
Emily Beanblossom's a bit of a roamer, and we're happy to have her find a home here in Austin, for the time being at least. She's about to release her new album, Pith , via K Records on March 15th (if you buy straight from K, all money goes to Emily!) under the Ruby Fray moniker. There's a nice bit of difference in the two tracks, one featuring a heavy-handed guitar backbone, the other more gentle and quirky. You'll enjoy a similar [...]

Christmas 2011 is rapidly retreating into the rearview window of 2012, but it's never too early to start celebrating Christmas 2012, right? Kidding there, but Christmas more than anything is all about traditions. My family has done pretty much the same thing for every Christmas since I can remember no matter where we are, of course with a little tweak here or there. One thing that never changes is our Christmas music. My oldest sister starts blasting Christina Aguilera's My Kind of Christmas as early as possible and that is gradually joined by the Three Tenors and some [...]

Nothing but pleasure in music i tell ya.. Ive been following this man for 2 years now and he has never disappointed, not one time in all of his craft making... If you haven't copped his early stuff, it's highly recommended you do... "OneLoveBeats" has own style of craft and hasn't shifted his thoughts through sense of play just yet...You still can sit back and drift away in rhythm...Also to add to it, if you heard the "Brother Nature" Christmas Album, Hooked Up Real J. Wallace and OneLoveBeats together to get some tracks done for the album, so take a [...]
The news that Seal is to divorce from Heidi Klum is like journalistic viagra to Gordon this morning. Why? Because it allows him to wheel out the tabloid's favourite old trope : [Other divorcing celebs] may have valid reasons but neither can compete with a national rivalry that's sparked two world wars and two semi-final defeats on penalties. Seal said: "We certainly have differences of opinion. I mean, she's German and I'm English, so if I said we didn't have differences of opinion, no one would believe that." I suppose the grinding out of world [...]
Daft Punk Christmas Commercial (France) "Better late than never, but never late is better"

CLICK IMAGE FOR VIDEO Rapper Random, known for his old school rap style combined with his like for video games created an album, "Forever Famicom" which is produced with own Panacea's own, K-Murdock. This video is the 2nd single from the album shot at the Video Game Convention, PAX East 2011 By 2Thirteen Films...Ghea make sure you keep it locked here on with a special project in the making, WIB STYLE!.. ghea! WIB PRESS PLAY!! Previous posts on Random Mega-Ran: Twitter [...]
Yesterday reached over 60°. It was an absolutely gorgeous day filled with warmth and sunshine. Today is no slouch either. The temperature is already 45°. I didn't see a winter coat all morning when I went to breakfast. The nights are in the 302s but it is, after all, winter. The last of Christmas is disappearing as I write. The outside lights are coming down and being stored away until next year. I will miss the star most of all. It was bright and beautiful and had a tail of 5 strands of lights. It stood tall above [...]

Cocknbullkid was supposed to be working hard on her upcoming sophomore album after she made some waves with Adulthood . But, she has all these tracks under her belt and felt it right to give it our to all of us at once. Yes, the new release is aptly titled Adolescence and its made available for free by the singer herself! Get it and pick from it! Click here to download it! Filed under: Beats , Brit Brit Brit Tagged: Adolescence , Adulthood [...]
My sister and brother-in-law are coming down today. I've held their Christmas presents and Christmas goodies for ransom until they visit. Every Christmas my sisters have certain expectations from me. Moe and Rod, in Colorado, expect English toffee. Sheila, who's coming tomorrow, expects her fudge and date-nut bread. She won't be disappointed. Once I knew Sheila was coming, I made both of them. She'll open her presents first then we're going to lunch. Last night was warmer than I expected. When Gracie went out before we went to bed, I decided to follow her and check out the [...]

Hace meses os contábamos los detalles del disco navideño de She & Him , artistas a los que había que incluir en una larga lista en la que encontrábamos discos que no siempre acaban gustando a la crítica pero que funcionan muy bien en estas fechas en las que aún nos encontramos. El dúo, formado por Zooey Deschanel y M. Ward, volvía con un tercer trabajo a medias, ya que se trata de un disco de versiones, pero eso no quita que sea nuevo material, y tampoco que [...]
Watch and download ANR's spacey, psyched-out cover of Kelis' hit with Andre 3000 'Millionaire.'
This is the strangest winter. Yesterday was freezing, literally. When I went to the dump, an open area all around, I thought I'd been whisked to the steppes of Russia. The wind was so cold my hands nearly froze when I got out of the car to toss the trash, lots of trash, in the bins, and by the time I got back into the car, my breathing was as heavy as if I'd be plodding through drifts of snow. Right now it is 36° and feels almost balmy. The paper says 402s today and 49° by the weekend. I [...]
This is totally out of the Scissor Sisters' ballpark, but it is a little jumpy. Not our cup of tea really, although we love when Jake Shears' vocals come in. But, we don't like the direction nor do we think the band should continue this way. Let's hope the new album packs a punch with some premium glam rock and alternative twists, like we are used to. Related articles Scissor Sisters Get Their Shady Love In New Music Video (pinkbananaworld.com) [...]
Laidback Luke drops A Wonderful Christmas Time vs. Blau! @ Gatecrasher Birmingham White Party 2011 Laidback Luke dropped Paul McCartney - A Wonderful Christmas Time and Laidback Luke & Lee Mortimer - Blau! at The White Party, Gatecrasher Birmingham, Boxing Day 2011

From all of us at Allie is Wired and The Beauty Stop ... May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. Thanks for reading! xo

John Moore's New Year Message Of Hope ! On Christmas Day, without fail the Queen bestows her wisdom on her loyal subjects and reflects back on what an idiot her husband has been. At the VPME we have gone one better and this New Years message is brought to you by the epitome of sophisticated rock n roll nobility in the shape of the recently knighted Sir John Moore ( Black Box Recorder , The Expressway, The Jesus And Mary Chain , The John Moore Rock N Roll Trio, The Idler, The Guardian ) [...]

MP3: Poingly - "Boyfriends Come and Go (But Poingly Is Forever) (Live on WHFR, 12-07-11)" MP3: Poingly - "I'd Like To See You Naked (Live on WHFR, 12-07-11)" It was probably sort of arrogant to end the year with my own performance, but when you host an internet radio show of your own, you can do the same! I will say that I have a wonderful time this year, and look forward to more in-studio performances in 2012!

Ho-Ho-Ho! Those dedicated enough to put down the egg-nog and head to Lavo on Christmas Eve were treated to an incredible night. Having not ventured to Lavo since the summer, I was thoroughly impressed with the renovations that the club had undergone, adding two GIANT HD LED Screens on either side of the DJ Booth, and a brand new CO2 Cold Fog System capable of covering the entire club with a dense haze. As usual, our hosts at Lavo spared no expense, providing guests with signature Lavo LED foam sticks, contributing significantly to the atmosphere of the party. [...]

MP3: My Dear Mycroft - "And the Wave Made the Clearing (Live on WHFR, 11-16-11)" MP3: My Dear Mycroft - "Unknown Title (Live on WHFR, 11-16-11)" Compiling the performances from our show on Washington Heights Free Radio has been uber fun for us! We're almost to the end of the year, and things are about to get even sweeter with two MP3s from My Dear Mycroft 's performance on the show. A relatively new band on the scene, trust us when we say we [...]