Finders Keepers Records/B-Music will be releasing Man Chest Hair, a collection of previously unreleased and unissued studio demos and rare tracks of hard rock, funk, and prog rock from some of the baddest (and in some […]
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W. Heyward Sims, better known as Devereaux is Columbia, South Carolina based musician, producer and DJ whose sound draws heavily from Kraftwerk, Battles, and Daft Punk. And in some way it comfortably bridges the gap […]
My Radio can trace their origin to when singer/songwriter JP Powell (of Chauncey, Bleu and My Favorite Relative) left Boston for Roanoke, VA and ran into his future drummer, Hunter Johnson (of Justin Jones) at […]
I saw the Vancouver-based indie rock act, Yukon Blonde play a live set with Alcoholic Faith Mission some time ago, and I was quite impressed. The band released their latest effort, Tiger Talk earlier this year to […]
JAN is the solo project of Eagle and Talon’s Kim Talon. And Enclave Music will release JAN’s self-titled debut on November 13th. “How to Beast,” is the second single from the album and as you’re […]
The Nashville, TN-based psych rock outfit Bad Cop is about to embark on an East Coast tour and it’ll include an October 16th show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, the Frenchkiss Label Group’s CMJ Festival Showcase […]
Volcom Entertainment released a split single with Nu Sensae and Useless Eaters. You’ve heard Nu Sensae’s “Sleeping Blouse,” check out the Nashville-based band’s contribution “City of Light,” a track which has a drugged out, narcoleptic […]
Volcom Entertainment have released a split single featuring Vancouver, British Columbia’s Nu Sensae, and Nashville, TN’s Useless Eaters. Nu Sensae’s “Sleeping Blouse,” is a grungy, quick paced bit of punk thrash, and it should have […]
Sylver Tongue is a new project from Charlotte Hatherley, and she’ll be releasing her debut EP, Something Big on Dancing Coins Records on November 6th. “Hook You Up,” is the first single from that album and […]
FLOWN, White Mystery, and Shonen Knife at the Bell House 7/21/12
In July, I caught FLOWN, White Mystery and Shonen Knife at the Bell House, and if there was anything that must be immediately said about this show it was this: all of the lovely women […]
Drawing from Thievery Corporation, LCD Soundsystem, Moby and other DJ/producers, New York-based DJ/producer and multi-insrumentalist, T.H. White has received a lot of love from critics and fans for his production style – it manages to […]
Rush Manning, a.k.a. Rush Midnight was formerly a bassist in Twin Shadow, and his forthcoming solo debut EP titled +1 will drop on October 30th from Cascine Records. The material that comprises the +1 EP came from demos that […]
As I mentioned in the previous post, a dear friend’s birthday was this past week, and we actually began talking on Twitter over our mutual love of the band Spoon. So in honor of her […]
This week was a very dear friend’s birthday and interestingly enough, we really began talking over our mutual love of Spoon on Twitter. While she’s still celebrating, I wanted to post Spoon’s “Don’t You Evah” from […]
New York-based band Triple Hex have developed a reputation for writing songs that have a gritty, sleazy feel – like listening to their latest single “Winter” reminds me of the great dive bars I used […]