In June 2004, aspiring country singer Jessica Harp packed everything into her car and left her Kansas City, MO, hometown for Tennessee to finalize a recording contract with Nashville indie-label Dualtone Music Group. Fate intervened when her best friend Michelle Branch called somewhere along the way and asked her to form a country/pop duo, which the girls dubbed The Wreckers. A No. 1 country single, a gold album, a Grammy-Award…
On September 22nd, Afternoon Records will release Sissy Wish’s Beauties Never Die in North America. In the meantime, fans can check out the video for the track “Float,” which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the album. www.myspace.com/sissywish Beauties Never Die is the third full-length album from Bergen, Norway native Siri WÃ¥lberg (a.k.a. Sissy Wish). Produced by Norwegian super-producer Jorgen Traen (Sondre Lerche, Kayzers Orchestra, Jazzkammer, The Golden…
“I and Love and You,” is the title track and first single form the Avett Brothers forthcoming album due out on Columbia on Sept. 29th, 2009. Click here to download “I and Love and You” http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/24/the-avett-brothers-i-and-love-and-you-song-premiere/ For more information on the Avett Brothers contact dani.lovett@sonymusic.com http://www.theavettbrothers.com/ Home Catch the Avett Brothers on tour now… THE AVETT BROTHERS HOUSE OF BLUES 7/30/2009 BUFFALO, NY THURSDAY AT THE SQUARE 7/31/2009 SYRACUSE, NY…
John Lennon once said he didn’t believe that musicians created emotions in their listeners. Rather, he believed that an artist’s role is to bring feelings to the surface that already live deep within us. Thus, while all human beings are connected to one another in some way, there is a special bond we feel with the artists that help us shine a light within our own core. A few days…
Phase 4 Films is pleased to announce the DVD and Blu-ray release of THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH in the United States and Canada on August 4, 2009. Starring Nick Nolte, Sienna Miller and Peters Sarsgaard, the film made its world premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was theatrically released by Peace Arch Entertainment in April 2009. Based on Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon’s debut novel, THE MYSTERIES…
Check out the second single off of Mew’s upcoming debut, No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away, due out on Columbia on August 25th. To download the mp3 link here: http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/25/mew-repeaterbeater-free-mp3-download/ ‘No More Stories’ EP Tracklist 1. Introducing Palace Players 2. Repeaterbeater 3. Owl 4. Start 5. Swimmer’s Chant http://www.myspace.com/mew Home
NPR’s All Songs Considered : “One of the most beautiful and moving works I’ve heard in a long, long time. Just astonishing.” Time Out New York – “truly heart-wrenching” Tiny Mix Tapes – “Hospice is a work of rare beauty and a watershed moment in The Antlers’ career.” Sometimes you have to put yourself first, no matter how difficult that notion seems; no matter how much time and effort you’ve…
In these hard times, we can all stand a ray of hope. Hope in hip-hop now comes from the legendary Q-Tip, he of A Tribe Called Quest fame. His long-delayed album Kamaal the Abstract, slated originally for release in 2001, is finally dropping September 15th on Battery Records. A musical hybrid, Kamaal was commendably avant-garde at the time of its creation. Amazingly, itÂ’s even more apropos in 2009; given the…
DJ JS-1’s latest release, a 21-track, 40-plus guest-featured onslaught of hip-hop, turns to a violent page for the track “Murder.” Chino XL, Sean Price, and Killah Priest each lay down a verse over a beat that blends old school West Coast bumpin’ with a new school dark consciousness. Even the rappers, in the midst of their own braggadocio rhymes, give it up for the ferocity with which JS creates this…
Critical Praise for Pseudo Slang: “Pseudo Slang make the thinking fan’s kind of hip-hop.” – Chicago Sun Times “When I first heard Pseudo Slang ‘Yes Doubt’ I was floored, and it became my #1 Song of 2008. I’ve been doing radio for 18 years but few songs ever gave me chills, ‘Yes Doubt’ was one of them. I can’t wait for the album.” – DJ 3rd Rail, Chicago DJ and…
