Cold Fairyland: The Flood

Today brings us a group with a distinctive sonic palette, specifically chosen for the occasion of the Chinese New Year. We’re happy to cue up a live track from the hypnotizing orchestral group from Shanghai, Cold Fairyland, who mix classical…

Norton: Make It Last

Norton are a portuguese band from Castelo Branco. They have been around for almost ten years, and in these last months we heard a lot about them in Portugal, due to their rock version of Pump Up the Jam. Remember…

Stereo is a Lie: I Won’t

STEREO IS A LIE (Editor’s Note: Shocking! A killer band from Austin, TX!) SIAL spent a large portion of 2009 writing and playing shows, supporting such artists as Rob Dickinson (Catherine Wheel), Dead Confederate and Sixteen Deluxe along the way.…

Boys Climbing Ropes: Dirty Bots

The Shanghai features continue this week, climbing toward the Chinese New Year with another indie amalgamation made up of three Canadian foreign nationals from Ottawa as well as Chinese vocalist, Little Punk. A vagabond and self-published poet from Jianxi province,…