Electronic artist Tythe, has been blowing up through the blogosphere over the past 6 months or so. “Totem Poles,” is his latest track and punctuated with bursts of synth, it combines a dreamy, blissed out […]
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Album Review: Super Hi-Fi’s Dub to the Bone
Super Hi-Fi Dub to the Bone Electric Cowbell Records Release Date: December 4, 2012 Track Listing 1. Washingtonian 2. Ti Tro Tro (Beverley Road All-Stars Remix) 3. Neolithic 4. We Will Begin Again (DJ […]
Out of all of the duets between Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, “If I Were a Carpenter” is one of my favorites. It’s just simply a very lovely song. Of course, it helps that […]
New York-based artist Beca recently released her Born to Fly EP, which was released by This Is Music, Ltd. on November 20th. The EP not only includes the club banging, original version of “Born to Fly,” but […]
“Get It All,” is the third of a sixth part series of singles that Nashville, TN’s Ugly Kids Club will be releasing over the course of the next year or so. The video has the […]
Kat Solar at the Mercury Lounge 12/3/12
Kat Solar Mercury Lounge December 3, 2012 As a boy, my mom played a lot of disco, electro pop and dance music, and I think as a result i find myself drawn to those genres […]
There are a a few singer/songwriters who are primarily songwriters’ songwriters – the average listener may not know them by name but among the average listeners’ favorites, the songwriters’ songwriter is revered. Oregon-based singer/songwriter Tim […]
Fuzz is the loud. psychedelic-minded power chord rock project of Ty Segall and Charlie Moonheart. Play it loud enough, and it should bring to mind the sounds of the late 60s and early 70s – […]
DJ Eleven enlisted the help of some of his favorite producers – Kutcorners, DJ Ayers, Marty C, and Nightfall – for an EP of remixes of “Last Beat” with vocalist Marisela, and “Beeline." Kutcorners remix […]
Night Moves, the trio of John Pelant (vocals, guitar), Micky Alfano (bass) and Mark Ritsema (multi-instrumentalist) will be joined by Jared Isabella (drums) on their Winter 2012/2013 tour to support the band’s full length release, Colored […]
Boys Noize’s latest effort, Out of the Black ends with a collaboration between the German DJ and the legendary Snoop Dogg, titled “Got It." Over a sped up and buzzing beat, Snoop spits some lyrics that sound as […]
Big Deal, the duo of Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe will be releasing their sophomore effort through Mute Records in 2013, and for the new effort, the band enlists a drummer and bassist to expand […]
Brooklyn-based band Farewell Republic released their debut full-length effort earlier this year and it was praised by several media outlets such as Spin, the Washington Post, and the Village Voice. The band will be releasing […]
http://emailunlock.com/french-horn-rebellion/cold-enough-ft-jody-watley/widget French Horn Rebellion, the sibling duo of Robert and Patrick Perlick-Molinari will be releasing their latest effort, the Love is Dangerous EP – the EP features the duo collaborating with 80s and 90s pop star Jody Watley, […]
Album Review: Pazy and the Black Hippies Wa Ho Ha
Pazy and the Black Hippies Wa Ho Ha Secret Stash Records/Comb and Razor Records Release Date: September 4, 2012 Track Listing Side A 1. Comfort Me JahoJa 2. My Home 3. Come Back Home 4. […]