Projecting a Spectacle: Candystations’ Deborah Johnson creates electrifying concert experiences
If you’ve been wowed by the projections at a Sufjan Stevens or St. Vincent show in the past few years,…
11 years ago
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ALARM’s 51 Favorite Albums of 2013
Saving the best for last, we've chosen our 51 favorite albums of 2013, pulled from the acclaimed and the unsung…
11 years ago
Best Albums: Washed Out, Bloc Party, and Deltron 3030
Washed Out: Paracosm Deltron 3030: City Rising From the Ashes EP Bloc Party: The Nextwave Sessions EP
11 years ago
2013 and 1/3: The Best Albums of the 2010s (So Far)
Inspired by the third installment of The Naked Gun, we decided to compile our favorite albums over the first 3…
11 years ago
Slumber-party jams: Dan the Automator and Emily Wells’s Pillowfight debuts “Used to Think”
In advance of its self-titled debut, Pillowfight (Dan the Automator and Emily Wells with guest spots from Kid Koala and Lateef the…
12 years ago
ALARM’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012
Another year, another torrential downpour of albums across our desks. As always, we encountered way too much amazing music, from…
12 years ago
Review: Kid Koala’s 12-Bit Blues
Drawing inspiration from its simplicity, Canadian DJ/turntablist Kid Koala pays homage to the blues on his latest, folding old recordings…
12 years ago
Dancing girls, robots, parlor games, and turntables: experience Kid Koala’s Vinyl Vaudeville Tour
Turntablist extraordinaire Kid Koala is taking his blues-based new album, 12-Bit Blues, on the road this November and bringing a…
12 years ago
Q&A: Kid Koala
Kid Koala: Space Cadet (Ninja Tune, 10/25/11) Kid Koala: "Main Title Theme" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/01-Main-Title-Theme-Open-your-book.mp3|titles=Kid Koala: "Main Title Theme"] Kid Koala, born…
13 years ago
Concert Photos: Kid Koala @ Abbey Pub (Chicago, IL)
Fresh off a residency at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, a new graphic novel (Space Cadet), and a new…
14 years ago
Beats & Rhymes: Del The Funky Homosapien’s Golden Era
Del the Funky Homosapien: Golden Era 3xCD (The Council, 4/19/11) Del the Funky Homosapien: "One Out of a Million" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Del_One_Out_of_a_Million.mp3|titles=Del:…
14 years ago
Kid Koala: Turntable Technician
Turntablist and graphic novelist Eric San, a.k.a.Kid Koala, mixes artistic mediums and musical styles in his hands-on performances, which include…
14 years ago