We sent some questions via e-mail to UK-based DJ/producer Addison Groove, he of footwork/juke/DnB/“Footcrab” fame, in anticipation of his upcoming show at Good Life Boston. This is what we got back.
MUSIC
REVIEW: BILLY IDOL AND BRONCHO AT THE ORPHEUM
Ultimately, the sold out crowd was instantly on board with what Idol was giving them.
RUN FOR COVER: BJÖRK VS. ANE BRUN: “JÓGA”
It goes without saying that no one can top Björk. Her songs are too pure at their core to be mimiced. Ane Brun, however, came the closest we've seen to doing Björk justice.
KEEP IT REAL: GIRAFFAGE GOES SAMPLE-FREE FOR ‘NO REASON’
The irony is that in restricting some of his familiar creative instincts, No Reason has freed Giraffage to discover new ones.
GETTING WILDER: A CONVERSATION WITH “WILD STYLE” DIRECTOR CHARLIE AHEARN
The man they call 'Charlie Video' screens new original short films and his signature classic tomorrow at the Brattle.
TRENT REZNOR + ATTICUS ROSS: GONE GIRL
Trent Reznor has made a lifelong career of music that pushes people out of their comfort zone. Under the moniker of Nine Inch Nails, he introduced a generation to bondage and angst. Although Gone Girl was snubbed for a soundtrack Oscar nom this year, it is a powerfully haunting album.
RUN FOR COVER: CHROMATICS VS. ANIKA: “IN THE CITY”
IN BLOOM: ORCHIDS IS PART COLLECTIVE, PART SOLO PROJECT, ALL NICOLE MARIE
When it finally came time to find an outlet for the intensely personal songs and ideas Marie couldn’t shoehorn into her other projects, ORCHIDS came into bloom.
KEEP PRESSIN’ ON: THE PRESS WAR, RELOADED
If undeniably catchy, exultant choruses are any indication of a pop-punk band’s potential, The Press War sounds primed for success.
REVIEW: BIG K.R.I.T AND MICHAEL CHRISTMAS AT THE SINCLAIR’S CONVERSE RUBBER TRACKS SHOW
If Big K.R.I.T. is the "King of the South," as announced in his first song at The Sinclair last week to a beyond-adoring audience, then Michael Christmas can claim to be the Crown Prince of Boston.