Florida duo Awesome New Republic, comprising BTW Michael-John Hancock and Brian Robertson, are following this year's Rational Geographic Vol. I with its sequel, Rational Geographic Vol. II. "Florida" is a sort-of homage to their home state, apocalyptic in lyric but... CONTINUE READING NEW AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC - "FLORIDA"»
Posted on July 22, 2009 in , (1 comments)
Tags: Awesome New Republic | HEALTH
Previously loved Miami duo ANR, the primary project of BTW John Hancock, have put their new Rational Geographic Vol. 1 up for free download at anrmiami.com. Then they got covered by Blair Waldorf. You know, everyday stuff like that. ... CONTINUE READING AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC RELEASE A FREE ALBUM, GET COVERED BY A GOSSIP GIRL»
Posted on April 14, 2009 in (2 comments)
Tags: Awesome New Republic
The crapshoot buffet of 25 minute sets from overextended bands is now closed, thanks. When you're out all day and all night, you encounter lots -- some undercooked and unpalatable flller, some that's ripe and right, lots never intended for... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: IT'S A PHOTO WRAP»
Posted on October 27, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Au | Awesome New Republic | Cause Co-Motion! | CMJ | Emmy The Great | Fight Bite | Little Boots | Marnie Stern | Reggie Watts | School Of Seven Bells | Takka Takka | The Physics Of Meaning | Violens
It's totally reductive to associate Memorial Day Weekend solely with drinking and eating (and not, you know, Memorializing), but here it is, that special weekend custom made for welcoming summer, getting drunk, and eating bbq, and yay for that. Before... CONTINUE READING AN MP3 MIX FOR YOUR MEMORIAL DAY»
Posted on May 23, 2008 in (20 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Awesome New Republic | Brendan Canning | Burning Star Core | Grizzly Bear | Hercules And Love Affair | Los Campesinos! | Mates Of State | Mount Eerie | Music Go Music | My Morning Jacket | Phil Elverum | Quiet Village | Takka Takka | Tokyo Police Club
Last year we cast a light on a young artist to watch John Hancock, whose genre-tripping, soulful solo debut Part Mongolian we found "addictive if not maddening." The 26-year-old first came on our radar as one-half (along with beatsmith B.... CONTINUE READING AWESOME NEW REPUBLIC REUNITE, OFFER UP A "ROTARY CLONE"»
Posted on May 22, 2008 in , (0 comments)
Tags: Awesome New Republic | John Hancock
Our first introduction to John Hancock came via his jammy, dystopian art-rock group Empirical Mile, born in the bowels of the University of Miami School Of Music and gone as quickly as the buzz they had built. It happens. Next,... CONTINUE READING ARTIST TO WATCH: JOHN HANCOCK»
Posted on February 14, 2007 in , (7 comments)
Tags: Awesome New Republic | John Hancock