An in-depth look at the work of an musical artist, be they band, duo, solo artist, or composer. The flagship of the Spotlight series run by Group Therapy.
Be Forewarned: This is the first post I’ve written for The Avocado and I’m still getting the hang of WordPress (line breaks in particular are giving me grief) , so please let me know if I’ve formatted anything in a … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Joanna Wang
I expect this to be among the most unusual of Artist Spotlights we’ve done. To my knowledge, no previous entry in this series has been about a Country act, no previous entry in this series has been done about an … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: South By Southwest (No, Not That One)
I can’t say enough good words about these two gentlemen; Brian Poole (Renaldo) and David Janssen (Ted the Loaf) The music they make has been described throughout the years by friends I’ve played them for as: “circus music on acid”, … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Renaldo and The Loaf
Aaliyah (born Aaliyah Dana Houghton) was a singular talent – the voice of an angel, the ability to project a unique measure of vulnerability and confidence simultaneously, and the effortless swagger of a Hall Of Fame-worthy pop diva, all residing … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aaliyah
Retro-futurism is a dead aesthetic. Past ideas of what the future will look like always seem impossibly quaint in hindsight, and pointing that out amounts to kicking the past when it’s down. And yet there was one band who managed … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Stereolab
The Clash were known as “the only band that matters.” But what was that supposed to mean, exactly? How can any band “matter” in the grand scheme of things? Were they supposed to have mattered because of their politics? Every … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: The Clash
I’d like to introduce you to Vince, an Alicante artist who raps in up to 5 languages and is positive force musically , just what is handy for the Northern Hemisphere winter. (Southern types will find him very sun appropriate) … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Vince
Dälek make the harshest, most unforgiving rap music in existence. Hailing straight outta Newark, New Jersey, they construct explosive tracks filled with feedback squalls, distorted vocals, waves of sheer white noise, walls of impenetrable static, and the odd sample of … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Dälek
Hello, and welcome to another in what I hope to make a more regular series of interviews/spotlights of Spanish acts. May I introduce Shurprimoh Squad with some funky Spanish hip hop for your orejas. “>http:// They’re a nice mix … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Shurprimoh Squad
Jucifer are a cult band’s cult band. Throughout their 25-year career, the Georgia duo have become known mainly for two things: their female singer/male drummer lineup, almost unheard-of for a metal band, and for the giant wall of amps and … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Jucifer
Some bands were obviously never going make it big. Some make it there, only to lose the very thing that made them special. Some fluke their way to success, through sheer happenstance. And then there are those bands who had … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Cave In
WARNING: If you are easily offended by juvenile innuendo, or are overly-vexed by musical and cultural miscegenation and questions of “authenticity”, click away now. But if you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to hear a cross between Bob … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Judge Dread
