Clarkdale Arizona is a sleepy town up in the hills between Cottonwood and Jerome, Arizona and is full of restored historic little homes where the Copper Miners used to live. The town sits just above the Verde River and the Verde Canyon Railroad. Being new to the area, we decided it would be fun to…
In anticipation of their upcoming release, The 100th Monkey, Earth And The Next Society reveal four tracks to give a taste of what is coming up. Soaked in classic rock swagger, these tracks hark back to a time when prog rock reigned, while also acknowledging the clean aesthetics of modern music. https://soundcloud.com/earthandthenextsociety/sets/on-the-path-to-the-100th ‘Cheap Hustle’ bears…
PETER FRAMPTON SPEAKS ON ‘HUMMINGBIRD IN A BOX’ Hummingbird in a Box, the latest work from legendary musician Peter Frampton, will be released June 23 via RED Distribution. The new music was inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet, featuring seven original guitar pieces in Frampton’s virtuosic stylings. Frampton composed all songs on the mini-album along with…
DOOMSDAY MOURNING NEW SINGLE New York’s grimiest underground metal band, DOOMSDAY MOURNING, is back and more brutal than ever with their highly-anticipated full-length album Negligent Acts of Calculated Recklessness, available now via To The Point Records. Find it now on iTunes Amazon, Spotify, Rdio, tothepointny.com and more. Today also marks the web release of the…
‘Swaying’ sees Keith Alan Mitchell’s vocal sailing close to the tones of Ben Folds, all the more supported by the powerful, emotional piano performance. It’s something of a lighter-waver, with its gentle rhythm and creaking bass notes, and given some glue from Kathy Kennedy’s backing vocals. ‘You Just Disappear’ showcases some classic acoustic rock, with…
If you need to escape from all your worries and stresses than I strongly suggest that you play Will Downing’s Euphoria. When I first was involved in the interview I covered it from the natural man point of view and not the project. Now I’m truly getting lost in the cover songs of Euphoria. I…
Sticky Fingers is known around the globe as the premiere Rolling Stones tribute band, selling out venues and out stoning The Stones. Now, singer Glen Carrol and company have brewed up a delicious beast of an album “Like A Rolling Stone” that covers the musical terrain of the 60’s and 70’s era classic rock sounds.…
SPLIT SCREENS NEW SINGLE “THE SINNER” Jesse Cafiero, a sort of one man band, played all of the instruments on his first album Split Screens EP. To create the more upbeat pop music on Before the Storm he enlisted band members Phil Pristia (guitar), Debbie Neigher (Keys), Kyle Kelly Yahner (percussion) along with Rory O’Connor…
Les Pauls (‘The Pauls’, get it?) album Holy Land Revisited is a passionate collection of serious rock. Opening with ‘Sleepwalking Through The Mist’, Les Pauls establish their sound as big, beefy pub rock that isn’t afraid to use some unusual embellishments such as chimes and more psych/prog elements. ‘Driving In The Final Nail’ uses a…
NEW SINGLE BY GENE THE SOUTHERN CHILD From a small town called Florence, Alabama, Gene the Southern Child has been quietly releasing music under the radar for years. Florence is part of an area known as “The Shoals,” which houses the legendary FAME Recording Studios and is also the hometown of W.C. Handy “The Father…
FLOSSTRADAMUS FEAT WAKA FLOCKA “TTU” Check out the new track from Flosstradamus “TTU (Too Turnt Up)” Ft. Waka Flocka out today via Ultra Music. The collaboration, spawned from an interview Flosstradamus came across where Waka mentioned wanting to work with them, is featured in the upcoming 22 Jump Street film. You can see Flosstradamus live…
PSY AND SNOOP DOGG GET WILD IN “HANGOVER” MUSIC VIDEO Last night, PSY and Snoop Dogg invaded Jimmy Kimmel Live! and premiered a snippet of their new music video for their new song “Hangover.” You can watch the whole video in its entirety HERE! The song is available now on iTunes and other digital retailers…
WIRE: THE RENTALS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM + NEW SINGLE The Rentals have announced their long awaited new album, Lost In Alphaville, which will arrive August 26 on Polyvinyl Record Co. The highly anticipated record was recorded with a lineup that features Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig (Lucius- vocals), Ryen Slegr (Ozma – guitars), Lauren Chipman…
