The first great collaboration of 2009 is coming early with debut release from production duo Two Fingers, made up of electronic music pioneers Amon Tobin and Joe “Doubleclick” Chapman. The Two Fingers release features celebrated UK hip hop MC Sway, and continues in the tradition of breaking new musical ground that Amon Tobin is known for.
I don’t know exactly how many people are familiar with the band, but this was my first actual serious listening to The Appleseed Cast. I don’t want to start off a review with just shoving The Appleseed Cast into a pre-determined label, as there is just so much more to this band than fitting into some genre that people may ignore immediately. The disc plays well on so many levels,…
Country music icon Marty Stuart continues to pay tribute to traditional music this year as he begins taping The Marty Stuart Show with episodes airing every Saturday at 8pm on RFD-TV. Performers set to appear include John Rich, Dierks Bentley, Gretchen Wilson, The SteelDrivers, Mel Tillis, Buck Trent, The Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Scruggs and Chuck Mead, Del McCoury, Connie Smith and The Sundowners, Wanda Jackson, Duane Eddy, Kathy Mattea,…
Farflung has been confirmed to play Walter`s Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands in April 2009. The show will be at The Batcave on the 23rd – with Amon Duul 2 and White Hills. According to vocalist Tommy Grenas: “It is a great honor not only to play the festival but also to perform with one of our biggest influences in space rock, Amon Duul 2, and our good friends White…
Sonos is a collective of vocalists: Jessica Freedman, Chris Harrison, Paul Peglar, Katharine Anne Hoye, Ben McLain and new member Rachel Bearer. Their self-titled debut introduces the indie-capella powerhouse with ten unaccompanied vocal reinventions of songs from critics’ darlings Fleet Foxes, the bird and the bee, Imogen Heap, Rufus Wainwright and Bjork and features guest Sara Bareilles, whose exquisite vocal on “Gravity” is augmented by the Sonos voices in a…
After only a short break since their last jaunt, neo-Spaghetti Western, neo-psychedelic masters Spindrift are going back on tour, crossing the country once again as they continue to spread their gospel of the last of the great unknown. Fresno, Flagstaff, DC and Chicago are all stopping points, and the March 4 show in Portland also features special guests, and fellow Beat The World-ers, The Upsidedown.
Norwegian duo Röyksopp, Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland have announced the release of their 3rd studio album, Junior, set for release by Astralwerks Records on March 24th, 2009. Junior follows the band’s 2001 platinum break-through Melody A.M and 2005’s critically acclaimed The Understanding.
The Alternate Routes return with their rock and roll grit, ghostly balladry and seasoned guitar rock anthems on their new sophomore CD, A Sucker’s Dream, on February 24th. Loosely based around a handful of themes-fortifying faith through adversity, holding onto hope as the dark horse-A Sucker’s Dream builds on the gorgeous, melodic compositional work of the band’s earlier works by adding decibels, power, vision and substantive ornamentation.
Critical Praise for Tanya Morgan: “The trio’s latest, the savory The Bridge EP, demonstrates why Tanya Morgan has been a critical favorite for the last several years. Their deliveries are effortless, their beats run the gamut from smooth to boom-bappy, and their music has an inspiring vibe.” – The Source
As they gear up for an 11-day tour beginning March 10th, acclaimed Saddle Creek rock band Cursive has confirmed an additional five dates for this March. The band had previously announced a March 9th show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY.
Noted video director FLORIA SIGISMONDI (White Stripes, David Bowie, The Cure) has directed a video for “Let It Rain,” the advance single from LIVING THINGS’ upcoming album HABEAS CORPUS (set for release on Jive Records Feb. 17). The stylized performance video presents the band in a stark white environment with dramatic lighting illuminating them much like an eclipse
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off is currently in development and scheduled to make its debut exclusively for Nintendo DSâ„¢ in March 2009. Based on Nickelodeon’s upcoming, special April episode of the same name — SpongeBob vs. The Big One — the game will have players slicing and dicing their way in the Krusty Krab kitchen to become the ultimate fry…
The BPI, the UK record labels’ body, today announced the exciting news that the mighty U2, one of the world’s biggest bands, will perform their brand new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ live at The BRIT Awards 2009 with MasterCard. This highly anticipated annual event takes place on Wednesday 18 February at London’s Earls Court.
Jagjaguwar is proud to release the first high quality MP3 (nice try with all those crappy vinyl rips!) from the much anticipated BON IVER “Blood Bank” EP. Leave it to BON IVER to make blood donation sound sexy. Have we ever found love at a blood bank? No. Have we ever made out in a car after donating blood? No. This song certainly brings us there, though, munching on cookies…
The international Irish music phenomenon, CELTIC WOMAN, has announced a brand-new “Isle of Hope” Tour, stopping in over 70 cities. The tour kicks off on February 13, 2009 in St. Paul and includes multiple shows in New York, Boston, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Jacksonville, among others.
Gang Starr fans and followers of Hip-Hop already know the name Krumb Snatcha. From his “Snatcha Season Pt.1” EP with songs like “Hip Hop” and the industry critique “Gangsta Disease,†to his duet with M.O.P. on the Oscar award winning movie “Training Day” soundtrack only served to solidify his position, setting the stage for his first full length album “Respect All Fear None” on D&D Records in 2002. Yet, Krumb’s…
New York-based singer-songwriter Marykate O’Neil is releasing her fourth solo effort, Underground (Nettwerk/71 Recordings), on February 3rd, 2009. Following 2002’s self-titled album, 2006’s 1-800-Bankrupt, and most recently, 2008’s mkULTRA EP, Underground presents a collection of exquisitely crafted, impeccably literate pop songs. With her work previously hailed by critics as “deeply authentic and original†(Rolling Stone) and “pure magic†(Filter), Underground reaffirms O’Neil’s exceptional talent for heartfelt, bittersweet songwriting.
South African born Philadelphia-based musician, Andrew Lipke, released his third offering, Motherpearl & Dynamitelate last year, through DrexelUniversity’s student-run label, MAD Dragon Records (Ryko/WEA). Motherpearl & Dynamite is the follow up to Lipke’s 2007 MAD Dragon Records debut, The Way Home. and marks a new chapter in Lipke’s artistic development. Motherpearl & Dynamite showcases Lipke’s powerful ly tuneful vocals and highly melodic writing with some of the most ambitious, edgey…
People have a history of getting hung up on labels. Mention the band Hooray For Earth to folks and they hit you with the question that everyone loves to ask and everyone else hates to answer–“what do they sound like?” Telling people that listening to Hooray For Earth feels like being dragged down a flight of stairs while being sung a lullaby never seems to satisfy them. Another critic once…
Las Vegas Rockers Unleash Video For New Single, “Something,†In Anticipation Of Upcoming Headlining Tour The made-for-radio rock anthem’s video was shot in downtown Los Angeles, and follows a twisted love story that ends in a cameo-filled drag race along the LA River.