On the heels of last years critically acclaimed debut LP Under the Pale Moon and EP Earth Has Doors, comes the sophomore album Cut Yourself Free from the guitarist of San Francisco garage-pop titans The Fresh & Onlys. His latest effort is another convergence of moonlit romantic swagger and post-punk mascaraed urgency. Again self recorded and produced to tape, but now Miles’ poignant song-craft has emerged more refined, benefiting from…
Atlanta jangle pop rockers the Swimming Pool Q’s were part of the Athens / Atlanta, GA record label gold rush of the 80’s. And while they never quite achieved the status of scene mates like R.E.M., The B-52’s and Pylon, they were still highly influential to a generation of college radio listeners. Thankfully Bar None has collected these songs for the first time ever on CD. The band only recorded…
Why are there no casino games on the PS3? In the modern day it is a well known that adults enjoy playing on the PS3 as much as their kids, yet there seems to be an untapped market of games for adults. By this I mean casino games. Many games offer an insight into the world of casinos offering the odd section playing poker or blackjack in a saloon. However…
Shannon Labrie has extended her current U.S. tour with additional headline shows, including return visits to New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall (August 28) and 12th and Porter in Nashville (September 20). Next Thursday, August 8, Labrie will play a sold-out show at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO with Phoenix, The Head and the Heart and Little Green Cars. Shannon, who was named by Music Connection as one…
Founded in 1993 in New York City, Astralwerks Records began as an independent boutique label releasing visionary records that helped ignite two explosive waves of musical creativity: first with Electronica in the ’90s, and more recently with EDM in the new millennium. Over the past two decades, the New York City based label has become one of America’s pre-eminent homes for unique and forward-thinking artists, nurturing a roster of genre-bending…
This self-titled album, the first Nedelle Torrisi has released under her full name, is basically the story of a friendship. A couple of years ago, she and Kenny Gilmore (of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) lived in the same house in Los Angeles. Through a wall she could hear Kenny playing keyboards and guitar, and he could hear her making demos of the songs on this album. At one point, he…
Fresh off his tour through Australia, Funk Volume rapper Dizzy Wright has released the latest single and video from his upcoming mixtape The Golden Age, entitled “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” which was produced by Will Power aka SupaHotBeats . Directed by George J. for Geeezy Productions, the visual offers a glimpse into the world of the rising hip-hop star, capturing both the simple pleasures of a trip to the barbershop and chilling with friends over pizza along with Dizzy’s captivating flair interacting one-on-one with the…
Lady Gaga has announced that the first single from her long-awaited forthcoming album/app ARTPOP is “Applause”, and has released its single artwork shot by Inez & Vinoodh. “Applause” will be available worldwide beginning August 19th, and is the first single from the pop icon’s highly anticipated fourth studio album/app ARTPOP, which will hit stores around the world on November 11th through Streamline/Interscope Records. Due to popular audience demand, the pre-order for ARTPOP will also now…
Brazilian chanteuse Beatrice Mason recently released a sultry cover of popular 80s new wave hit “When Love Breaks Down” by the British pop rock group, Prefab Sprout. To pair with the single, Beatrice and her faithful team Maíra Knox (designer/art director) and Manuel Águas (cinematography director), filmed an artful videoclip. Beatrice (pronounced “bee–TRESE”) and her sister Eurídice were born and raised in Rio to a mother of German descent and a father of…
Shout! Factory announced they are bringing Paul Reubens’ groundbreaking TV series PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE to the home entertainment marketplace and a variety of digital entertainment platforms. Shout! Factory recently secured extensive distribution rights to all 45 episodes of PEE-WEE’S PLAYHOUSE and PEE-WEE’S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, including worldwide home entertainment, select digital rights and broadcast for cross-platform releases. The announcement was made today by Shout! Factory’s founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos. “We could…
The recently launched Canadian hardcore/crust band CORRUPT LEADERS have released their debut EP, digitally through their Bandcamp page. The four-song release was mastered by FROM ASHES RISE guitarist/vocalist Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Engineering (HIGH ON FIRE, TRAGEDY, SLEEP, OFF!) and mixed by Dan Emery at Black Matter Mastering (DAWN, GUIDE, SKY BURIAL, MEKA), along with cover illustration by Andy85. The songs are currently streaming for free in their entirety, and are…
U.K.-based singer/songwriter Tiki Black will release her debut record, OUT OF THE BLACK, on 16 July via No Sugar Added Records. The revelatory collection introduces Tiki as a profound songwriter/composer and affecting vocalist. OUT OF THE BLACK explores the process of moving from silence to expression, using creativity to express and exorcise fear and pain. “I feel like an empath, everything makes me feel something,” says Tiki about her songwriting…
COUNTERPARTS have released a sneak peek of the music video for their single “Witness”, from their forthcoming album The Difference Between Hell And Home, out July 23rd. Intimate, aggressive and bold, COUNTERPARTS has focused their energy to mature their sound, calling the upcoming album their crowning achievement. Offering fans a small taste of what’s to come, the music video for “Witness” demonstrates what COUNTERPARTS is all about; intensity in each…
With SIGNS OF LIFE (Motéma Music), Rondi Charleston has captured the hearts of fans nationwide. The album has quickly become one of this year’s most talked about new jazz releases, hailed as Charleston’s greatest body of work to date. Following successful shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Charleston continues to build her national fan base as she debuts at San Francisco’s premiere jazz club, Yoshi’s on Sunday, August…
Serena Altschul goes back to the Kentucky farm where My Morning Jacket formed their signature sound and learns they take cues from an unlikely source – “The Muppets” – in an interview for this week’s CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD, to be broadcast June 30, 2013 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. Critics have called My Morning Jacket one of the greatest live bands ever. They found…
Irish quartet, Kodaline is set to release their LOVE LIKE THIS EP, on July 16th via RCA Records. The Love Like This EP was released in the UK and debuted in the top 10 on the iTunes album chart and reached #2 on iTunes Alternative album chart. Additionally, Kodaline will release their debut album, In A Perfect World, in the US on October 8th. The lead single, “All I Want” is…
Stripmall Architecture pushes all boundaries as they continue to set the tone for much of the Bay Area electronic music scene. With a long history in music and collaboration, their exceptional sound takes new form with each new release, be it a dancy single with sexual innuendos, or a dark and haunting full length inspired by despair. There is always a project in the works and when it surfaces, a…
Due to illness, Earl Sweatshirt has been forced to cancel all foreseeable tour dates until he is healthy. He announced the news to his fans via Twitter here.
Lovers 1 has Alpine washing gently over listeners, their music linking together bands as The Polyphonic Spree and The Flaming Lips. The patently different Lovers 2 links Disintegration-era Cure guitars with a haunting, Bjork-esque set of vocals. Hands is an early stand-out, with the instrumental and vocal sides of Alpine uniting to create something equally at home on pop rotation and indie blogs. A Is for Alpine is an album…
The front cover of “Slings & Arrows” is not the most polished, but the style in which “White Flag” starts off the disc shows that there is nothing unprofessional about Sub Rosa. The style of “White Flag” is very vocal-oriented, but this is not a reason for the instrumentation to slack off. It does not slack off in the least, as the instrumentation caresses and highlights Jennifer’s vocals. This relationship…