
I took a break mid-last week after working rigorously to prepare Tastes Like Caramel for a makeover and migration to our very own server. Unfortunately the music industry will not wait for me so I’m taking the opportunity to compile all the important things that happened since my last post on 1/12 up until today. [...]

This morning Miike Snow released another sleek and highly-conceptual music video! The new clip accompanies the January 25th release of the Silvia as the band’s third single. Anyone care to analyze? Be sure to check out my interview with Miike Snow if you haven’t already: TLC vs. Miike Snow: Behind the Masks MP3: Miike Snow -Billie [...]

As you surely know by now, Miike Snow played 2 shows last week with Jack Peñate at Mercury Lounge. After seeing the supporting Tuesday set, I had a really interesting conversation with the band before their headlining show on Wednesday. It shed new light on Miike Snow and gave me a new appreciation for their [...]

Back in June we had the treat of seeing Jack Peñate on my birthday at one of Brooklyn’s latest DIY spaces Bruar Falls. It was cool to get a preview of the new album and live set months before Everything is New was to be released. Jack played up the punkish aesthetic with his live [...]

Last night we chatted with Jack Peñate before the 1st of 2 Jack Peñate/Miike Snow shows at Mercury Lounge, and today I sat down with Miike Snow before the 2nd. Each brought something totally different to the plate, serving a solid set that brought even Mark Ronson and Adele to the yard. Tonight Miike Snow [...]

After day 1 of Lollapalooza and day 2 of Chicago nightlife, we did a few touristy things before heading to Grant Park for Ida Maria (we unfortunately missed Miike Snow but heard it was incredible from Digidreams and Cream Team.) Day 2 of Lollapalooza was all about the ladies for me but luckily Jess made [...]

We got very excited way back in February when The Maccabees released track No Kind Words as a free download and prelude to sophomore effort, Wall of Arms. It seemed like we’d been waiting forever to hear new material from our favorite UK art-rockers and even longer to finally see them live. I fell in [...]

You know how the only Britney Spears song you admit to liking is Toxic? Well these dudes wrote it and have worked with a number of other (ahem arguably more notable) artists like Kylie Minogue and Mark Ronson. Miike Snow is the alias of Swedish duo, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, whose melodic pop infused [...]