If you've been at The Sixty One any length of time, you're surely acquainted with the unvarnished hip hop stylings of CJizzle. CJizzle has been at the top of some of those lists, but takes it all in stride and really doesn't give a crap if you don't like his music. Meet the man behind the hand, CJizzle. Batface89: You have a song titled 'Who are you?'... Good question. Who are you? Who is CJizzle? CJizzle: [...]
RoseMary III is a group of über-talented teenagers from Ada, MI. I walked into Dillenbeck's just after they went on and the place was packed with energetic high school kids, parents snapping pictures and a few wiggly siblings. I squeezed my way into a seat fairly close to the front and was blown away by these talented musicians. RoseMary III is led by the short but charismatic Wilson Cusack, age 14. Cusack's song writing skills are really damn impressive for a kid so young. I remember the crappy poetry I wrote at that age. Cusack's lyrics are [...]
I was reminded of Matthew Ryan earlier this week when I got my contest prize. See, One Little Indian Records who sent us our prizes also is the label that Matthew Ryan is currently signed to in the UK and honestly, I would have loved to have gotten something of Matthew Ryan's as an extra. Matthew Ryan's a singer-songwriter from Nashville who has been making albums for just over a decade now. He released his first album May Day in 1997. Last month, he released his eleventh album Matthew Ryan vs. The Silver State . [...]
While thesixtyone appears to be more geared toward indie rock, every so often we get a refreshing addition to the site. If you like CéU, you should definitely like the sounds of Luisa Maita , another native of the Brazilian São Paolo music scene. Modernizing traditional Brazilian music, she delivers a variety of samba, jazz, afrobeat, and soul, creating an eclectic sound that makes for easy listening. [...]
Dicky Moore, English singer/songwriter/guitarist, sat down with me for an interview last week. Moore formed the band Scintillate in 1994, who disbanded in 2005, and is currently playing with Scritti Polliti. He is also working on a solo album. Batface89: Dicky, thank you for talking with me today. The second I heard your music on The Sixty One I was waiting that first second to bump it! Your musical style have a very upbeat, layered, complex, lush feel to them. They make me [...]
I'm a bit surprised Electric President didn't take off immediately when it was uploaded to thesixtyone, especially when their sound reminds me of Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, and Styrofoam. A few weeks versus a day sort of shows how reliant we are on familiar names. Anyway, Electric President is comprised of two guys, Ben Cooper and Alex Kane. ….and I literally kept playing these two songs over and over again. [...]
Excuse me if I gush, but I *LOVE* Liam Finn. Liam is a Kiwi and son to the beloved singer/songwriter Neil Finn, and nephew to Tim Finn. The boy has some musical genius flowing through his veins. (I warned you I would gush). Liam's video for Second Chance, easily my favorite Liam Finn song, is directed by Angus Sutherland. The video looks as if it was filmed on 8mm and the projected video was cut up and effected. There are lots of interesting stop motion effects and the video works extremely well for the song, as it crescendos [...]
If you haven't heard of Jim Noir, you may be a bit more familiar with his music then you think since his music has graced TV shows and commercials. Most recently his song My Patch was adapted for use in a commonly aired 2007 holiday commerical for Target . Jim Noir - My Patch Jim Noir is a singer-songwriter from Manchester and his music sits in that realm of psychedelic electro-pop using a lot of those electronic effects that were popular back in the sixties. [...]
On today's Apoc Rock, I got a chance to pick the brain of the wickedly witty Ian White of The Wendys . The Wendys, who have become a staple sound on The Sixty One and have a strong following, took time out of their schedule to answer a few questions. Apoc: So, who are the Wendys? The Wendys are four Scottish guys who met in Edinburgh, except for the brothers that is, who met at home at a very young age. Jonathan [...]
How fantastic! The Ting Tings have a song featured as a free download this week on iTunes. The song is called "Great DJ" which according to NME , was the most popular indie track so far for 2008 back in March. Amazing what an unintentional wrong note can create when learning the guitar (see interview clip below). The Ting Tings – Great DJ " The Ting Tings is a British indie pop duo, and they are set to release their debut album, We Started Nothing , [...]
