Fifteen years after he scratched a lifelong itch and moved to New York City, Steve Wynn has settled in nicely to life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The relocation also breathed fire into a music career that already had notched landmark albums by his first band, the Dream Syndicate, collaborations with Gutterball and a slew [...]
Unsigned band Old Wives’ Tale hails from Miami. This dark, pop-punk trio calls itself “amphetamine music,” a term that came about while the band was recording and represents what the group wants its music to do: “to stimulate both children and adults so that they won’t fall asleep as life passes before their eyes.” Check [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Manchester Orchestra Rerun from June 10. You’ll get to see Atlanta indie-prog band Manchester Orchestra play “I’ve Got Friends” from sophomore album Mean Everything To Nothing (Favorite Gentlemen). Last [...]
Fifteen years after he scratched a lifelong itch and moved to New York City, Steve Wynn has settled in nicely to life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The relocation also breathed fire into a music career that already had notched landmark albums by his first band, the Dream Syndicate, collaborations with Gutterball and a slew [...]
New York City’s Kiss Kiss has made some of the most stretch-of-your-imagination music of the last few years. No two songs sound the same on new album The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left, which was recorded on two-inch tape in a house in upstate New York. This gave Kiss Kiss time to play around with its [...]
The Britpop phenomenon might have ended nearly 15 years ago, but it cast such a shadow over the U.K. music scene that its presence is still felt today. Where would groups such as Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys or the Killers be without Blur, Pulp and Oasis? Often maligned as a scene obsessed with fame and [...]
Fifteen years after he scratched a lifelong itch and moved to New York City, Steve Wynn has settled in nicely to life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The relocation also breathed fire into a music career that already had notched landmark albums by his first band, the Dream Syndicate, collaborations with Gutterball and a slew [...]
John Vanderslice has brought us the final installment of a three-part series of videos featuring the Magik*Magik Orchestra. Together, they perform “Promising Actress,” a song originally off Vanderslice’s 2004 album, Cellar Door, except this version is wonderfully acoustic and features vocals where chimes used to be. It’s possibly the best-sounding thing to ever come out of [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (NBC): Robert Cray Here’s your fun fact for the week: In Animal House, Robert Cray played bass for the house band, Otis Day And The Knights. He’s also a [...]
Fifteen years after he scratched a lifelong itch and moved to New York City, Steve Wynn has settled in nicely to life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The relocation also breathed fire into a music career that already had notched landmark albums by his first band, the Dream Syndicate, collaborations with Gutterball and a slew [...]
