Month: October 2010

Preview: Menomena coming to Atlanta

Indie rockers Menomena are playing the Variety Playhouse this Friday. The Portland, Oregon trio comprised of Brent Knopf, Justin Harris and Danny Seim released their first EP called Rose back in 2001. Since then they’ve released four full length albums and a couple EPs.

THE WAILERS RELEASE “A STEP FOR MANKIND” VIDEO

“A Step for Mankind,” written by Wailers’ vocalist Duane Stephenson, is a call for world unity and strength to support the ongoing struggle against world hunger. The band is joined on the track by new lead singer Koolant, a fresh talent from the heart of St. Thomas known for blazing a positive future for reggae…

STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS CONFIRM TOUR WITH TAME IMPALA

Oklahoma City psych/prog/experimental pop quartet STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS will hit the road in support of the debut album, THE BIRTH for the months of November and December with New Zealand psychedelic-pop rockers, Tame Impala.   Over the past couple years STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS have recorded and toured with OKC brethren and label mates,…

THE BEST OF NELLY FURTADO

Multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning global superstar, actress, philanthropist and recent Canadian “Walk of Fame” inductee, Nelly Furtado, will celebrate her first 10 years of recording with her first greatest hits compilation, The Best Of Nelly Furtado (Geffen Records).   The album, to be released November 16th, features #1 Pop smashes, collaborations and three previously unreleased recordings and…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 2010

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE TALKS NEW MUSIC Justin Timberlake made the rounds over the past few weeks to promote his film, The Social Network.   The singer and actor was on Saturday Night Live, ESPN, The View and even made a memorable appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.   Justin was asked about when he plans…

ZAKK WYLDE FORCED TO CANCEL TWO SHOWS DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS

Black Label Society was forced to cancel a scheduled tour stop on the Black Label Berzerkus tour last night at the Anchor Inn in Omaha, Nebraska due to frontman Zakk Wylde’s health.   Tonight’s appearance in Clive, Iowa at the 7 Flags Event Center has also been cancelled.   Wylde was admitted to a hospital…

LIZ PHAIR TO RELEASE ‘FUNSTYLE’

Liz Phair will be releasing her first album in five years, Funstyle packaged with Girlysound — the collection of demos and rarities that predated 1993’s Exile In Guyville.   The double CD package will be released October 19th via Rocket Science Ventures. LIZ PHAIR LIVE: Oct 5 Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern Oct…

THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX

This December, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ingenious collaboration between renowned composer Danny Elfman and legendary film director Tim Burton, Warner Bros. Records will release The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box, a very special limited-edition, numbered box set of 1000 that collects expansions of the 13 original scores that…

STOLI & CHAD HOLLISTER BOTH AGREE ITS TIME FOR CHANGE

It happens in life that you meet someone and you just automatically know that you like that person. That happened with my special guest by the name of Chad Hollister. Chad is a fellow New Englander by way of Vermont but we never met before now. I got a copy of Chad’s most recent CD…

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE, OCTOBER 2010

Death in the Park, Death in the Park (End Sounds) Alabama rockers aiming to bridge a few gaps between emo, rock, and punk, and occasionally succeeding, if mainly on the strength of trying many (closely related) trips on for size.   For reviewing purposes it’s simply a game of drawing a line from the song…

MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 2010

BRUNO MARS ON TOP FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK Bruno Mars’ debut single “Just The Way You Are” will stay at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second straight week.   The song also returns to the top of Digital Songs chart, selling another 188-thousand copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.   After…

SINEM SANIYE VIDEO “I’LL CONFIDE” TAKES OFF

The highly-anticipated DEBUT album, “WHEN I DON’T SLEEP..” by Sinem Saniye (“See-nem” “Sahh-nee-yeh”) may be more than what you can handle. Then again, it may just be what you’ve been looking for. It’s what can happen to one person when they are more than just tossing and turning in the night!