The Capsules “Our Apocalypse” is full of buzzing distortion, as their lead singer’s voice floats and darts about the beats with an eerie, ethereal feel. To me the song sounds quite a bit like Portishead […]
Videos
Last week Jack Daveyreleased L0-F! D’Lux , which offers a complete vision of Davey’s sonic departure from guitar-based soul to a grittier, grunge rock. Today marked, the release of the video for “Get Up!,” and it […]
“I got no money and I wanna die/I got N.O. M.O.N.E.Y. /All my debts gonna multiply/I got N.O. M.O.N.E.Y.,” is the opening line to China Rats’ “N.O. M.O.N.E.Y.” and it accurately captures the hopeless, almost […]
“You’re Not A Ghost Anymore,” is the first video and second single from emcee Jesse Abraham’s upcoming new album, I Am Water, which will see a January 29th, 2013 release. The track feels like an eerie, […]
Electronic dance music act, Dog Blood released a fairly mysterious Boys Noize Records/OWSLA/Big Beat EP earlier this year. “Next Order” is the latest single and video, and it’s an incredible example of acid house music […]
New York-based soul singer, Sophia Bastian’s latest EP, Breaking puts a contemporary spin on classic soul – soul music with elements of hip hop, blues and hip hop. But more importantly, Bastian has a incredible, sultry […]
This video brings back a lot of memories – not just of CBGB’s but of an East Village and Lower East Side that sadly I can never get back. Heavy hearted with nostalgia, this video […]
Los Angeles, CA-based band Leftover Cuties have gotten into the holiday spirit with the release of their Christmas-themed EP, Christmas Time Is Here. So to celebrate the release of the EP, and the holiday season, […]
As a child growing up in Buffalo, NY, Christina Courtin started singing at an early age and at an early age, she knew that she was going to get involved in music. She later studied […]
http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=2814135316/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/ Jeffery Drag Records has put together a collection of their best singles, exclusive B sides, forthcoming releases and overall best of 2012 for their Winter mixtape. I’ve played this several times and it’s a […]
Tru Thoughts will be releasing up-and-coming British soul sensation Alice Russell’s new album, To Dust on February 26th, 2013. “Heartbreaker” is the first single from the album, and I think that Russell’s voice will compare quite favorably […]
I have to admit that I’ve become a fan of Stones Throw Records artist Karriem Riggins as his work can sound a bit like the great Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit,” mixed with a bit of Kraftwerk. […]
We got one more video for you. This is from the same performance of the McCoy Tyner Trio with Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson, back in 1986 or so. Check out this live performance of […]
As I’ve mentioned several times, YouTube is a fantastic place where you can find all kinds of wondrous delights. I came across this great live footage of the McCoy Tyner trio with Freddie Hubbard and […]
Just the other day, the legendary McCoy Tyner celebrated his 74th birthday – thankfully one of my Twitter followers reminded me of the occasion, and although I’m a day or two late, I wanted to […]