With the World Cup in Brazil in a few months, it seems both fitting and prescient that there have been a number of albums from Brazilian artists or heavily-inspired by Brazilian music being released over […]
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The legendary Brian Eno has collaborated with Underworld’s Fred Hyde on a number of things recently; however, Someday World is the first time that Hyde and Eno collaborate on a full-length effort together – reportedly with […]
As a student at the Berklee College of Music, Josh Siegel told one of his professors that he was going to quit school, return back to Chicago and start a band. And this professor quickly […]
The internet is a wonderful thing and over the last year or so, I’ve received a number of unsolicited submissions by artists and labels across the United States, Canada and the rest of the world, […]
September Girls, who derive their name from a Big Star song – interestingly, via the Bangles – formed in 2011 and quickly recorded a number of demos and began booking gigs across both their native […]
Before the 2013 release of their debut effort, Midcity, the Los Angeles, CA-based hip-hop trio of clipping, which consists of Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson never expected to find much of an audience […]
K. Ishibashi, better known by his pseudonym Kishi Bashi, is a violinist, composer, vocalist and producer who has recorded and toured with the likes of Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche and Of Montreal (where he was […]
Pillar Point, an ethereal melancholy electro pop project that deals with themes of heartbreak, loneliness, aging and isolation in an increasingly connected world is a major departure for Scott Reitherman, best known for his work […]
Although this site will be turning 4 years old in June, over the last year or so I’ve started to receive an increasing amount of emails from bands, labels, band managers and publicists from all […]
Getcho Groo Von, the debut effort from the Philadelphia, PA-based garage blues quartet, Thee Idea Men won quite a bit of attention upon its release. The band won the Deli Magazine’s Band of the Month […]
Inevitably, as we get older, our lives and our relationships are about transitions and how well, or how poorly, we adapt to them. But no matter what, life always pushes us forward. After busy years […]
As a DJ, Scott Melker has shared stages with the likes of DJs and acts like DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ AM, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Dougie Fresh, Kanye West, the Wu Tang Clan.Q-Tip, Ne-Yo, T.I. and a list of others — thanks to the fact […]
Based in Los Angeles and comprising of members from various parts of the world, the Mercy Beat’s latest single “Sweet” owes a great debt to New Wave and 80s synth pop – in some way […]
Released two years ago, Cody ChesnuTT‘s Landing on a Hundred was one of my favorite albums as it was the first co-number 1 on this site’s Best of 2012 List, and among a list of my favorite soul/R&B albums […]
Midnight Passenger, the forthcoming sophomore effort from Ex-Cult was heavily informed and influenced by the road and the experiences of relentless touring throughout 2012 — we’re talking about shithole bars, shitty motel rooms and crashing on floors […]