Philip Cosores is a freelance writer and photographer for Diffuser.fm, beginning in March of 2013. He is the Director of Aux.Out., the long-form section of Consequence of Sound, where he also contributes a monthly column, The Day Room. He regularly writes and takes pictures for Paste Magazine, The Orange County Register, and Noisey/Vice, and has appeared in Myspace, East Bay Express, Spinner (RIP), LA Weekly, SF Weekly, Brooklyn Vegan, and others, including Beats Per Minute, where he served as Managing Editor. He holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from U.C. Santa Cruz and is the proud owner of a tiny dog named Tumbleweed.
Philip Cosores
Raspberry Bulbs, ‘Deformed Worship’ – Album Review
The idea of black metal branching out and becoming more accessible has both positive and negative implications. It's the same thing that happened to psychedelic rock, punk, hardcore, folk and rap. Looking at a teenager today and trying to figure out if he likes indie or EDM is more difficult than you would think, as both have been stripped of any counter-cultural significance and reduced to someth
Franz Ferdinand Explain Why Self-Production Was the ‘Right Action’ for New Album
Guitarist Nick McCarthy explains why the new record sounds so good.
The Mallard, ‘Finding Meaning in Deference’ – Album Review
Albums with great stories are not released every week, though most bands, labels and publicists believe otherwise. But when a record arrives from a group that no longer exists, as is the case with the Mallard's 'Finding Meaning in Deference,' the back-story is often the most interesting part.
Explosions In the Sky Discuss ‘Prince Avalanche’ Soundtrack, Texas Politics and Their Changing Sound
Austin-based four-piece Explosions In the Sky have a mystique about them that stems from their instrumental sound. The lack of words begins the mystery, and over the years, the band -- typically described as post-rock -- has built upon it by refusing to make videos and perform encores.
White Lies Talk Punk Venues, Dance Music, South Korea + New Album ‘BIG TV’
The U.K. post-punk group is dropping its third album and celebrating its fifth anniversary. Bassist Charles Cave puts it all in perspective.
Gogol Bordello, ‘Pura Vida Conspiracy’ – Album Review
If you haven't seen Gogol Bordello in concert, do yourself a favor and go. You'll find a crowded stage of colorful characters playing self-proclaimed "gypsy punk," fusing the sounds of frontman Eugene Hutz's native Eastern Europe with the Western guitar rock of the working class.
10 Best LCD Soundsystem Songs
Over the course of three LPs, LCD Soundsystem emerged as one of the era's most profound and meaningful groups, as Murphy captured our collective feeling of waking up one day to a new reality.
Jackson Scott, ‘Melbourne’ – Album Review
Twenty-year-old Asheville resident Jackson Scott is not exactly what he seems on record. Interviews have shown him to be not an enigmatic revivalist of the experimental-singer-songwriter archetype, but rather a pretty normal guy whose tastes skew more mainstream than you'd expect from someone frequently compared to artists like Bradford Cox.
Weekend, ‘Jinx’ – Album Review
Weekend have been a band to root for since arriving with their debut LP, 'Sports,' in 2010 and pulverizing audiences globally through what seemed like endless touring. It was refreshing to hear something that heavy coming from a place other than the hardcore or metal scene. Despite their faithfulness to shoegaze and post-post aesthetics, which are difficult to expand on greatly at this point, Week
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, ‘Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ – Album Review
In Diffuser.fm's recent interview with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, one bit of information stares at you like a playing card stuck to a frat boy's forehead: The project has become more of a collaboration and now features many of the members writing songs and contributing ideas. In the history of rock 'n' roll, this is a hit-or-miss prospect. The hits are obvious (the Beatles) while many o