Astari NiteFriday, June 5, 2009Flamingo Fridays at PS14, MiamiBetter Than: A pop goth cocktailAs my esteemed colleague (and de facto boss) Arielle Castillo so keenly wrote in these pages last September, Astari Nite singer Mychael Ghost is unquestionably "a proper frontman." Which is to say (as she said), that he is "a center-stage, singular figure of idolatry," who is, perhaps most importantly, very "hard to ignore."Ghost also happens to be quite cool; in fact he's one of the coolest guys around
Give She Wants Revenge's self-titled debut album a listen. You'll probably hear a few New Order or Interpol influences, but what you won't hear is more than two people making all that racket. Sure the album is thick with synthesizers and effects, but the soundscape is so lush it's hard to imagine just two people conduct it in studio, much less perform it live. The San Fernando Valley-based duo has announced a September 16 stop at Revolution Live.So if you've got a hankering for some 80's s
