Archive for the 'Indie' Category
Having just completed a U.S. tour with Fischerspooner, Miami based electronica act OrganicArma will release their second EP, “Awarned” on June 30, 2009 on Acustronic / Rock Ridge Music. “Awarned” is the follow up to “Discordia” released earlier this year. The “Awarned” EP includes the original version of the song “Awarned,” as well as remixes […]
ALEXISONFIRE have just released Old Crows/Young Cardinals and the album is streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. The fourth album from the Canadian post-hardcore outfit, it was produced by Julius “Juice” Butty who has also worked with Protest the Hero and City and Colour which is Alexisonfire frontman Dallas Green’s mellower side project.
To celebrate […]
The Very Best’s—European production duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya—debut full-length Warm Heart of Africa will be released this fall on Green Owl. The album follows the surprising global success of Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit Are The Very Best, a free mixtape made available online late last year. Without promotional assistance or financial support, […]
Paolo Nutini took some time backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2009 to sit down with Absolute Radio DJ Ben Jones. Watch the clip to find out Paolo’s reaction to becoming the first ever solo Scottish male to have a #1 album in the UK with his new release Sunny Side Up. The twenty-two-year-old […]
BLK JKS’ highly anticipated full-length debut After Robots will be released September 8 on Secretly Canadian. Following the March release of their MYSTERY EP and return appearance at South by Southwest, South Africa’s BLK JKS are receiving critical praise from The New York Times, SPIN, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, LA Weekly, Time […]
If you think you know Paolo Nutini, think again. His two million selling 2006 debut album, These Streets, established the young Scotsman as a leading light amongst the new wave of singer-songwriters. Paolo’s extraordinary follow up, Sunny Side Up, casts him in a whole other light.
“Musically where I’m at, I don’t really have a genre […]
Sebastien Grainger, with The Mountains in tow, will be opening several shows for Metric throughout the month! They’ve also scheduled a few headlining shows to fill in the gaps. The fun starts Sunday night right here in Omaha!
In other Sebastien Grainger news: The Greydon Sheppard directed video for “Who Do We Care For?” has been […]
Scarlett Johansson is really making a go of this music career I guess… This collaboration with Pete Yorn is a bit more understandable compared to her odd Tom Waits cover album of a few years ago.
LOS ANGELES — In 2006, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Pete Yorn contacted actress and Atco recording artist Scarlett Johansson with the […]
Jay Bennett was an important member of the band Wilco for 2 consecutive albums that garnered the most consistent critical praise, Summerteeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Bennett died in his sleep last night at the age of 45. The cause of death is unknown. His music and talent will be missed, watch him play keys […]
But does it matter? That’s for you to decide, I’m just here to guide you… This Invention Matters are a young band out of Montreal full of energy and inspiration and seem to have something going. The vocals and harmonies are fantastic and the songs definitely show promise. The song “Bridge Next To Your House” […]