As I mentioned in an earlier post, French Horn Rebellion collaborated with Jody Watley on their forthcoming EP, Love Is Dangerous, and also on that Chrome Canyon remixed the title track, “Love Is Dangerous,” giving the […]
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Robert and David Perlick-Molinari of French Horn Rebellion will be releasing a new EP of material, on December 11th titled Love Is Dangerous, and the EP has the band experimenting with a new sound, which bears […]
Skye, the lead singer of trip hop act Morcheeba just released her third solo album, Back to Now through [PIAS] America Records, the follow up to 2009’s Keeping Secrets. Much like her previous releases, she collaborated with her […]
After a series of high-profile Stateside festival gigs, Turbonegro filmed the video for “I Got a Knife,” at Niagarain the Lower East Side – historically, the band’s sleazy, grungy feel would have been very popular […]
See/Me Launch Event featuring DJ Teebs and the Mast 11/3/12
See/Me is a mobile and web app designed and created by a group of New York City-based artists. The app connects over 500,000 artists, musicians, photographers, fashion designers and enthusiasts to a larger audience through […]
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With Thanksgiving upon us here in the States, there are several things I’m personally thankful for – I have my health, my loved ones and friends are alive and well, and that I live in […]
Conquistador is a Los Angeles-based musician, performer, and personality who has developed a reputation for being defiantly, eccentrically individualistic. Interestingly, he was the first Jew and the youngest man ever to win the World Imperial […]
http://www.twitmusic.com/embed/songs/promises-plastic-plates-remix–2 Pacifica is the first full-length release from the Presets in a couple of years, and as I’ve mentioned earlier, for their fans and electronica fans, the album was long awaited. Promises is the second single […]
Pacifica is the first release by the Presets in a couple of years, and for their fans and those who love electronica, it was long awaited. After the release of the full-length, the band will be […]
Diamond Version is the collaborative effort between producers Byetone and Alva Noto. As a duo, they have a reputation for a sound that can easily be heard in a club, as it could be as […]
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. the Brigham Young University Cougars and the Florida State University Seminoles vs. the St. Joseph’s University Hawks
So last Saturday was my first time at the Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn, and thanks to a dear friend, I was there for the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Saturday was the consolation game between […]
M83 will be releasing a special edition 12" single titled “Reunion” for Record Store Black Friday, and the single will include remixes by Mylo, Sei A, the Naked and the Famous, and Mute Records labelmate […]
Producer Exile and emcee Johaz are teaming up as Dag Savage, and they’ll release their first EP together through Dirty Science Records on January 13th. But they’ve recently released the Salvation mixtape which includes guest appearances by […]
The Jonathan Scales Fourchestra were recently invited by Hype Mag to do a live session of “Jam We Did,” off their fantastic 2011 release, Character Farm and Other Stories, an album which was on this blog’s […]
New York-based psych rock trio, Heaven are in the middle of a November residency at Piano’s, as they’re finishing up their full-length debut, which will drop sometime in 2013. “Mountains Move” is the band’s latest […]