I am proud of how many lovely Women I turned on to Brandi Carlile in the mid 2000s. A few were like, “I don’t know”, and I said, “give her another listen, she’s on another level.” Now they never miss her. Sometimes it takes a minute to remember what real food is supposed to taste …
This is video artistry right here, and definitely worth a watch. “For this music video, the label offered to hire someone to make a more ‘professional’ video than I’ve had before, but I decided instead to use a little bit of the money to buy another camcorder (my sixth) & a gigantic green screen & …
Brooklyn’s premier classic [alternative] [synth] rock band, Shapes on Tape, has released their new song, “Goodness Comes in Time.” It’s 1 part Smashing Pumpkins, 1 part Flaming Lips, 1 part Ed Sheeran, or however you spell that guy’s name. Jason Matuskiewicz, author of this majestic piece of tunage, had the following to say: “‘Goodness Comes …
THIS IS KINGSTON: This was a big victory for Everett Rock & Roll and Reggae in Central Washington. This is my soon to be distributed by Tuff Gong International hit on the rise, ‘Free Your Mind,’ as it enjoys its’ vinyl premier at the legendary Vinyl Thursday in Kingston. This is Sick Donkey Records chief BJ DjSticky (Bluejay …
This too is very important. Stop EVERYTHING and listen. The production, song arrangement, instrumental orchestrations and heavenly vocals were put here by God Herself: Vesper Wood, the solo project of Christina Wood, will release a debut album titled Instar on March 1st. “Descend” is the first single from that project. Originally from Kentucky via Germany …
You know this is going to be a memorable reggae show when the lovely woman of Fiji believes for the first five minutes you are a prominant Fijian named Charles Everson, with a mother from Oregon. I am definitely going to book a show in Fiji. I am damn proud to have bought the album …
Stop everything, EVERYTHING and listen to the latest from Fantastic Negrito. On the release, Negrito states, “I was ‘A Boy Named Andrew.’ I grew up in foster care feeling like an outsider, and I wanted to write a song about it – about the real stories and real people I met that may not get …
Filipina R&B singer Jess Connelly shares the new video for her song “Call Me” from her JCON mixtape out now. It chronicles the various junctures of a romantic relationship and is directed by Adrian Per. Jess is a classically trained vocalist who has quickly amassed millions of plays online and at the forefront of the …
Great talent, unique voice, must listen! Zsela is a 24 year old musician born and raised in Brooklyn. Though this is her first offering, the New York native has been writing and recording music for over a decade. Her confident voice and evocative lyrics might invoke comparisons to other unique and bold female legends – …
Every time I listen to this song I love it more. The message really gets me on an emotional level, and the music is great. And then from a writers point of view I really admire the way he wrote the lyrics. They are so powerful. – Luna Keller Luna Keller’s music and info can …
INDUSTRIΛL ΛCCIDENT from Wax Trax! Films on Vimeo. According to pitchfork.com, “a documentary about the influential Chicago label and store Wax Trax! Records has been announced. INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT was directed by Julia Nash—daughter of Wax Trax! co-founder Jim Nash and owner of Wax Trax! Films—and it features interviews with Steve Albini, Trent Reznor, Dave Grohl, Ian …
I woke up and sent a hook for a song with Gregory Issacs, so that’s my Super Bowl. Now not to get way ahead of myself, we are doing some wonderful surgery on an unreleased unfinished track from the vaults of Jam Rock, but sneak play, “Touch Down!!!” Now lets slang some weed. Hangar 420 …
“…his brain is squirming like a toad…. In a world where few things can still shock, Lauren Ruth Ward’s multipicity of Doors covers can at least pleasantly surprise by bringing a little post-millenial optimism to some psychedelic staples. Note well the upbeat guitars on “Love Street” and the unfailing Fender-Rhodes keys on “Riders on the …
Clever, emotionally-touching animated video with sweet, reassuring vocals: “I Couldn’t Help Myself” narrates the painful moment after a meaningful relationship has broken apart. It illustrates a pain that cuts through the heart when one person is moving on and the other is still caught in the wreckage. This remarkable and emotionally invested video is the …