WIRE: OLD MONK PREMIERE SOPHOMORE LP ‘POSING AS LOVE’ New York City trio Old Monk have premiered their sophomore album, Posing As Love, today in advance of its June 10 release on Eenie Meenie Records via BrooklynVegan – repost here. To celebrate the band will perform June 12 in Boston and June 14 in Brooklyn,…
JACK WHITE DEBUTS “LAZARETTO” MUSIC VIDEO ON VEVO Jack White is pleased to unveil his glass-shattering, rubber-burning new video for “Lazaretto,” the lead single and title track off his new album out June 10 via Third Man Records/Columbia. Watch the Jonas & François directed video on VEVO here: http://smarturl.it/LazarettoVideo. ‘ WIRE: LOUDWIRE PREMIERES ‘WHEN MY…
G.R.L. TODAY RELEASES BRAND NEW SINGLE “UGLY HEART” Described by People Magazine as “the sexy new girl-group,” rising stars G.R.L. step out again on their own today with the release of their soon-to-be-smash hit “Ugly Heart,” following the blockbuster success in their co-starring role on “Wild Wild Love” with Pitbull, a song that is still…
Joel Havea clearly loves the blues, and similarly loves the guitar. Strings And Wood is his latest EP, and it’s all about the guitar, baby. Mini documentary/EP preview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4rijvyBGew Kicking off with ‘Going Gone’, it’s a spunky, folky blues track with flashes of Stevie Wonder. As a three minute pop song, it’s over…
TLH features the main members Paul Schmitz on guitar/vocals, Michael Meehan on bass/vocals, Russ Seeger on guitar/vocals, and the added talents of Chris James keys/vocals, and Tom Ryan on drums. The songs were written by the three member core, and relayed in story form. When you listen to this release, it’s obvious who their influences…
Ray William Roldan is back with his latest release, Mended Fences. He comes on the scene with the same tenacity he puts forth in everything that he does. He is edgy country and rockin’ the socks off his fans globally. He is enjoying radio play worldwide and after listening, I can certainly understand why. He…
NEW ALBUM POSTED BY HOTH Blackened extreme metallers Hoth have released their sophomore full-length album, Oathbreaker, via Epicurus Records. The 8-song, 55-minute opus is available to stream and purchase in digipak CD or download format via their bandcamp page. The Seattle-based duo, consisting of David Dees and Eric Peters, formed in 2011 and released their…
One of Chicago’s top indie pop bands are The Pondhawks, who are making a spash not just locally but also abroad, with their brand of cheeky soft rock. The Beatles are the first thing that comes to mind, not necessarily the actual band, but the band members during their various solo adventures, Paul McCartney’s solo…
From Coatsville, Pennsylvania comes Alternative Singer/Songwriter Jiggley Jones who just released his latest EP (A Mountain, A Struggle, A Tunnel, A Light) in 2014 (Lamon records). Many of you are already aware how fickle this industry is. Right from the start it might be easy to just categorize Jones as some straight ahead folk rocker,…
ARNO COST & NORMAN DORAY COLLABO After it’s first original release back in 2009, Arno Cost and Norman Doray’s classic track ‘Apocalypse’ has been given a new lease of life with a 2014 version out from today and a slick vocal edit titled ‘Apocalypse’ (Darkest Days) featuring DEV, out from 2nd June. Having previously received…
WE WERE ASTRONAUSTS POST “GOLDEN” We Were Astronauts is a four piece indie/alternative rock band hailing from Boston and hitting the pavement with tasteful guitar licks, strong rhythms, and memorable vocal melodies. Inspired by and named for every kid whose dream of becoming an astronaut was crushed the day NASA’s shuttle program was closed, the…
Guitarist and songwriter Chand K Nova’s new e.p. Solar Bliss is an instrumental guitar record that’s an interesting mix of styles and sounds. Allowing the guitar to be front and center as the ‘voice’ of the music, Chand K Nova’s e.p. is full of passion and understated melodies. The e.p. begins with the title track…
Regardless the type of music a particular guitarist might enjoy most, he or she likely will need one or more effects pedals to produce a wider range of sounds and possibly help land more studio gigs. You can pair these with great guitar reverb pedals to your liking or get the dry signal out straight to…
WIRE: PETE MOLINARI FULL ALBUM STREAM ver the past few years, Pete Molinari has established himself as one of the UK’s most exciting musical talents. His previous album, A Train Bound For Glory, earned Pete a nomination for Best Newcomer at the MOJO Awards along with an appearance on BBC’s Later With Jools Holland. His…