A Conversation with Jesse Matheson about his debut album, Pleasure Pounds, a record so full of fun, food, sexual innuendo, and sexual food innuendo you’re sure to be back for a second helping… Jesse Matheson, what do you mean when you say Pleasure Pounds? Pleasure pounds are something like a love handle,” says the aÂffable singer-songwriter. “They’re those parts of a woman’s body that are, well, womanly.” So is it…
Tending a hothouse full of luminous, melody-infused indie rock songs with sweet vocals, Boston’s Static of the Gods announceS the release of The Knowledge Machine on November 10, 2009. The Knowledge Machine, resulted from a discussion with friends on how words get lost in translation—most specifically the Finnish word for computer, which literally translates to “knowledge machine.†Johnson explains, “Over the next few days, that phrase seemed to keep coming…
KIDS LIKE US are set to release their new full length album “The Game” on August 18th through Eulogy Recordings. They posted a new song called “Snitchblade” from their upcoming album on their Myspace page. Bio: Kids Like Us started in the winter of 2002, after massive touring and 4 records later it’s 2009 and they are still ever present in the North Florida hardcore scene. Known for their energetic…
Setting the release of Eat the Peace a year to the day of the 2008 self-titled EP, the indie-pop maestro Alan Cohen Experience delivers an election day gift on November 3rd, 2009. Featured on CNN and in the UK’s The Guardian, Alan Cohen Experience’s finds himself again collaborating with Brooklyn Producer, Roger Greenawalt (The Pierces, Ben Kweller, Nils Lofgren). Featuring The Pierces’ Catherine Pierce on “Peace,†“Ranger Stranger†and “Truck…
Keep up with the NeuFutur by using the dish network discounts and satellite tv review at Tv-Providers.com to decide dish vs directv and get direct tv deals today! SonyMusic Independent Network is proud to announce the upcoming release from Athens, Greece-based sound collective Night On Earth. Night On Earth’s sophomore release, “Second Hand” will be released on October 27th on Upstar/SIN/Greece. “Second Hand” is a collaboration with producer Thanassis Papakonstantinou…
Earfarm – “…their new project flies on its own accord on the strength of literate vocals with a sweetly falsetto delivery (imagine David Byrne on helium?) and wonderfully busy drums that recall the awesomeness of the Dodos’ Logan Kroeber’s inimitable style. Groovily paranoid? Paranoia with grooves? Works both ways really.” Pop Tarts Suck Toasted – “This duo is definitely making their own mark on the New York scene. With sweet…
Saddle Creek has announced the signing of Lawrence, KS-based Old Canes and will release the band’s sophomore album, Feral Harmonic, on October 20, 2009. While folk music at heart, Feral Harmonic is far from traditional, with the songs drawing elements from different influences such as indie and even punk rock. The album explores transcending fear, and the human spirit’s tenacity when faced with life’s complications and challenges. Bold and resounding,…
My last album was a bedroom laptop type thing. Very introverted. Logos is an album that was recorded all over the world. It’s not about me. There are collaborations with other musicians. The lyrics are not autobiographical. The view is a lot more panoramic and less close-up. I became bored with introspection. This was also the case Deerhunter’s ‘Microcastle’ LP, which was written during the same period. I started recording…
Universal Records South’s award-winning artist Phil Vassar is releasing the video for his brand new single “Bobbi With An I†exclusively to AOL, the international #1 music site. Shot in Nashville, Phil enlisted the help of his friend and actor James Denton (Desperate Housewives) to create a video fitting for this fun, summer song that, under the direction of Eric Welch, is sure to garner a few laughs. “Bobbi With…
Boston indie-pop rockers, The Hush Now, are excited to release their sophomore album, Constellations. on October 13th. You can also preview the new album with a free download of their single “Hoping and Waiting”. Recorded at Chillhouse Studios and produced by Mighty Lemon Drops’ Dave Newton, Kurt Schneider and Noel Kelly, Constellations was supported by a cast of musicians including ex-Cerulean Frontman Rick Bolander on guitar as well as Noel’s…