Nothing is more urgent than this. Stop whatever you’re doing and listen. “Kiss of Judas” pays homage to UK big beat pioneers, The Prodigy. Faimkills asks the questions: “Where is my seat at the table?”, demanding attention via brash imagery about naysayers, fair-weathered connections, and trying hard not to be a jaded artist in an …
Light bulb idea: I want to shoot a video for our first regional hit, Easy Rider with Decurrian Rapmusic rolling in a hooptie… But he’s driving and I’m in Shotgun. We never address the fact he’s blind. We released this song in 2007 on our first album, The 12th Street Blues. It always bummed me out that …
In the early morning hours of January 27, 2019 a series of three emails were sent from East Portland Blog headquarters to Rock’s Premier Autodidact, Tom Kipp. In recent years, increasing numbers of bands from all over the globe have cited Krautrock as an influence, or have described their music as “Krautpop.” EPB needed guidance …
Very cool! Great sound, great image and just uploaded to YouTube today. https://youtu.be/RI0Ki1NMsXY
This EP is very, very beautiful, like a palm tree or a falcon, delicate, listenable and re-listenable. So deep and so smooth. So many colors. Listen again. I love this. This music cures cancer. This is what I want my neurosurgeon to be listening to when she opens my cranium next month. This music is …
I love Freedom Fry. I feel like EPB has been with them from the beginning and now they’ve reached an exalted level of radio-friendly excellence. Here’s what the band has to say: “The Seasons” is about how people’s moods are more up in the Summer and down in the Winter. It’s also about time passing …
FEMME is Laura Bettinson, formerly of Dimbleby & Capper. Truly positive pop. London based. This is still my fave. My dear friend Roger (The Gig Slut) is in this at 1:22. Dy – Peter Dysart
Other than being the daughter of Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash is best known nowadays for a conversation she had one day at eighteen on a tour bus with her famous father. They were talking about music, and when Johnny Cash found that his daughter knew few of the songs that to him were second nature …
While some consider pampering, face masks, and spa days to be self-care, “Gross” is about self-care as love and acceptance, giving yourself a break from the pressures in life and just surviving. Ponthier recorded the demo in her bedroom using GarageBand, never intending it to be a serious release, but during the creative process, she …
Bay Area Funknroll with an awesome vocal arrangement and killer horns. https://www.facebook.com/morefatterband/
Thanks to the great Luna Keller for translating this info: Sumergible are Carlos Aguirre (drums), Esteban Santos (bass), and the brothers Antonio and José Rojas (guitar and voice). Founded in La Laguna (Tenerife) in 2011, the band rocks an alt-pop vibe inspired by English music (and classic sounds from everywhere). In June 2016, Sumergible recorded …
Easily my favourite thing this week with Peter Dysart Freaking Out by Big Thing I love bands that follow songwriting formulas just long enough to set hooks. But that’s where I start looking for the bubbles boiling in pot and the smell of deviated recipes that send wafts of wonderful sounds up to my ears. …
That poor little rooster. So much work, so little time. Boo Boo Davis KuvVer Records ElectroBluesSociety
This is from www.kendlwinter.com “Kendl Winter grew up in Arkansas, but fell in love with Olympia, Washington even before she moved there after high school. When she is not on the road touring her music or hitting some trail, she is buoyed in the Puget Sound aboard her houseboat, the Dandelion. Her musical adventures have …
Wikipedia says it best: Soccer Mommy “was born in Switzerland and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. She attended Nashville School of the Arts, a speciality high school where she studied guitar and played in the swing band.”
Simultaneously heart-wrenching and infectious, this single captures the post-breakup yearning for a do-over – and the realization that “Some things you can’t undo / and one of them’s you.” FLETCHER co-wrote “Undrunk,” which was produced by Malay (Frank Ocean, Lorde, Sam Smith). A retrospective of emotions from FLETCHER’s NYU college days, “Undrunk” is an honest …