Life is funny. Every day can be an adventure. You work hard all day and then you spend your nights and weekends pursuing your hobbies and passions. And it all seems to be pretty much the same ol' thang… And then one day you meet a special someone. You date, fall in love, get married…and eventually the "kids question" comes up. You both agree the time is right and so you decide to "try." And the next thing you know, she's pregnant and your whole world is about to get turned upside [...]
Photos, Video and Words by G. Rod Thomas of Bright Light Bright Light On January 23, 2012, UK Singer Rod Thomas, better known by his stage name Bright Light Bright Light performed at New York's Cake Shop. If you're not familiar with Bright Lightx22s music, Rod Thomas' voice is extremely soulful over great electronic beats. New York was in for many treats last night as Bright Light Bright Light changed things up in the best possible way. Rather than perform electronically, the entire show was a solo piano [...]
Photos, Video and Words by G. Rod Thomas of Bright Light Bright Light On January 23, 2012, UK Singer Rod Thomas, better known by his stage name Bright Light Bright Light performed at New York's Cake Shop. If you're not familiar with Bright Lightx22s music, Rod Thomas' voice is extremely soulful over great electronic beats. New York was in for many treats last night as Bright Light Bright Light changed things up in the best possible way. Rather than perform electronically, the entire show was a solo piano [...]
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Long time favorite of mine Bright Light Bright Light , aka Rod Thomas, just released his first US EP today. Blueprints 1 is a beautifully rich, honest, and touching collection of songs from one most talented musicians in the pop world. Blueprints is a stark and gorgeous departure from the textured, emotional synth-pop he has become loved and known for. Stripped down to a single piano, Rod's voice and the voices of musicians he has worked with over the course of a year hard at work creating his debut album. In a letter to fans Rod [...]
Hopefully this list will inspire you to get off your couch and check out some of these bands live. We all need a little rock n' roll to make us feel good. If you have additions to the list please email me at amy(at)rockerzine(dot)com and I will be happy to include them in the next update. Click the band you want to see dates for below, or scroll to see em all! Adam Ant *~* Ryan Adams [...]
In part one of our REAL Sound Of 2012 we looked at already established and establishing artists, but in part two, we're all about the newbies. These acts are the ones we're supporting in 2012 and hoping they'll go all the way to the top. BUBBLING UNDER OH MY! Alex and Jade have been on the pop radar for the better part of the year, but they are yet to make their big splash which is why we've categorised them [...]
December 2, 2011: The first batch of T in the Park 2012 tickets are on sale from 9am this morning. Katie Sutherland has ditched the moniker Pearl And The Puppets and is now going by her real name. She has also signed up to PledgeMusic to encourage fans to help fund the release of her debut album by reserving their copy in advance and purchasing exclusive goodies. December 1, 2011: Hog The Street have chosen a shortlist of 10 acts who will take part in a "busk-off" [...]
William Shatner's double-disc, "space-themed" covers album, Seeking Major Tom , arrives this coming Tuesday, October 11th via Celopatra. On it, our favorite Startrak captain turned Priceline pitchman gives his trademark spoken word treatment to classic, intergalactic anthe ms from the likes of David Bowie, U2, Queen, Pink Floyd, The Police, and more. He also managed to snag the talents of Zack Wylde, Sheryl Crow, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Peter Framton, Bootsy Collins, and The Kinks' Dave Davies, among others, to assist in the actual musical accompaniment. At the very least, you're bound to be intrigued at hearing this thing, which you can [...]
I present to you my third custom Running Music Mix, carefully prepared with a selection of my favorite tracks from the last couple of months. The genres included shift between house, techno and garage, but whatever you do, make sure you've got some decent speakers for some deep bass. Enjoy! Tracklist No More Runnin - Animal Collective Tiffany - Cedaa Make Um Bounce - Addison Groove Let Me See What U Workin With - Rod Lee I Know - LV & Josh Idehen [...]
