After a long week of emails and spreadsheets, the cherry on top of every music fan’s work week has finally arrived. We’re back with another exciting episode of Caustic Commentary
The unassuming genius of DJ Shadow should be appreciated like a beautifully crafted, larger-than-life statue. You must step back and truly take in every sonic twist thrown at you while
DJ Shadow has announced his new album Action Adventure, out October 27 on Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber. His eighth studio LP, Action Adventure, finds DJ Shadow continuing to evolve as a producer and
"Best of” albums are always tough to review: if you already know you like the musicians in question, the album often serves a reminder of why you like them, probably through a replay of songs you know well. If you didn’t find them the first time around, well, are you any more likely now that they’ve been around so long they’re doing “best of” albums?
Back in 1996, DJ Shadow dropped his groundbreaking, and critically acclaimed debut Endtroducing…. The album, made up entirely of samples, featured snippets of everything from A Tribe Called Quest to Nirvana
Booking summer shows for mid-level acts is never an easy task. While there are plenty of sheds across the country, there aren’t that many cool outdoor venues that hold between
When we last checked in with Ben Kweller, the singer-songwriter had recently released his fourth studio album, the country-tinged Changing Horses. The ATO recording artist, whose next album – Go
DJ Shadow announced a completely impromptu concert a few weeks back for a hometown audience in San Francisco at the legendary Fillmore Theater. The show quickly sold out; partly due to the fact that Shadow has only performed in the Bay area three times since his latest album (The Outsider) was released last fall.
Toss out all your expectations of what a DJ Shadow album should sound like, as this latest effort is like nothing he has come through with before. With a mix of songs from all ends of the musical spectrum; including hardcore rap, blues guitar, psychedelic folk, Coldplay-tinged ballads, and experimental atmospheric soundscapes, this schizophrenic collage of an album is overwhelmingly eclectic to say the least.
