Tag: rock
Long Play!: The Weeks – Dear Bo Jackson
The last time we reviewed The Weeks, it was for their killer EP, Gutter Gaunt Gangster, which hit as hard as any full length we’ve heard over the last year. A little under 8 months later, The Weeks have returned with their follow up, Dear Bo Jackson, which is actually only their second full length record since [...]
EP Alert!: Kill Murray – Microscopic Feel
What is it with 2013? It seems like every musician in the world is feeding off of one another, producing a groundswell of musical brilliance that is coming at a rate that makes it nearly impossible to digest before the next mind-blower comes along. In this current environ, it would be plausible for smaller, up-and-coming [...]
Rewind: The Band – Don’t Do It – Rock of Ages
We’re changing up the format of Sunday Rewind a bit, now going even deeper by going one song at a time. So what track would we want to showcase for the debut of the format? The answer came pretty quickly when by chance, or fate, what could be the perfect rock track popped up on the shuffle. [...]
Long Play: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper – Ripely Pine
Ambition is a funny thing in the music business. Ultimately, some level of ambition is behind every piece of music. But, what we’re talking about is ballsy ambition — the kind that means taking a step that makes the major labels cringe — the kind that either makes you or breaks you. Aly Spaltro makes [...]
EP Alert!: Nico Vega – Fury Oh Fury
Nico Vega are not newcomers to the music world. They’ve toured extensively with Neon Trees, Blondie, Imagine Dragons, and Semi Precious Weapons, among other indie heavyweights. Linda Perry produced three of the tracks off of 2009′s eponymous debut. Indeed, Nico Vega has already accomplished more than most bands can ever hope to. So why is [...]
Single of the Week: Mother Feather – Mother Feather (Video)
Over the course of the last year, we’ve gotten to know the sassy, seedy, and seductive world of Mother Feather quite while. They have been on quite the tear this last calendar year, releasing their debut EP, touring up a storm (including a UK stint), all whilst working on new tracks to hit us upside [...]
Sunday (Video) Rewind: Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
It was April 1986 when Peter Gabriel released his seminal video for ‘Sledgehammer’ off of his smash record So that topped the charts in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. With the industry still very much in the exploratory phase of the music video as a medium, Gabriel unsurprisingly saw the medium as a fantastic [...]
Watch This: Arctic Monkeys Spankin’ New Single: R U Mine?
Even though I can’t stand the trend of text-inspired song titles, there is no denying that the newest single from the Arctic Monkeys, ‘R U Mine’ just released this week is a straightforward rocker. Be prepared for multiple playbacks because this track is chock full of riffs, fills, and addictive choruses. This is a direction [...]
Buy This Album Now: Black Taxi – We Don’t Know Any Better
The first time I crossed paths with the boys in Black Taxi, I was at the now-defunct Annex. It was 2008 and The Parlor Mob was headlining, which was the only band I knew on the bill. The first band up was the London Souls, another amazing NYC-based band, and while I was down talking [...]
A Song to Get Your Weekend Started…
Mick found these guys last week and I started listening this week (which is usually the case with us – one starts and then the other comes in weeks later). The rock’n’roll outfit U.S. Royalty out of D.C. just dropped their first full length effort on 25 jan 2011. They are currently unsigned. The 9th [...]
