Thursday, May 17, 2012

Vintage Kicks

Vintage Kicks sing about everything from the 1 percent and Wall Street to surfing gnarly waves with a catchy, pop-punk infused chorus-verse-chorus formula overflowing with “hey, hey’s!” and “oh, uh-oh’s.” Slightly reminiscent of that ’90’s “What’s My Age Again?” trio, this Philly five-piece formed less than two years ago, but you’d never know it giving a listen to their seasoned-sounding 10-song EP, King Geek. Despite their youth, Vintage Kicks know when to pay respects to a fallen source of inspiration. As evidence, see their recently released YouTube video of the keyboard-heavy cover of late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s “I Don’t Know,” and dance to the revamped classic.

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/arts-and-culture/Calendar-May-16-22-2012-151575915.html

Appeared in the May 16 edition of Philadelphia Weekly. The band actually tweeted this article, and posted it on their Facebook, crediting me in the byline. I was pretty stoked.