This year marks the 25th anniversary of venerable indie-label Sub Pop . The Seattle-based record label helped defined the sound of the Pacific Northwest in the late '80s/early '90s putting our records from the likes Mudhoney, Soundgarden, TAD and Nirvana. Over the last decade, the label that was once known almost exclusively as the home to grunge, has reinvented itself bringing us critically acclaimed albums from the likes of Fleet Foxes, The Shins, Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, The Head & The Heart and Flight Of The Conchords. [...]
Yesterday, unbeknownst to us, we missed the fact that March 8th marked the 44th anniversary of Bill Graham opening the legendary Fillmore East. The venue, located on Manhattan's E. 6th Street and 2nd Avenue, which was then known as the Lower East Side, hosted just about every important and influential rock act from 1968 to 1971. The former Yiddish theater, opened with a meaty, impressive triple bill of Big Brother & The Holding Company, Tim Buckley and Albert King on that late winter night. [Signpost Marks The Spot - Photo by [...]
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Last year, former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters celebrated the 30th anniversary of The Wall by mounting an extensive world tour, that was touted for its updated multi-media presentation of the iconic album. Last week, Waters revealed to Rolling Stone , whose latest issue features a cover story on the legendary psychedelic rock band, that he would be bringing the tour back to the United States next [...]
'Design Desire' Abbe May is already a well known artist in Australia. Here’s hoping her latest album ‘Design Desire’ will make her more known for the rest of the world as well. ‘Design Desire’ is the third album, and the best to date, based on the few songs I’ve heard from the first two albums. [...]
This weekend, the Dave Matthews Band will return to New York City with their traveling multi-day festival - Caravan - after Hurricane Irene forced the postponement of its final two days several weeks back. Moving just a bit north up the East River from Governor's Island to Randall's Island, the fest will retain its three-day format, where the DMB will be joined by the likes of Dispatch, who will play on Friday and Saturday nights, Warren Haynes, who will perform a special solo set, and vintage jam act From Good Homes. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds [...]
"Taurus Chorus" is from Abbe May's album Design Desire . http://www.abbemay.com/
Bowery Presents has easily cemented themselves as the premiere concert promoter in the New York City area, booking shows in their fully-owned and operated venues as well as places like the Beacon and Radio City. After recently expanding their empire to both Boston and Maine, Bowery Presents has now announced that they will be opening a new music venue in Philadelphia to be called Union Transfer . The 600-person venue, which was once home to a train depot, will host about 200 shows a year and will open with a show from Clap Your [...]
Following closely our coverage on Perth female rock artist, Abbe May's new album release this week, she has just premiered her 3rd video for her album, Design Desire, for her single, "Taurus Chorus" which we shared with you last week. Watch her new video and grab a hold of the album if you are able (Australia only). Three months ago we featured the video for Abbe May' s title track. There's a full album preview streaming exclusively at Street Press Australia [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: PJ Harvey, Portishead, Patti Smith, Jack White "Abbe May - Taurus Chorus" What's so good? Beware! The first time you listen to this album your head might blow up. Abbe May is 100% rock, and her third album, Design Desire , needs to be handled with the utmost care. From the seemingly endless talent pool [...]
Three months ago we featured the video for Abbe May' s title track from her forthcoming album – Design Desire and have been waiting anxiously and now that her album is just 4 sleeps from hitting the pavement down under, we have full album preview streaming exclusively at Street Press Australia Abbe May - Taurus Chorus
"An enigmatic artist, Abbe May has been brewing her captivating live show and unique rock and roll over the past four years, which has seen her accumulate numerous accolades and a passionate fan-base along the way. ‘Mammalian Locomotion’ and ‘Design Desire’, the first two singles from Abbe’s third album, indicate a new direction; showcasing heavy, scaling riffs and seductively ethereal vocals. Both singles immediately attracted the attention of Australian and international critics, many citing Abbe as carving an important presence in the future of Rock ‘n’ Roll". Perfected Rock Chic, outstanding guitar style [...]
Abbe May - Design Desire Dear America, Abbe May's track "Design Desire" will kick your ass. Stop screwing around and get on this Australian's bandwagon already. She's already on her third album. Abbe May - "Design Desire" (Official Video)
We keep our eyes peeled for new tour dates announcements each week and compile them on Tuesdays for this handy column… Since debuting in August of 2007, Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba! has become something of a pop culture phenomenon not only among its legions of pre-school age fans, but parents as well, with its mix of smartly written sketches and hipster-leaning musical guests. With the overwhelming success of their first-ever live concert tour in 2010, DJ Lance & Co. have announced that they will once again head out on the road, this time [...]
After years of appearing on each other's albums and sharing the stage together when their schedules allowed, the husband and wife tandem of Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi have decided to put their respective solo bands on hold in order to join forces for a brand new band they've simply crowned the Tedeschi Trucks Band . The 11-piece ensemble features an amalgam of talent they've hand picked from their respective bands that includes Oteil & Kofi Burbridge, drummers J. J. Johnson and Tyler Greenwell, trumpeter Maurice Brown, saxophonist Kebbi Williams, trombonist Saunders Sermons plus Mark [...]
Abbe May has apparently been causing a bit of a stir in her native Australia for intense and exciting live shows. It is easy to see why. Her latest offering 'Design Desire' is a stunning piece of rock and roll swagger with crunching guitars, scaling riffs and seductively haunting vocals. This is definitely an artist to keep an eye on, [...]
I'm obsessed with Abbe May WOW! I don't know what sets Perth, Australia apart from the rest of the country, but this western city keeps punching us out with bands that turn things upsidedown, from one of my favorite new bands in years, TAME IMPALE , to today's Song Of The Day, ABBE MAY . Think Tame Impale meets Massive Attack and you are getting close to this grungy freakiness. I only posses two tracks, this one and another instant hit, " Design Desire" [...]
Over the last few years, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, which boasts an impressive array of celebrities buried within its grounds, has played host to a series of unique concerts. The latest batch of artists to sign on to perform amongst the tombstones include Explosions In The Sky, James Blake, Mark Lanegan and Flaming Lips . The psychedelic-rock act , who will play the cemetery for two nights and one morning on June 14 and 15, will seize the opportunity by performing their 1999 breakthrough album The Soft Bulletin [...]
After developing her own musical style consisting of rock n roll, moody rock with a guitar driven sound, Australian singer and songwriter Abbe May have gained a reputation both nationally and internationally as an intense and exiting live performer. She just released the first single ‘Design Desire’ from her second album, due to be released [...]
Artist: Abbe May From: Perth (Australia) Label: Sandcastle Music Info: Facebook :: Website Round these parts, we're perhaps a little quick to jump on the Kylie bandwagon when anyone suggests anything related to female Australian songstresses. However that leap really needs updating so as to include Abbe May in the mix. Who exactly is she you may ask? Well Abbe [...]
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