BLOGS

BLOG: SPOTLIGHT ON – NNEKA

The potent mixture of influences from the visceral energy of Hamburg to the raw tradition of Nigeria have helped shape the distinct voice of hip-hop spitfire Nneka and she is ...

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BLOG: BREAK OUT THE CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE!

by Elle Dee

There is a big reason why we at SCENE IN THE DARK choose to focus on live music: It’s all about the energy, baby! Not much can beat the euphoria ...

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BLOG: COACHELLA 2012, BAND SPOTLIGHT – PART ONE

by Jennie O

The preparation for the big trip has begun. There is a wealth of talent at this year’s Coachella festival and I thought it was a good idea to start shining ...

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NEW MUSIC: CHECK OUT ‘ROOFTOP RUNNERS’

by Jennie O

When you write about music, even if you’re not a big shot, you get a lot of music recommendations sent your way. You try to give them all a listen ...

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BLOG: SPOTLIGHT ON – LOS CAMPESINOS!

by Andrew

Everyone’s got those bands that soundtrack certain points of their life. You know, the ones that happen to strike a chord and continue to play that chord until you get ...

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BLOG: IN SEARCH OF ‘THE PERFECT COVER’

by Jennie O

I got word today that The Flaming Lips are working on a covers album, a fact that would stand alone in my version of the “good news” category. But get ...

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BLOG: FREE MUSIC MOVIES – DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

by Andrew

A lot of music documentaries aren’t very enlightening. Outside of indie features like Dig! or bloated constructs of musicians’ egos caught on tape like Some Kind Of Monster or any ...

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BLOG: TOP 10 ACTS I’D LIKE TO SEE AT COACHELLA 2012

by Jennie O

10. Red Hot Chili Peppers. I’ve seen them before and I’m not super into their new album, but there is something about seeing the Peppers in California, their home and ...

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BLOG: HISTORY IN ALBUMS – THE CLASH, LONDON CALLING

by Andrew

The third full-length from Joe Strummer & Co. was and is one of those benchmark albums not just for a specific band but for an entire genre. A double LP, it was built off of a solid foundation, The Clash’s previous records of straight up first-wave Brit Punk. …

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