Story of Trojan August 29th sees the release of The Story Of Trojan Records , a box set newly-compiled archive of classics, rarities and unreleased material across five CDs. Of the 123 tracks, 87 are new to CD, with many having been unavailable since their original release in Jamaica. In addition, there's a 50-page book with a foreword from Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers/The Special AKA), which also features original photography, memorabilia and [...]
by Paul Brown Given the events of the past week, it'd be easy to be a bit flippant and infuse this weeks singles column with some kind of glib riot theme, make some rubbish Kaiser Chiefs joke, or even drop in some shit crack about Gazza and a fishing rod (we've all got one of those wankers in our Facebook feeds, right?) However, that'd be pretty disrespectful to those who lost businesses, homes, hope, and in the case of one horrible incident, lives, so it's probably best we just focus our attentions on the power of [...]
There's quite a few pop tracks being unleashed on the world this week, but only one that we're interested in spending any money on. In fact, we already have. In the interests of fairness, we're obliged to tell you about the others too, just in case your taste isn't as refined as ours. Remember X Factor girl group Belle Amie? Named after a porn site? Yes, now we're jogging your memory… Well, they're a member down since their stint on the show, but they now have a single called 'Girls Up' , which has a really good [...]
Ep.472 - American Idol Live @ Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN 7-30-11 American Idol Live @ Bridgestone Arena - Nashville, TN American Idol Live Video Fan Reviews - July 30, 2011 Just over a year ago, Lauren Alaina and Paul McDonald were two of approximately 16,000 that auditioned at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena to compete in the 10th season of American Idol . On Saturday night, Lauren and Paul returned to the venue, this time as known stars in a big budget production highlighting Idol 's [...]
Austra July 7, 2011 As I entered what could only be compared to a cave like enclosure in Shoreditch's Cargo, it seemed like the perfect venue for the enchanting Canadian band, Austra . With the beautiful vocals of Katie Stelmanis, I was intrigued to see how they would measure up in comparison to their strength on the debut album Feel It Break . Their support was Bright Light Bright Light who got the crowd ready for Austra. Even though they weren't to everyone's liking, their pop [...]
On September 19 Soma Records is set to release a retrospective box set featuring artists on the label. The box set, titled ' Soma Records: 20 Years ', will feature 3 CD totaling 48 tracks. The first track on the first CD off the box set will be a previously unreleased and unheard Daft Punk track titled " Drive ". The track was recorded in 1994 and was due to be released by Soma but was shelved and never released … until now. Check out [...]
Rod Thomas of Bright Light Bright Light fame is sat firmly in the 405 Artist Picks hotseat. He speaks to us about Kissability records, Seams, Austra and refusing to let go of the 90s. Name: Rod Thomas About: Makes music / remixes as Bright Light Bright Light, runs Another Night clubnight, refuses to let go of the 90s. Listening To: Austra, Twin Shadow, Seams, Beth Ditto, JX, Bjork and Kate Bush. Reading: Je [...]
It's only Austra's second show in the capital and once again it's sold-out and rammed to the rafters. Two desperate fans have even created a DIY 'two tickets needed' sign out of a piece of cardboard and stand hopefully beside the entrance to the hottest show in London this Thursday night. If The Feeling and Calvin Harris mated, support band Bright Light Bright Light would be their bastard love child. The hard hitting synths and chunky 90s beats sit decades away from the forward thinking of tonight's headliner as lead singer Rod Thomas click [...]
Two wins and Dirk Nowitzki separated reality from my carefully orchestrated "I told you so" victory plan. Following the Bulls series and first seven and a half quarters against the Mavs, my bloodthirsty and egotistical tweet rant had already been written, edited and proofed 10 times over. Seriously, it was. Footage of Snoop at the Source Awards had been viewed ad nauseam in preparation for any foolish debate about LeBron not being the rightful King of the NBA after his first Finals victory; a year following the P.R. version of the Chernobyl [...]
When it comes to electronic music legends they don't get much better than Rod Modell . Working under various guises in the last 25 years, his most memorable work has been as Echospace and Deepchord . His latest work, out now on Soma , is based on his time spent in Amsterdam where he documents his time their through each track. This album could be become a classic in years to come. Check the sampler below as well as the EP 1 release. Deepchord - Hash-Bar [...]
Here's the brand new video from British pop singer Bright Light Bright Light (aka Rod Thomas) who told The Guardian that "A "disco moment" is that time you have when you're having the time of your life, like when your favourite song comes on in a club, or when everything feels amazing and you're like "life is great!" and the song is about watching someone you're meant to be close to have that moment in front of you, but you're not included"
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