Philadelphia’s Chiddy Bang has just put out a new music video for “Sooner Or Later,” from the Opposite Of Adults EP. The track itself has strong commentary on the idea of poverty in America versus what the people of Nigeria experience every day of their lives. The video provides a powerful visual to make the point [...]
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 (CBS): Alejandro Escovedo Alejandro Escovedo is supporting new album Street Songs Of Love. The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC): Metric Metric is promoting latest LP Fantasies.
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
Songstress Kathryn Calder gained acclaim as a teenager with her band Immaculate Machines, while most of her peers were getting grounded for smokin’ dope and bringing home report cards stamped with Cs. (Or was that just us?) After her mother discovered her birth family and Calder discovered uncle Carl Newman, she joined with her newly united [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week Atlas Sound takes on Connee Boswell’s “Blue Moon.” MAGNET’s Ryan Burleson pulls the pin. Take cover! It’s hardly a stretch to assume most people were introduced to classic ballad “Blue Moon” by way of Elvis Presley or the Marcels, who [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
Titles frontman Brad Amorosino is a man of many talents. Besides being a musician, he moonlights as an illustrator; in fact, his illustrated fairy tale book, The Demon And The Dirt Bell, inspired the name of the New Haven, Conn., quintet’s latest release, Dirt Bell. The album, which was recorded in various locales all over [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Runner Runner Who invited pop/punk back? Runner Runner is most likely performing hit “So Obvious.” Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC): Crowded House Australia’s Crowded House is promoting sixth studio album [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
