“Anjulie’s new single is as sultry as an August apartment in a power-out. Her bold vocals ride a seductive boom-bap beat, reeling in listeners with whispered sexuality.†– MTV.com “You’ll fall so easy for the talented Toronto-raised chanteuse.†– Blender If you are among the growing legions who’ve been grooving to Anjulie’s first single, “Boom†– currently #2 on the Billboard dance chart, and the lead track on her digital…
Yesterday, Passion Pit unveiled the video for first Manners single and current internet fave, “The Reeling†exclusively on MTVU. Always ones for engaging visuals, the Boston electro-popsters follow the surreal stop animation acrobatics of “Sleepyhead†with an equally stunning, effect-aided affair. Directed by vid whiz collective Humble http://www.humble.tv In other news, the band has launched a remix contest for a still under-wraps track from Manners, offering up stem snippets of…
(An excerpt from the LACEY MAE Album Notes by Scott Yanow) Born in Washington D.C, she remembers that her father listened to classical radio while her mother enjoyed the music of Henry Mancini and Andre Previn. Beverly started picking out ideas on the piano from the age of three and was writing songs before she learned to read music. She began classical piano lessons when she was eight, also playing…
ApSci have never done anything the easy way. First off, they could have found collaborators in others who, well, weren’t from halfway around the world. They also could’ve simply followed the same path on Best Crisis Ever that they did on their 2005 Quannum debut, Thanks for Asking, a dark, collabo-heavy hip-hop electro album that UR Chicago named “the freshest hip-hop album that’s come out so far [that] year,†SPIN.com…
New Album “Unspoken Words” In Stores May 19th, 2009 Montreal based Derelict has officially signed with Year of the Sun Records and Kerosene Media for the release of their upcoming new album, “Unspoken Words.” The album will surface in stores across Canada on May 19th, 2009. The group is currently streaming tracks from their forthcoming debut online at www.myspace.com/derelictmetal “We’re really excited about getting this album out on a national…
Hessle Audio 008 sees the return of Jack ‘Untold’ Dunning to the label on which he made his debut release. Dunning began to develop his unique sound in the mid 90s through his formation of the Sabbatical Sound System, spinning jungle at Notting Hill Carnival, Glastonbury and free parties throughout the UK. Untold arrived on the dubstep scene in 2008, with the ‘Kingdom EP’ on Hessle Audio 003, as well…
Upcoming Shows: 05/15/09 The Loft – Poughkeepsie, NY w/ Energy and Ambush! 05/16/09 Underwood Skatepark – Taylor, PA w/ Energy and Ambush! 05/17/09 KC’s – Fredricksburg, VA w/ Energy and Ambush! 05/18/09 Plan B – Danville, VA w/ Energy and Ambush! 05/19/09 Soapbox Lounge – Wilmington, NC w/ Energy and Ambush! 05/20/09 The Brickhouse – Nitro, WV w/ Energy and Ambush! 05/22/09 Mt. Airy Firehall – Mt. Airy, MD w/…
Two-time Academy Award-winner (1999) for Best Actor and Best Foreign Film and nominee for Best Director and Best Writer, for Life is Beautiful ROBERTO BENIGNI is making his US stage debut at the Davies Symphony Hall on May 26 in San Francisco with his one-man show “TuttoDante.†Roberto’s unique creation is a fascinating journey that extends from current and daily events to the Divine Comedy. From moments of pure humor…
San Francisco Bay Area progressive extreme metallers CORMORANT, who were recently featured in Hails & Horns Magazine, have unveiled a new song off their upcoming full-length. The album, Metazoa, was recorded with and produced by Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, MELVINS, SLEEP, PRIMORDIAL). The new song, entitled “Blood on the Cornfields,†is now streaming on the band’s Myspace CORMORANT are also excited to announce that they will be playing the San Francisco…
Chicago atmospheric sludge metallers The Atlas Moth have posted a rough demo of a brand-new song from their forthcoming debut album, which is to be entitled, A Glorified Piece Of Blue-Sky. The album will be produced, mixed, and recorded by The Atlas Moth’s bassist, Andrew Ragin, at Phase Recording in Chicago, and post production on the album will be done by Tranquility Bass. The band have also unveiled the album…
A blend of pop, rock, jazz and salsa, Zenaida’s music reveals that she is not only an experienced performer and natural musician, but also a gifted songwriter. Finding inspiration through her own life experiences and personal emotions, Zenaida believes that music is a beautiful thing that moves, energizes and soothes one’s soul.
SOLDOUT write songs about the things you regret, and the things you can’t afford to regret — and like those decisive moments embedded in your subconscious, their songs refuse to let you leave them behind.
Essen, Germany may not have established itself on the map of musical creativity that stretches from Chicago to Berlin and back, but it’s sufï¬ce to say the unassuming German city has provided Manuel Tur with enough inspiration to name his debut album after its area code. It may not be 90210, but if it’s helped provide the backdrop for this slice of soulful deepness then we’ll just have to choose…
Lazarus A.D.’s video for “Thou Shall Not Fear†to premiere on Headbanger’s Ball! Lazarus A.D. has recently shot their first ever video for the second track from The Onslaught. Shot in the storied and (supposedly) haunted Eagle’s Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI, the video will give you a good idea of the band’s powerful and engaging live performance.
ATO Records recording artist Gomez has announced a national tour with dates confirmed throughout the Spring and Summer of 2009. The band will be touring in support of its just-released sixth studio record “A New Tide.” The tour will kick off in Detroit, MI, on May 22, hitting most regions of the US and even up into Canada for a date in Toronto on May 29. The trek will culminate…
Straight out of Chicago and now currently living in Florida, Rip-One brings an party like vibe mix with real life situations. After losing his brother to gang violence, Rip-One turned to rapping to escape harsh reality. After about 7 years of rapping Rip-One decided to learn how to make his own music. From that point he flourish with his own style and concept. His first single Odyssey got praise from…
Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Productions and Starr Hill Presents, in a partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, are proud to announce the line-up for the second annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival. The multi-faceted, three-day festival will once again take place in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park August 28 – 30, 2009. Visa cardholders will get advance access and limited time “eager beaver” pricing for…
Fresh off the platinum success of their latest single “Untouched,” super-hot Aussie twin duo The Veronicas will hit the road for a series of U.S. headlining tour dates. They will embark on a short warm-up tour in May (their first Stateside tour since last year’s run with The Jonas Brothers), followed by a series of headlining shows this summer, beginning in June.
Buoyed by the success of debut album, Confessions Of A Drunken Mind, Swedish one-man band,Doctors & Dealers returns with her sophomore effort, Lost Friends And Newfound Habits. Still entirely home-recorded and produced, the album features a myriad of instruments from kazoos, maracas to cellos and trumpets – the album is a more robust, collection of tracks with finer-honed production but still retaining the cute charm of the debut album. The…
Bands like Green Day, Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand are hugely popular because they give the listener more to chew on, lyrically and arrangement-wise. One of the limitations of these bands is their relative youth. They write songs from the perspective of those on the south-side of 30 or so. Think about what you knew when you were 25 and compare that to what you know now.