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Stream St. Vincent’s Actor on NPR
As an accidental(?) 4/20 gift, NPR.org is offering up a full stream of St. Vincent’s newest album, Actor. Beginning at 11:59 PM EST (hi-five for getting things “early,” West Coasters!), the entire album will be available to the masses via NPR’s “First Listen” series for the next two weeks.
Though we’ve already heard “The Strangers” and [...]
Ian Shane Tyler Sets Himself Up For Success
If you’ve been following Las Vegas musician Ian Shane Tyler you might have heard about his feud with The Killers’ frontman, Brandon Flowers, which he expressed lyrically in his track, “Every Flower Dies” (ironic enough?). People seem to really care about that. We don’t. Redirect all those concerns to the National Enquirer or Perez Hilton. [...]
Brite Revolution Ask You To Help Them Help Others
So, you forgot to drop your box of unused clothes off at your local Salvation Army or Goodwill? The New Year approached and you haven’t done nearly as much as you said you would have for your community. How are you ever going to reach Oprah status if you can’t remember to feed the homeless [...]
Phoenix Premiere Video For “Lisztomania,” Announce Tour Dates
Phoenix‘s new song, “Lisztomania,” comes with a history lesson. With a title that name-checks Franz Liszt, the Hungarian composer and pianist of the Romantic era, we’re not entirely sure what the term “Lisztomania” might imply. A boundless love for Liszt’s music and performance style? An incurable affliction of the mind? A penchant for wandering around [...]
Jukebox The Ghost Announce Spring Tour with Jenny Owen Youngs
We covered Jukebox The Ghost not long ago and since then we’ve been keeping an eye on them. After touring with Ben Folds Five in support of their debut record, the trio have decided to roll out one more tour.
This time Jukebox the Ghost hit the road with Jenny Owen Youngs. The tour begins April [...]
Record Store Day Is Right Around the Corner
Remember how mad you got when they tried to turn Empire Records into a Music Town? Everything was in disarray, panic struck the hearts of people who believed in independent record stores, and Renée Zellweger stripped down to an apron to express her contempt.
Much like the drive-in movie theatre, independent record stores are slowly disappearing [...]
Sean Fournier Premieres Adorable Video for “What I Must Do”
Last month we introduced you to Sean Fournier. This month he has released the video for his song, “What I Must Do.” Of the song, Fournier states, “‘What I Must Do’ is a small song with a big heart. Piano and strings help tell the story of a couple walking home through a snow storm [...]
Album Reviews: Death Cab For Cutie, Ida Maria, Silversun Pickups, and more
»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.14.09
by Joshua Krage
I’m on vacation, so I feel like I should be getting paid double for even typing anything up this week. What, I AM getting paid double? Sweet! OK, what’s 200% of Zero? Anyways, here’s a list with some short info behind the notables. Rock on, rock [...]
Time Machine: Tool, “Pushit”
If, when I say I may fade like a sigh if I stay…
I don’t remember the first time I heard “Pushit.” I don’t remember the first time I heard Tool, for that matter. I know that when it came out I hated hearing “Lateralus” on the radio and it took a supreme effort on JLM’s [...]
Parachute Musical: Tour Updates
We had a chance to sit down and interview Parachute Musical last month. Last month was a busy month. In lieu of all the busy, we didn’t get to see them play after we sat down for our interview, so they were kind enough to invite us to their show in Atlanta.
I love their [...]