Herbie Hancock

Review: Fiona Apple’s The Idler Wheel…

At first, Fiona Apple’s The Idler Wheel... seems like a skeletal, bare-bones album -- when in fact the music teems…

Guest Spot: Dosh on the alchemy of instrumental music

Dosh: Tommy (Anticon, 4/13/10) Dosh: "Subtractions" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dosh-subtractions.mp3|titles=Dosh: "Subtractions"] Percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Martin Dosh, better known as simply Dosh, is known both…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Boxcutter’s The Dissolve

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

The Groove Seeker: Austin Peralta’s Endless Planets

On a weekly basis, The Groove Seeker goes in search of killer grooves across rock, funk, hip hop, soul, electronic…

Konono No. 1: “Bazombo Trance” Stars Reflect Congolese Roots

Konono No.1's music stems from Congolese history and the heritage of its members' families, which is reflected in the band's…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Bongripper’s Satan Worshipping Doom

Scott Morrow is ALARM's music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

Kayo Dot to premiere Stained Glass EP in NYC with Cleric

Experimental-rock ensemble Kayo Dot will be performing in New York City on August 24, 2010 at Bowery Electric, where the…

NOMO: Defying Categorization with Expanded Electronics of Ghost Rock

NOMO, the alternative Afrobeat collective from Ann Arbor, Michigan, marches to its own beat, or more accurately, to the beat…