Alex Eriksen


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Articles: 124


Articles by Alex:


Reviews

  • Ty Segall – Singles 2007-2010  December, 15 2011

  • Pterodactyl – Spills Out  December, 7 2011

  • Thee Oh Sees – Carrion Crawler/The Dream  November, 22 2011

  • Cass McCombs – Humor Risk  November, 11 2011

  • Gringo Star – Count Yer Lucky Stars  October, 28 2011

  • Beets – Let The Poison Out  October, 24 2011

  • Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation  September, 30 2011

  • Wooden Shjips – West  September, 14 2011



    • Features

  • Q&A With CMJ 2011 Artist Yuksek  October, 19 2011

  • “Death” Plagues CMJ 2011  October, 6 2011

  • Premiere: Stream High Pop’s ‘Hippie Speed Ball’  September, 13 2011



    • Columns

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Kids And Explosions (Toronto, Canada)  December, 16 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Fierce Creatures (Fresno, CA)  December, 9 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Der Spazm (Sacramento, CA)  December, 2 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Rare Monk (Portland, OR)  November, 18 2011

  • On The Verge: Night Manager (Brooklyn, NY)  November, 17 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Body Parts (Los Angeles, CA)  November, 11 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Vickers (Florence, Italy)  November, 4 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Cai.ro (Toronto, Canada)  October, 28 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: My Pet Dragon (Brooklyn, NY)  October, 14 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: HiFi Phantom (Toronto, Canada)  October, 7 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: CMJ 2011 Artist Tamborines (London, U.K.)  September, 30 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Gentlemen Hall (Boston, MA)  September, 23 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Bottle Up And Explode (Auburn, Alabama)  September, 16 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Yuksek (Reims, France)  September, 9 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Graveyard Lovers (Brooklyn, NY)  September, 2 2011

  • Sonicbids Spotlight: Dub Is A Weapon (Brooklyn, NY)  August, 26 2011



    • News

  • Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Reports The Weather. No, Really.  December, 15 2011

  • Xray Eyeballs’ Sophomore Release Coming February  December, 14 2011

  • Vote For Intel Superstars 2011 Competition  December, 13 2011

  • Meet Trailer Trash Tracys In Tripped-Out Video  December, 8 2011

  • Aria Award Dominator Gotye Heads To North America 

  • Underworld Named Music Director For 2012 Olympics  December, 7 2011

  • Andrew Bird Announces Tour, Twelfth Album  December, 6 2011

  • Video Premiere: Greenhorse Finds “Happiness” At Burning Man 

  • Los Campesinos! Announces 2012 Tour Dates  December, 5 2011

  • Digable Planets To Play Shows 

  • Grammy Noms Include Artists Of The CMJ Persuasion  December, 1 2011

  • Girl Talk’s ‘All Day’ Gets Epic Video Treatment  November, 30 2011

  • Listen To Five New Black Keys Tracks 

  • Youssou N’Dour Cancels Tour To Enter Politics  November, 29 2011

  • Real Estate Adds Tour Dates 

  • Watch Pressed And’s “Fire Shelf”  November, 23 2011

  • YouTube Makes Agreement With Music Publishers 

  • Grimes To Tour With Born Gold In Spring 2012  November, 22 2011

  • School Of Seven Bells Gives LP Release Date  November, 18 2011

  • Smith Westerns Hits Canada And East Coast  November, 16 2011

  • Rapture Invites Us To Come “Sail Away” In New Video 

  • Google Nears Deal With Universal  November, 15 2011

  • Flying Nun Celebrates 30 Years 

  • Machine Head Tours U.S. 

  • EMI Split And Sold For $4.1 Billion  November, 14 2011

  • Summer Camp Plays With Nail Polish, Releases New Video  November, 11 2011

  • Criminal Records Avoids Closure  November, 10 2011

  • Daptone Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Fun And Stuff 

  • Video Premiere: Quiet Americans “Be Alone” 

  • Debut LP Announced For New BSS/Stills Band, Eight And A Half  November, 9 2011

  • Citigroup To Universal: “Let’s Talk EMI (Again)” 

  • Watch Mia Doi Todd’s New Video For ‘Canto De Iemanjá’  November, 4 2011



    • Live Reviews

  • National @ Beacon Theater: December 15, 2011  December, 16 2011

  • My Morning Jacket @ MSG: December 14, 2011  December, 15 2011

  • Dearloves, Dax Riggs @ Mercury Lounge: December 10, 2011  December, 12 2011

  • War On Drugs @ Bowery Ballroom: December 11, 2011 

  • Girl Walk//All Day Premiere @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple 

  • Gray Pages, Dive, Total Slacker, 2:54 @ Shea Stadium  November, 30 2011

  • Beets, Total Control, Thee Oh Sees @ 285 Kent: November 17  November, 21 2011

  • Graveyard Lovers @ Gutter: November 11, 2011  November, 14 2011

  • Night Manager, Life Size Maps, Heaven’s Gate @ Shea Stadium 

  • Beets, Tanks Amigo, Misfits Cover Band @ Bruar Falls  October, 31 2011

  • Aussie BBQ @ The Delancey: October 21, 2011  October, 25 2011

  • Keynote: A Conversation With Daniel Glass And Matt Pinfield 

  • Connecting Bands With Fans: Mobile Social Discovery Panel  October, 21 2011

  • Hoop Dreams, Shark?, Life Size Maps @ Legion: October 19  October, 20 2011

  • Producing Killer Videos On A YouTube Budget Panel @ NYU 

  • Tony Mott’s ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Photography’ @ Red Bull Space  October, 19 2011

  • 1 Billion Mobile Phones In China Panel @ NYU: October 18 

  • Edelweiss, Dinosaur Feathers, MNDR @ Tammany Hall  October, 12 2011

  • Deer Tick @ Death By Audio: October 3, 2011  October, 4 2011

  • Hold Steady, Roots, DJ Vice @ Intrepid: September 29, 2011  September, 30 2011

  • Megafaun @ Mercury Lounge: September 24, 2011  September, 27 2011

  • Wolff, Graveyard Lovers And More @ Pianos: September 23  September, 26 2011

  • La Res, Pet Lions, Life Size Maps @ Pianos: September 22  September, 23 2011

  • Beets @ Skylight West: September 19, 2011  September, 20 2011

  • Brooklyn Autumn Guitar Show @ Brooklyn Bowl: September 18  September, 19 2011

  • Funky Meters @ Brooklyn Bowl: September 14, 2011  September, 15 2011

  • Fool’s Gold Day Off @ City Winery: September 5, 2011  September, 6 2011