The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA), commissioned filmmaker Aaron Rose to create a video fusing an original track from DJ duo N.A.S.A. (consisting of DJ Ze Gonzales a.k.a. DJ Zegon, and producer Sam […]
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“Bright Lady,” is the latest single from the Nashville, TN-based artist Majestico’s latest effort, Love and God which was recently released by Jeffrey Drag Records. The song deals with a familiar subject to rock – and to […]
The great thing about YouTube is that some creative person will create a video for a song which unfortunately never had an official video. In the case of the Smiths’s “The Headmaster Ritual,” there wasn’t […]
“This Charming Man,” is one of my favorite Smiths songs and since I mentioned it in a previous post, it seemed fitting that I should post it. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1473227874/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ With chiming, reverb drenched guitars and complex syncopation, Snowmine has been praised for their material’s lush sound which borrows from classical, Afrobeat, electro pop and acoustic music. “Saucer Eyes,” is the latest single from […]
The folks at Into the Woods invited Liars to perform “Brats” off their sixth and latest effort, WIXIW as part of their Far From Home Series in the attic of Portland, OR’s Mission Theater. You can […]
Check out the official video for the buzzing, club-banging Johnny Voltik track, “Higher’er.” In some way it brings to mind a swaggering, stomping Cee-Lo Green on steroids. I haven’t been able to get this song […]
Album Review: Steven A. Clark’s Fornication Under Consent of the King
Steven A. Clark Fornication Under Consent of the King L&E Media Company/BloodyGround USA Release Date: September 11, 2012 Track Listing 1. F.U.C.K. Part 1 2. Lonely Roller feat. J. Nics 3. Just Ride 4. […]
Nashville TN’s DeRobert and the Half-Truths are one of the funkiest contemporary bands in the country. G.E.D. Soul Records will be releasing a 7" with “I Got Burned,” which I posted earlier, and the B […]
Sami Dariush and Nydia Ines are a powerhouse 45 team, and while still having power they made this mix, “This Is The Place” during Hurricane/Super Storm Sandy. In light of the terrible aftermath of the […]
Silent Rider and Lovelife at Spike Hill 9/22/12
So back in September, I caught electro pop acts Silent Rider and Lovelife at Spike Hill in Williamsburg in front a rather enthusiastic crowd – most of it who came to catch Silent Rider play […]
A Q&A with Ellis Ashbrook’s Jonathan Granoff
So I recently spoke with Ellis Ashbrook’s bassist Jonathan Granoff in this Q&A. And we speak about the earliest origins of the band from their formation to their days as students at the Berklee College […]
The Greensboro, North Carolina-based trio of Jon Case (bass), Jason Duff (guitar, sax, moog) and Jason Ward, a.k.a Irata released one of my favorite albums of 2010, and they’re back with a new EP, Vultures which SIlber […]
The London-based Cold Specks (whose name comes from a line in James Joyce’s classic novel, Ulysses) will be embarking on their first headlining North American tour next week with a stop at Mercury Lounge on […]
Hell’s Belles Burlesque Halloween Edition at Hell Gate Social 10/26/12
I went with a dear friend to catch the Hell’s Belles Burlesque Halloween Edition at Hell’s Gate Social the other day – after all, who doesn’t want to see beautiful women tantalizing you in various […]