Christine Campbell
live music & album review: laura warshauer, the pink chariot mixtape
Sometime at the end of January, I decided to attend a Laura Warshauer show at Rockwood Music Hall, perhaps New York’s most famous venue for emerging/newly established musicians. I had been craving new music more than usual (I blame the hibernation that winter inevitably brings) and when I saw the show announcement, I knew I’d [...]
album review: big deal, lights out
The first time I read the email to review Big Deal’s new album Lights Out, I was slightly put off because of their name (ironic? Almost worse if it’s not), but I agreed to check them out after doing a quick Google search on the band name. I found out that Big Deal has been [...]
q&a: hannah vs. the many
Hannah vs. The Many is some of the most unique music I’ve heard in the past 6 months. The band’s sound somehow happily blends lyrical arrangements of some of your favorite musicals with hard-hitting rock n’ roll riffs that stay with you long after the album, All Our Heroes Drank Here, is over. Instead of [...]
album review: a casual end mile, devils and devotion
When I was asked to review Devils and Devotion, the recent album by A Casual End Mile (now known as Devotional), I didn’t know what to expect. I had read the November 2011 Lip interview so I felt I had an idea of lead singer Madelaine Lucas’s personality, but I hadn’t really checked out their music too [...]
q&a: deerhoof
When Dunja first approached me to interview Deerhoof, I have to admit I was as much intimidated as I was excited. Deerhoof has been a band I’ve admired for quite some time; if you were to make a soundtrack of my life from ages 16-22 there would definitely be several Deerhoof songs in the mix, [...]
top 5 albums of 2011, according to christine campbell
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues I love Fleet Foxes forever. I have a long history of being a huge fan girl for Fleet Foxes, but Helplessness Blues wins my number one spot because its mastery can stand completely alone from my bias. I simply can’t get enough of the harmonious, meticulously arranged, intelligent musicianship, rollercoaster [...]
interview: NOVI
A little while ago, I got an email that introduced me to the wonderful, sassy pop music stylings of NOVI. Her lead single “Blackbirds” is one of the catchiest singles I’ve heard in a long time. After listening for a while, I happily found myself somewhere between the sassy melodic pop reminiscent of Natalie Imbruglia’s [...]
album review: claire london, like a machine
You last heard about Claire London from me in March 2011. It was one of my favorite artist interviews because there is something so special about this performer. Her unique brand of pop-rock quickly separates her from the rest of the pack of singer-songwriters in New York City. On her debut album Like A Machine, [...]
interview: alexa cabellon of little anchor
On Tuesday, 15 November 2011, I went to one of my favorite places in my neighborhood to sit down with Alexa Cabellon, the lead singer of Brooklyn’s own Little Anchor for an interview. We talked a lot about Little Anchor’s September 2011 studio release Yellow Lights, Alexa’s musical background, the fact that we live two [...]
album review: florence + the machine, ceremonials
Florence Welch is one of the most talented musicians in music today. Since her 2009 release, Lungs, people all over the world have been captivated by the power of her voice, interesting musical arrangements, and all-over positivity. Lead single “Dog Days Are Over” became an anthem for anyone on the brink of his or her life [...]
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