firstly, i was really surprised to see that cmj was still around, but it doesnt appear they actually are in the magazine business - the old business model. i subscribed for years from maybe like 93ish to maybe 2000? anyway, happy to see they're still around even though they've been really out of my brain since the end of my subscription. i knew they still did the cmj conference thing, but thought that may be in name only. either way.. its interesting to see who they, or the labels in this case capitol was pushing back in 03. most surprising [...]
Music doesn't feel so much like a business to Evan Slamka these days, and the Los Angeles singer-songwriter likes it just fine. With his new quintet Square on Square , Slamka has emerged from three-plus years of personal reflection and creative regeneration that followed the dissolution of Majorie Fair , which released one excellent album ("Self Help Serenade") for Capitol Records before sinking into the major-label abyss. The music on SOS's forthcoming five-song EP, "Spectrum of Love," brims with the same keen melodicism and British Invasion shading as Slamka's previous work, except now everything — from [...]
This Tuesday brings you, dear readers, a veritable treasure trove of terrific tunes. We'll start it off with an alternate, b-side version of a song you should already love, then you'll make your way to a song that was loved intensely for a summer, only to have it put away until now, washed down with some excellent math, and we'll cleanse your palate with a Billy Idol cover from those reuniting rockers who like to be naked. Let the feast commence. Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (Alternate Version) (mp3) from the Eternal [...]
Yes, this blog is still about swedish music and swedish artists; de la Mancha is not from la Mancha but from Göteborg. And this year they have released their first full length album "Atlas". If you're in a hurry this is not for you. But if you can let go of time and immerse yourself fully into the music and just be there, then you have come to the right place. Because de la Mancha take the space they need to develop their songs to what they are supposed to be. Carefully they build ambiences from themes and [...]
The Dears (Montreal, Canada) Back when I first started this blog I was absolutely obsessed with The Dears . They are both weird and classic at the same time. Some define their sound as Orchestral Indie Pop. I just think it sounds like a 60s pop station on barbiturates. I even got to meet them up close and personal when Marjorie Fair and Shout Out Louds - both bands I worked with at the time were chosen to support them on tour. The Dears new [...]
For a few of our finest, the I-10 is going to be home for the next week or so as they hit the desert road toward Austin. We wish all of our friends good luck, drive/fly safely, and rock them good down'ther. For our industry friends, enjoy the paid vacation and for those who didn't get in this year, we still love you.LOS ANGELES BANDS SHOWCASING AT SXSW 2007:A Fine Frenzy Anavan Antimc Steve Aoki
Captain's Dead
Buzz Bands
Tympanogram
Meadow Music
Rock Insider
la-underground: los angeles loves you
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
BAND OF HORSES – The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
K-Holes - "Frozen Stiff"
Taste And Try Before You Buy
Summer Camp – “Always”
