There was a brief period during the latter half of my teen years where I watched MTV. During those years, one of my favorite MTV shows was Twelve Angry Viewers, where twelve…people…would discuss a set of music videos and declare which … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Portishead
Richard James is a fairly common name…even in music. Today, however, I am talking about Richard David James, who is mostly known for his electronic music. He goes by many monikers such as AFX, Caustic Window, Polygon Window, and The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aphex Twin
Anyone for some Drum ‘n’ Bass? My previous few Artist Spotlights were on musical acts that changed over time. This one, however, is about a musical act that found its lane and pretty much stayed in it. And that lane … Continue reading Artist Spotlight – Lightning Bolt
This Spotlight has another long tangent that is more about me than the music, so you can skip the first few paragraphs and start where I say OKAY if you wish. Over a year ago, I posted my first Artist Spotlight about … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Bonnie Pink (Redux)
How much can a band change its sound while still being recognizable as itself? Today, I present Exhibit N: the rock group that rocked until it stopped. University students Takada Masako, Zaikawa Yuri, and Himeno Sayaka met at a Tokyo … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Nisennenmondai
Chaos Chaos consists of sisters Asya and Chloe Saavedra. Lead vocalist and keyboardist Asya was born in 1992 while drummer and background vocalist Chloe was born in 1994. I mention their birth years only because they released their first album … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Smoosh/Chaos Chaos
Around the turn of the millennium before Columbine and 9/11, one of the biggest pop cultural phenomena was Eminem, a rapper who wowed Whites and Blacks alike through tracks with curse-filled verses that verbally stomped on the backs of homosexuals … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Eminem (Part 1 of 2)
Hold on, that is not Mark Oliver Everett! There are some musical acts that get buy on being adorable. Just super cutesy, even when they sing something naughty…actually, particularly when they sing something naughty. Teehee. Then there are those who … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: EeL
Yeah, that’s right. You get a second Artist Spotlight today. I was gong to push this back to tomorrow, but it was way too much work to re-edit this in preparation to post it so it is not an absolute … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Boris – …why always Boris?
It is said that young Shiina Yumiko’s cheeks would turn red as apples whenever she blushed. Thus, she got the nickname Ringo, or Apple. So when the singer, song writer, pianist, guitarist, and producer burst on the scene in 1998, … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Shiina Ringo and Tokyo Jihen
Björk Guðmundsdóttir has been a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, arranger, and producer since she was young. Her first album, Björk, was released in 1977, when she was barely twelve-years-old. During her teens and early twenties, Björk was part of several music … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Björk
April 19th Ankai’s thought process: Hmmm…since practically no one responded to my previous two Artist Spotlights, maybe I should stop trying use the format to introduce musical acts to the Avocado and instead pick an act that members already have opinions on that … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Radiohead
it is somewhat fitting that yesterday’s non-a7x spotlight of an American band by an Australian poster gets followed up by a spotlight on an Australian band by an American. While my last Artist Spotlight was about my current favorite artist, this … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Augie March
So, let’s see how this goes. Bonnie Pink is a singer-songwriter who debuted back in 1995. She has released twelve proper albums and…a bunch of other stuff. She is not well known in the United States and I don’t even … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Bonnie Pink
