion ... Read More...

The Handsome Family: Uniquely Magical

Emanuele Calianno

August 27, 2014

Goings-On

The Handsome Family are a unique duo breaking new ground with an old style of music— Americana. Their songs are quiet, wistful, primal and at times eerily haunting, all telling lush stories with a complex lyric... Read More...

Southern Hospitality: Roots Reimagined

Emanuele Calianno

August 27, 2014

Goings-On

Southern Hospitality, a Memphis-based Southern rock trio, have been making a name for themselves as an up-and-coming Midwestern sensation, one that is making new fans at every show. Combining their passion for ... Read More...

Somos: Temple Of Plenty

Emanuele Calianno

August 27, 2014

Albums

Listening to this record, the words "pop punk" emerge blatantly throughout, yet they never manage to capture more than half of this band’s sound. At its core, the album is exactly that— short, punchy altern... Read More...

Midnight High: Midnight High

Emanuele Calianno

August 13, 2014

Albums

Take a load of white laundry and mix it with rock, reggae, metal and hip-hop. Aside from sinfully disregarding everything your disappointed mother taught you, you’ll end up with the colorful mix proposed by... Read More...

The Futures League: Don’t Be A Drag

Emanuele Calianno

August 13, 2014

Albums

The Futures League are an indie group from Los Angeles. Don’t Be A Drag, their debut release, is a five-song EP that packs a punch of rock ‘n’ roll in many of its forms, while sticking to its most effective... Read More...

Vinyl Thief: Fathoms

Emanuele Calianno

August 13, 2014

Albums

Converting an old church sanctuary into a practice room, members of Nashville-based Vinyl Thief began making music in 2012, adopting electronic rock as their outlet of choice. After putting out an EP last M... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

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THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

The Five Star Read That Is “Do You Feel Like I Do?” [Review]

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

Reality Check: THE REAL VICTIMS OF “THE BIG LIE”

Wray: Shoegaze For The Dance Floor

Valery Gore: Idols In The Dark Heart

Elephant Stone: The Three Poisons

A Million Billion Dying Suns: A Million Billion Dying Suns

The Handsome Family: Uniquely Magical

Southern Hospitality: Roots Reimagined

Somos: Temple Of Plenty

Midnight High: Midnight High

The Futures League: Don’t Be A Drag

Vinyl Thief: Fathoms

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

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