Talk about an obsession, this is 672 pages of Rolling Stones gear, trivia, and history. The subtitle is “All The Stones’ Equipment From Stage To Studio”. This five or so pound coffee table version (large table) tells you just about everything you wanted to know, or want to debate. It begins covering the history of…
WIRE: BAND OF SKULLS’ “HOOCHIE COOCHIE” REMIX BY DAN AUERBACH PREMIERES AT ESQUIRE A new version of Band of Skulls’ single “Hoochie Coochie” premiered today at Esquire. The song, which was remixed by Dan Auerbach, is from the U.K. trio’s new album, Himalayan, which is out now to widespread critical acclaim on Electric Blues Recordings…
DIE ANTWOORD NEW VIDEO Continuing their quest to spread Zef culture through their renowned video projects, Die Antwoord released the video for “Pitbull Terrier” today– Directed by NINJA and produced by ¥O-LANDI VI$$ER, “Pitbull Terrier” is their first since the release of DONKER MAG album track, “Cookie Thumper!” almost a year ago. In that time…
BLONDE VIDEO “FOOLISH” Every so often a new act arises that gets everyone talking, and so enter BLONDE. BLONDE are Adam Englefield and Jacob Manson. Two young Bristolians who met over the internet via Adam’s Youtube Channel “Eton Messy” and have been making sweet music ever since. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZN9iOKgYvM http://thewileyone.com NEW SINGLE BY VATO GONZALEZ Dirty…
Kalamazoo, Michigan power trio, Fox has released a new 4 song EP entitled “Fox EP” and is available for a sample listen via the below BANDCAMP Link. As a music fans aficionado who’s strictly a voyeur, and /or a writer who’s never played a lick or tried to fit different musical components together into a…
The Cosmonauts, in case you weren’t aware, are a new wave funk band with their tongues firmly wedged in their cheeks. Their songs are filled with Soviet references and jokey faux-communist phrasings, with ‘Space Debris’ name checking Boris Yeltsin, Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin. While the new wave aesthetic runs throughout the album, there are a…
NEW VIDEO BY GRINDHOUSE GANG Stoupe, the Enemy of Mankind, known for his previous production work with the legendary underground Philadelphia hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks, returns to the game in collaboration with some young hungry artists known as Grindhouse Gang (Mark Deez, Dr. iLL, & Powder) who bring that raw hardcore hip-hop delivery back…
NEW VIDEO MICHAEL JACKSON & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Watch the Brand New Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake Video for “Love Never Felt So Good”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG08ukJPtR8 LEFTY WILLIAMS AND TREE LEAF MUSIC ANNOUNCE AUGUST 21 RELEASE DATE Lefty Williams, Producer Ashley Dennis and Tree Leaf Music have announced an August 21 release date for the singer/songwriter/guitarist’s upcoming…
I recently had the pleasure of not only reviewing the music of Edo Castro but interviewing him as well. I found his artistic expression/interpretation of Jazz to be not only exhilarating, I found it to be somewhat groundbreaking. Music is an extension of the artist, and what makes Castro so special is his passionate, artistic…
WIRE: KRIS DELMHORST WALL STREET JOURNAL PREMIERES “92ND ST” VIDEO On May 13, Signature Sounds releases Blood Test, the latest LP from acclaimed singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst. In celebration, the Wall Street Journal is exclusively premiering the brand new video for the track “92nd St” at http://on.wsj.com/1qzEh1C. The album is currently streaming in its entirety over…
WIRE: NEW SINGLE BY LEE COREY OSWALD Recently signed to No Sleep Records, Portland indie-punk band Lee Corey Oswald has announced plans to release a new full-length album titled Regards on August 5th. In conjunction with the announcement, the band has debuted the first new song, “Progress,”which features guest vocals from labelmate Ty Vaughn of…
This CD is the third release from Secret Season a 2 person musical project from France of all places. Any band 3 albums into it a musical career are clearly focused and dedicated to their craft. Secret Season is no exception. This release includes a nice variety of songs and sounds. Recorded on the Seine…
A native of Kinshasa, Zaire, Zayne moved to Canada at age 13 after a civil war erupted in his hometown. Several years later, he began a five-year stint touring throughout Asia, where he played keys, guitar and sang in a funk band. When he moved to Los Angeles in 2013, Zayne focused on pop-alternative music.…
