Like most bands of the indie-rock persuasion, the members of Western Civ tend to balk at efforts to define the band’s sound. “Can I just tell you what it isn’t?” asks guitarist/singer Rich Henderson. And it’s not that he hasn’t had time to mull it over– Henderson and his longtime pals belong squarely in the catagory of musical “lifers”. “I don’t think I could do anything else,” Henderson says, his…
Situated by the river Spree, known for it’s fi rst-rate lineups of international talent and of course it’s famous wall to wall LED dance floor installation, the Watergate Club in Berlin has quickly become one of the world’s leading dance music clubs. Only 5 years after it’s o fficial opening the club now goes a step further and releases a characteristic Mix CD series delivering only the finest DJ Mixes by some…
Human Highway (featuring Nick Thorburn of Islands and Jim Guthrie) will be traveling this March. It’s the Canadian pop-duo’s debut US tour, and they’ve asked Suicide Squeeze label-mates, Cotton Jones, to open select dates. Their smooth caravan of sound rolls from Chicago to Austin before turning north, and culminating in New York City.
nkwell’s “Kneesocks” the first release from the western Canadian Danksoul imprint is a genre defying lesson in the art of the groove. The title track is a housed out dance floor churner sharing elements from the past, present and future all perfectly melded together with a drum beat that speaks to the soul. Canadian west coast legend Hrdvsion provides an awe-inspiring remix of “Kneesocks” that brings a tear to your…
South Carolina’s THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD have launched the lead track from their new album “Skepsis,” titled “The Manifest,” on their newly redesigned Myspace page. The self-produced “Skepsis” hits the streets on February 2, 2010, and is the first TTEOTD release to feature new vocalist Danny Rodriguez, drummer Mike Ranne and guitarist Chris “Hank” Henckel. The album was recorded at Geller Cellar Studios in New York and mastered…
Pop-rock trio Building 429 has recently announced plans for the spring 2009 continuation of their “Truth, Hope & Love Tour.†Once again, GRAMMY ® nominee After Edmund will be accompanying the band alongside new EMI artist Above The Golden State and emerging female group, Kimber Rising.
Since bouncing to prominence seven years ago with the spirited, electro-tinged, indie-pop of their Mercury-nominated debut, Vehicles And Animals, Athlete have established themselves among the UK’s finest songsmiths. The southeast Londoners have sold more than a million copies of their three hit albums (the other two being 2005’s Tourist and 2007’s Beyond The Neighbourhood); packed out venues across the world; picked up an Ivor Novello award; and topped both the…
After a successful set of performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music-hosted Red Hot + Rio 2: The Next Generation of Samba Soul, São Paulo’s Curumin is back in the US for a full coast-to-coast tour. Starting in San Diego and continuing through to New York (with special guests Money Mark, Blackalicious, Lateef, and Tommy Guerrero at a few key shows), the drummer/singer/cavaquinho-player (take THAT, Phil Collins) will be treating…
Pop music is a “here today, gone tomorrow†world. A starburst of YouTube notoriety and then oblivion. Or at least it is for most. But when your journey has been as long and extraordinary as Nneka’s – when you’ve travelled 10,000 miles and are still only just starting out – then instant celebrity is the last thing on your mind. When your heart is as big as your Afro, when…
Eleni Mandell is a supremely talented and critically acclaimed songwriter with a singular gift for writing wry, literate songs that synthesize jazz, country, folk, blues, rock and pop. Artificial Fire builds on her 2007 breakthrough, Miracle of Five, adding a more direct, full-band sound to Mandell’s sharp-edged tales of romance, lust and love.
“Malachai are a stand-alone Bristol sensation†– 4/5 Mojo “Malachai mix Love-style garage psychedelia and trippy samples with modern production savvy. The result is catchy, off-kilter backdrops for vocals that are a clear tribute to Horace Andy. Think Mellow Gold-era Beck crossed with the Kinks.” — The Observer “Outsider pop that’s unlikely to remain out in the cold for long†4/5 – Q “Like a hyperactive DJ spinning between a…
On February 3, 2009 Concord Records will release Send One Your Love, a 10-track album of seductive love songs from sax icon Boney James. The album, whose sound creates the ultimate “musical valentineâ€, will be released just in time for February 14th.
SouthPeak Games announced today that it will be publishing Sled Shred for Wiiâ„¢. Focused on downhill sled racing on everything from tubes and toboggans to discs and bobsleds, Sled Shred promises to give players a thrilling experience as they try and earn their way into the World Winter Games, racing with and against the world-renowned Jamaican Bobsled team. Sled Shred is scheduled for release in fall 2009. “We are very…
MV & EE (Matt “MV” Valentine, once the brawn of the Tower Recordings, and Erika “EE” Elder, CEO of Heroine Celestial Agriculture and The MV & EE Medicine Show) have landed at DiCristina Stairbuilders bearing a new release, Drone Trailer, featuring The Golden Road: Doc Dunn (pedal steel, guitar, harmony), Mike Smith (bass, fender rhodes, harmony), and James Anderson (drums, engineer) that is coming out later this Winter. You may…
Described by UK critics as “one of the most innovative of their era†and that “even to this day they sound brave and freshâ€, Martha and the Muffins return on February 2nd with Delicate, their first new studio album in eighteen years on their own Muffin Music label. The album was five years in the making and mixed by David Bottrill (Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian, Robert Fripp). The songs range…
Combi BIIIG The Evil has returned. After spending much of the past two years touring the world, Combichrist unleashes “Today We Are All Demons” upon its eager fans. Combichrist mastermind Andy LapPlegua has once again expanded on the beat driven, hook-laden evil electro found on “What The Fuck Is Wrong With You People?”. In the summer of 2008 Combichrist gave us a taste of what was to come with The…
Buffalo straight edge juggernauts RHINOCEROS are ready to break out with their Eulogy Recordings debut “They Are Coming For Me” on February 2nd. A new song “Righteous Man” has also been posted on their new Myspace page. Starting late January they’ll be taking part of the “EULOGY TOUR 2010” with label mates DONNYBROOK!, KNOCK ‘EM DEAD and on select dates LIVING HELL, xTYRANTx, SHATTERED REALM and FURIOUS STYLES. Bio: RHINOCEROS…
rooklyn multilingual MC Y-Love teams up with with Crown Heights soul rapper, DeScribe to musically fight for “Change”. One song will be released per month, as part of “The Change EP”, beginning with “Change”, produced by Prodezra, which was released on January 20th.
Every time I hear Badly Drawn Boy, what I hear reminds me of the story of Atlanta from Futurama. The folk influences present on “Born In The UK†are ever-present; the tentative lines of the title track (“Swimming Pool†do well in helping the listener insert themselves into the mind of the Boy. During this first track, “Pomp and Circumstance†marks a division between the two distinct styles played during…
Miami’s KNOCK ‘EM DEAD are set to release their long awaited debut album “Endless Struggle” on February 2nd through Eulogy Recordings. The album was produced by Will Putney at the Machine Shop. They recently shot a music video for the song “Killing Hope” off the new album by Brad Gregory which is currently in the editing process. The first installment of 3 video studio blogs has just been posted on…