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Sananda Maitreya – Return to Zooathalon
Whether you knew him as Terance Trent D’Arby or know him know as he has been for past decade or more as Sananda Maitreya, his funk rock style remains steadfast as a unique blend
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Bilal – A Love Surreal
Jazzy. Funky. Free-spirited. Romantic. I could go on and on about A Love Surreal in this way. Bilal brings a fulfilling and colorful set of songs for his third full length album. It’s adult
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TuneCrush: Bear Language “Mary Go Round”
While featuring an instrumental project from Boston-based artist Ian Barnett aka Mallow last year (introduced to me by the good folk at Urban Waves), I learned that he also performs drums for the band,
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TuneCrush: Unknown Mortal Orchestra “Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark)”
Well, the month of May is known for National Masturbation Month (at least in the U.S.). Don’t tell that to the director of UMO’s new video, though. With puppets, we have a man going
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Video: Young Dreams “First Days Of Something”
I love when a video brings you into a story that deals with the song, but can also be larger than the song. Hat tip to The Roasty for leading me to this one.
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Lover of the dark: A talk with La Catrin
After fronting the band, Heist At Hand, and opening for groups like Portugal The Man, Receiving End of Sirens, From Autumn to Ashes, and ….And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead,
Read More »TuneCrush: Unknown Mortal Orchestra “So Good At Being In Trouble”
New Zealand/Oregon trio, Unknown Mortal Orchestra serves up a slice a soulful lo-fi rock with a touch of regret. The video shows a lover looking for someone missing, only to find her as a
Read More »Unknown Mortal Orchestra – II
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s singer and songwriter Ruban Neilson mentioned in an interview that he enjoys the sound of recording to tape and has 15 different recorders to capture various aspects of the band’s production,
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TuneCrush: Everything Everything “Kemosabe”
Everything Everything is headed to SXSW 2013, as well as headlining shows at Los Angeles’ Roxy Theater on March 19th and Bowery Ballroom in New York on March 25th. Their EP, Cough Cough, was
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Interview with Jared Putnam of The March Divide
Picture it. You’re based in El Paso, Texas, desiring to live your dream of a thriving musician. Then, a CD that you release with a band called Level begins to get some buzz. I
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Venue booking acts during SXSW 2013
What’s great (and dizzying at times) is the sheer number of musical acts playing during South by South West (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. Together with the official SXSW events and venues, there are
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Toad the Wet Sprocket announces upcoming live performances
Toad the Wet Sprocket are in the studio stirring up new sounds and have announced live performance dates for the spring. Thursday, 3/7 – SOLANA BEACH, CA – Belly Up Friday, 3/8 – AGOURA
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The 1975 announce U.S. Spring tour dates
UK rock/pop outfit, The 1975. have announced tour dates in the U.S. this Spring 2013, including appearances at SXSW in Austin. The 1975 — Live Dates March 20, 2013 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
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TuneCrush: On and On “The Hunter”
Currently on tour with Geographer, the band On and On have made a track that just gets stuck in my head and the video is pure MTV Network circa 1985. Nate Eiesland, Alissa Ricci,
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Coachella 2013 Lineup Announced
Here the lineup for one pop music largest festivals, Coachella. Last year, they brought us holographic Tupac Shakur (video below the poster). What do you think they’ll do this year? This will also mark
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