From <a href= " http://www.thesixtyone.com/#/K osmikRay/">Kosmik Ray 's Wallzine: Like a New Orleans-style musical wake, the next listener event is a Mega Upload Party in honor of Michael Paul Miller on May 8th. I'm open to ideas about the time or times. ANY 61 artist who wishes to join in should send me a wall post or tunebox with their song name (and the band name if it comes from a listener account) so I can list and do pre-promotion for you I'll tunebox a heads-up to all 173 of my subscribers, and the top [...]
Your 61 Listener ID: Aldark Current Favorite Artist: Admiral Twin and Levi Weaver (though like several others) Artist you most wish would upload music: Varsovia, love their stuff and WANT moar!!! I love all the Admiral Twin and I could listen to Levi's great lyrics and performances all day long. Your musical guilty pleasure: Pr0n Jazz? Don't understand guilty pleasure. How did you hear of The Sixty One? Supergrover [...]
My favorite of the Andrew Maury remixes is the one of Jukebox the Ghost's Good Day. However, I'll admit that when I first heard it on the site, I'd never heard the original so I wasn't sure whether I was responding to the remix itself or whether the strength of the song lied in the original. So I went looking for more about Jukebox the Ghost and I'm glad I did. Jukebox the Ghost is a trio from Washington D.C. playing a brand of piano power pop that's gotten them compared to [...]
We're going to deviate a bit from the standard 10 questions normally asked. This is an excerpt from an email iWoo sent me of his recommendations, which I think is a pretty good way of getting to know a fellow 61'er. " There happens to be a lot of emphasis on Canadian content (iWoo is from Calgary, AB aka home of Feist), but these are groups I am recently into as well as a longtime fan of. The playlist: http://www.seeqpod.net/search/ ?plid=aae0e1491b [...]
Diving into the world of jazz, I liked this week's iTunes free music download selection, Melody Gardot's "Worrisome Heart", the title track off her latest album. Melody Gardot – Worrisome Heart She has a very interesting story as well. Four years ago, she was struck by an SUV while riding her bicycle, suffering serious pelvic and head injuries where she could barely sit up for ten minutes. In addition, she endured short term memory loss and acute sensitivity to light and sound which still continues even [...]
Speaking of Teitur earlier, I've been meaning to post something for the longest time about this next artist who has recently been touring with him. From CD Baby : Brooke Waggoner began playing piano at age 4 and took classical lessons for a grand total of 17 years. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in music composition and orchestration, hoping to one day score films and orchestrate her own projects. She says her songs tell of a "lone 23-year-old girl, sagas of daily life, [and] bits of poetry" that are "all melded with honest proclamations [...]
Cutting the show down to an hour was easy after screwing up the edit job twice on a 2 hour version. In episode 16 we talk about Bagman's love life and the uber-romantic Elijah Saint's contribution to the show while Punts was out. Look for the second part of this show to be out soon. We bring music from Citadels, Hot Bitch Arsenal, RAC, Condensator, and Tenpenny Joke. Please do us a favor and vote for us on podcastalley. We're slipping in the music section this month as both my co-host and myself spent some time [...]
I want to take a moment to talk about Teitur. You may remember the song Catherine the Waitress, which appeared on the site at the end of March. This song is actually off of Teitur's newest album The Singer released in Scandinavia in February. The album's currently available for digital download though the album isn't widely released in the States and Canada until May 13. Teitur - Catherine the Waitress Teitur's a singer-songwriter from the Faroe Islands and he has an amazing tenor voice that I don't think can be really appreciated [...]
You know, on rare occasions the Palms Out Blog does good things. While I may not like a majority of the mixes, it does introduce me to artists worth looking into a bit more, like this Belgian-born, Australian-raised, AIRA -award winning artist, Gotye (Wally De Backer). I honestly don't even know where to begin in describing his sound because he has a very wide range. One song will you remind you of one artist, while another song will remind you of a different artist, or a combo…yet in the end, creating a sound all his own. [...]
Spambot registrations have been a huge problem here, so I set up a script to fish them out. Please note: To register for the forum, give only your user name and email. After you are accepted to post (and you will be if you're not a spambot), you can add anything you like to your profile. Sorry for the hassle, but spammers are the bane of my existence - worse than tomato seeds. I'm away on business this week so SNYpod is admining the forum. Thanks, SNYpod and to everyone who [...]
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