No One’s First and You’re Next Modest Mouse Unless they’ve died, few artists can get away with releasing a songs-that-didn’t-quite-make-it record without looking a little desperate. The members of Modest Mouse, the Seattle-based indie rock band… [»Read]
With waterfalls, tall palm trees and gurgling fountains–scattered throughout downtown, of all places–we are so lucky to live in Hawaii. We really can’t say it enough. So why do you waste your lunch sitting in front of a computer, cramming food into your mouth then… [»Read]
Brandon Reid is a lucky guy. He says he doesn’t really know how or why good things happen to him, but they do. He might know he’s going to win that grand raffle prize or be chosen for a special task. Or get to be on Wheel of Fortune. Or win a lead role in a film… [»Read]
Clearly, mixed martial arts are becoming a mainstream part of the local culture. Go out on a weekend night and it’s guaranteed you’ll run into an Affliction or Tapout T-shirt being used as acceptable going-out wear. Heck, depending on the bar, you’ll even see a BJ… [»Read]
The hard-to-classify sound of L.A.-based electronic music artist Nosaj Thing has earned one-man act Jason Chung an onslaught of different labels, including “lazer-bass,” “glitch-hop” and “blap” (a hybrid of “bleep” and “rap”). “I think it’s kind… [»Read]
Since the modern aerosol revolution began, graffiti artists have fiercely defended the legitimacy of their art form, and rightly so. But the artists themselves will also be the first to tell you that graffiti, by nature, isn’t always art. It’s a lesson that Jordan Arenas,… [»Read]
Sometimes girls just want to have fun—and a playful spirit definitely pervades an exhibition of works by Jennifer Callejo, Laura Smith and Maile Yawata at Cedar Street Galleries’ Second Floor exhibition space. The three artists share a certain graphic energy and freshness,… [»Read]
Winning a spot to open for a sold-out MGMT is an opportunity many musicians would kill–or at least battle–for. Up-and-coming indie rock band The Jump Offs came out as the victor in this particular battle of the bands, which was deemed The Opening. This isn’t the kind… [»Read]
There are few places in the United States where a discussion about smart social, technological and cultural practices is more important than here in Hawaii, particularly in Honolulu. And while “sustainability” has become a numbing buzzword to most people without… [»Read]
Skyrocketing to stardom may be a dream for many artists, but it isn’t without its consequences. Young stars who make it big quickly can burn out just as fast. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, recent graduates of the liberal arts college Wesleyan University (other… [»Read]
Most Saturdays, they’re gathered like a hipster-happy incarnation of the von Trapp family, all smiles and song on the sidewalk of Kalakaua Avenue. And as far as indie-cool, Haberdashery looks the part. With at least one asymmetrical haircut, a pair or two of thick-framed… [»Read]
