Chad Ubovich has been hiding behind Ty Segall, FUZZ, and Mikal Cronin onstage. But on his friends’ tours, Ubovich was busy writing his own material under the moniker Meatbodies, and now he's making a remarkable debut.
2014
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: FLYING LOTUS AT PARADISE ROCK CLUB
Flying Lotus, like Thundercat, is proof that the easiest way to be cool is to be good at what you do.
RUN FOR COVER: NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS VS. COLD WAR KIDS: “OPIUM TEA”
Cold War Kids take Nick Cave's song and do their best getting a smile out of his grim number.
PERFUME GENIUS VS. THE NATIONAL: “LEARNING”
The National keep the same atmosphere present and repeat it as an echo, letting their vocals and spaced guitar offer a hug to Perfume Genius, albeit several years later
REVIEW + FOTOBOM: GARDENS & VILLA AT THE SINCLAIR
It seems blog hype doesn't always lead to a rise and fall. If the cards are played right, the only direction you can go is up. Gardens & Villa are talented enough to follow that route.
THE NEW TESTAMENT OF CHRISTOPHER OWENS
Ex-Girls frontman Christopher Owens happened to be a highly religious cult member, but he’s run off to California to make the country music that’s always been in the back of his mind.