By: Rinjo Njori You've read the "Yearvolution 2011", but now it is time to listen to "Part Un". Not only is this podcast dedicated to the fading format of the podcast, but also the fading beverage known as the "malt liquor". If you can't call music from Social D, Bass Drum of Death, Supertouch, Black Joe Lewis, etc. the Best of 2011-- then just look at it as an excuse to enjoy a "forty" of Colt
By: David Schultz 30. The Occupy Wall Street "Concerts" This fall, New York City's Zuccotti Park became the literal and spiritual home base for the Occupy Wall Street movement. The presence of the protesters, their message and goals as well as their modus operandi sparked significant debate and the vociferous nature of the movement and reaction from various law enforcement agencies drew
Season 3 of Sun Studio Sessions will debut this coming January on select PBS affiliates in January 2012 and then roll out across the country over the rest of the year. Earvolution had the pleasure of first seeing Nicole perform in 2008 and couldn't think of a better artist to kick-off the new season of Sun Studio Sessions.Nicole has appeared on Conan O'Brien and David Letterman and her debut
By: David Schultz Timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Showtime debuted The Love We Make, Albert Maysles' documentary about The Concert For New York, the superstar-filled show conceived and organized by Paul McCartney. Footage of the actual Madison Square Garden concert is in short supply, quick glimpses of the show giving context to the reactions to the
By: David Schultz For the past month, New York City's Zuccotti Park has been home base for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Radiohead may not have come to play but Michael Franti and Jeff Mangum brought their acoustic guitars to lower Manhattan to entertain and inspire the throngs of protesters. Regardless of where you stand on the Occupy Wall Street movement, one question remained shockingly
by Rinjo Njori This has been a great year for guitar driven from of our better half's sex. Wild Flag are near perfect, Las Kellies put Argentina on the Map, Les Butcherettes take on the dark side, and a host of other great bands that feature awesome chicks making skinny little boys with guitars look like amateurs! The Return of Rinjo by Rinjonjori on Mixcloud
By: David Schultz A couple weeks back, Michael Stipe announced the dissolution of R.E.M., proclaiming that "all things must end" and bringing a sense of closure to the storied career of the Athens, Georgia band that helped define alternative rock in the late Eighties and early Nineties. The band's formal pronouncement accomplished something that R.E.M. had been unable to achieve in the past five
By: Rinjo Njori The Enthusiasts jump from English Power Pop into the Power Trio arena with their second single. While their first single might have been stylistically different they settle down nicely on their latest. "Sinkin'/ Risin'" blends the 60s psychedelic and 70s blues-metal leanings of Deep Purple and Ogden's Nut Flake-era The Small Faces. Joey F. blends the guitar sounds of Ritchie
By: David Schultz On August 1, 1981, MTV launched its somewhat revolutionary network with the broadcast of The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star." It's grown trite to comment about the prophetic choice of the first video. Nonetheless, MTV was as much of a game changer for the music industry as the invention of the iPOD and the rise of digital media with the only difference being that record
The Felice Brothers recently kicked off a fall tour with stops including Philadelphia (9.27), Washington DC (9/28), New York, Nashville and the west coast before the Brothers head to Europe for several dates.The tour is in support of Celebration, Florida, their latest record which is out on Fat Possum (one of the coolest indies in the world!) in the USA and Loose Records in the UK. You may
Radiohead returned to perform on Saturday Night Live for the fist time in over a decade and did not disappoint. The "best band in the world," as Bono says did two songs with some help from a second drummer - Clive Dreamer, who has worked with Portishead. In case you missed it here is the video for Lotus Flower (from the Kings of Limbs) and Staircase.Lotus FlowerStaircase Radiohead's Saturday
On September 20, BuzzUniverse will release Living Breathing Magic, their third studio album. To celebrate the release of their new album, BuzzUniverse will offer a special performance at The Canal Room, 285 Broadway in New York City on September 16th. Proudly hailing from Elizabeth, New Jersey, BuzzUniverse refuses to be defined by a singular musical genre. Having never abandoned their
Singer/songwriter Ryan Adams, who holds the hair bands and heavy metal of the Eighties dear to his heart, stopped by the studios at BBC2 on August, 30, 2011, while in support of his new solo effort, Ashes & Fire. Guitar in hand, Adams laid down one his favorite tunes from heavy metal legends Iron Maiden during a live broadcast. The video embedded below also appears on the official Iron Maiden
With the September 20 release of Living Breathing Magic, their third studio album, rapidly approaching, BuzzUniverse announced that singer Rosie Lazroe and violinist Meredith Rachel are officially joining the band as permament members. Lazroe's vocal skills are on full display on "Rock," the second single from Living Breathing Magic, which you can download for free by clicking here. To celebrate
If you need an explanation why this is the coolest video since OK Go found treadmills, go find a Howling Fantod and ask them to educate your illiterate self
By: Rinjo Njori Last spring Mondo Ray contributed a track to It Came from the Hideout- The Best of the Garage Punk Hideout Vol. 1 and impressed with the Riverboat Gamblers-esque "Brush Your Tits." Raucous, melodic punk from Munich, Germany that proves Punk Rock is Nicht Tot! (Not dead).A funny thing happened with the arrival of Hypnotized, instead of frenetic melodic punk, the boys of Mondo Ray
By: Rinjo Njori Tony Cox follows up 2008's Unpublished with the same formula but offers up a surprise or two. On the Way, Cox's sophomore effort, draws on further inspiration from R&B and 70s rock. Joining Cox again are Nigel Clark (vocals, keys, and bass) and Darren Finlan (drums). Their contribution on vocals and rhythm section provide continuity from Unpublished. The fun, tongue in cheek "
October 11 is the announced release date for the latest from Ryan Adams, Ashes & Fire, which was produced by the legendary Glyn Johns at the Sunset Sound Factory in Hollywood. Guitar World reports that Norah Jones and Tom Petty keyboard player Benmont Tench make guest appearances on the work.
On September 20, BuzzUniverse will release Living Breathing Magic, their third studio album. On their long awaited release, BuzzUniverse ambitiously fuses together traditional rock, acoustic folk, South American melodies, world rhythms and old-school funk into their own distinctive blend, offering definitive versions of live staples, distinctive interpretations of Latin cantatas and wide-ranging
By: Rinjo Njori Ruled shouldn't be The Giraffes epitaph but it sure sounds like that as the latest (last) album stampedes to the pulsing end. To the uninitiated, The Giraffes position in the rock universe is somewhere on the border between Bad Brains and System of a Down. Over the last 10 years they have moved from whiskey soaked surf balladeers to a live hard rock institution. Baptized and
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The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Official Video)
James Blake – Live Album
Circo Voador anuncia shows de The Kooks, Foster The People, Friendly Fires, Gogol Bordello e mais
Best of The Deli Philly Poll - Top Performers: Break It Up
The Kills on Letterman (Video)
