Even as I include the following qualification to this piece, it’ll still probably be misinterpreted. Nickelback is a terrible band, OK. I get it. They’re the band everyone points to when discussing all that’s wrong with modern music, specifically rock. Yes, Chad sounds like the bastard child of a rather violent hate-fuck orgy including Eddie Vedder, Scott Weiland and Scott Stapp. Yes, none of the band members are particularly talented musicians, save former drummer Ryan…
This indie pop/experimental band comes from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. They’re the newest band you probably know and have already released an album, that is available at the following websites for purchase: www.bol.com, www.platomania.nl, www.velvetmusic.nl and www.plato.nl. Because we wanted to get to know them a little better, we had a talk with one of the members of the band, Dean. Read the interview with Dean Tippet and find out exactly what the Dutch have to…
Yesterday was a sad, sad day for music. Electric guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul died, at the epic age of 94. It was him who you can call the father of the solid body electric guitar, as well as multitrack recording. His blazing riffs were absolutely the bomb and he performed with some of the biggest stars ever, also produced a lot of hits, but it was the inventions that made him the revered…
“Astronauts of Antiquity” is an electro/neo-soul indie band from New York. The band has two main members: India and B. Rhyan, but they also work with 4 other musicians, to get the most out of the instruments they want to play and to have the complex and worthy live performances their songs would suggest they have. They have released an album in 2005 – AOA 1 – and have released their second work in February…
Band officials just recenly unveiled the cover art for Wolfmother’s upcoming “Cosmic Egg.” “That’s a darn big ass egg alright”, says the stoked young boy in the bushes, staring enigmatically. In the land down under, however, nothing is surprising anymore. Enough with the comic eggs though, I want heavy and mind blowing cosmic jams! I’ve been pretty anxious about the new album ever since I heard Wolfmother’s new single “Back Round” when we featured it…
I listened to Nathan Williams’ early 2009 release of “Wavvves” quite a lot over the year, as I grew ever more fascinated by his skillful mix of lo-fi and noise-punk that turned in so many great jams found on the record. Wavves is definitely one of the biggest revelations of the year for me, sharing a top seat spot among Bike For Three! and Phoenix. If you liked Wavvves just as much as I did…
“Dominos,” the latest single signed by NME’s recent best up and going act The Big Pink makes an incredibly catchy tune, filled with hypnotic synths and a steady beat, as the hook packed chorus gets unleashed. The video, just recently released, is a bit stale compared to the song’s lively vibe. Just the band in a foggy, mysterious-like scenery, wacking the hell out of drum kits and players, while icy statutes break. Not exactly like…
Ya know all those rumors back in the day that pop music (mainly rock) had satanic messages in it, and that these supposed messages would destroy this country’s youth? Well as ridiculous as those claims were, a recent one made about Lady GaGa makes those seem as plausible as gravity. Apparently a blog calling itself The Vigilant Citizen argues that GaGa is nothing more than an an “Illuminati puppet.” *Sigh* Yes, this newest rumor, claim,…
I’m not really a fan of the whole Guitar Rock/Rock Band gimmick. I don’t know, I guess I’ve never found any fun or joy in the games, even though everybody plays them. I’m not gonna go around making hypocritical remarks like “learn to play a real instrument,dude!” or “Metallica on Rock Band? You guys are so fucking selling out all over again,” it’s just that the concept of having a controler with four buttons which…
I know that I just earlier posted a Memory Cassette feature, but this is just too good to pass by. No, I didn’t misspell the name in the title – it’s just that the elusive rural southern New Jersay native Dayve Hawk likes to release his music under three aliases – Weird Tapes/Memory Cassette/Memory Tapes. Don’t go there, I have no idea either what’s with the Mr. Mysterio persona. He knows his way around a…
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