The New Pacific “Yesterday” Heavy Towards The Light “Yesterday” by The New Pacific starts off sounding like a song by Blur or another Brit Band, then that primal scream and you know you’re in a completely different territory. The New … Continue Reading
Fort Atlantic “Just Hold On” Shadow Shaker Vol 1 What a great band. This poppy blend of light and dark has that 90’s sound updated to the 10’s. Think of The Smithereens. They seem to be the best band to … Continue Reading
The Big Drops “By The Water” Time, Color What a great sound. Imagine, if you will, if Julian Cope was a member of the Beatles during their Revolver stage. You would get The Big Drops. The way the music twists and … Continue Reading
Patrick Joseph “Arsonist Blues” Hindsight Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Patrick Joseph is now located in LA, where he is making beautiful, personal music that strikes deep into the heart. He has this voice that is slightly raw with emotion yet … Continue Reading
Tobin Sprout “Future Boy Today/Man Of Tomorrow” The Universe & Me Tobin Sprout has always been an asskicker, and it’s so nice to see and hear that he still has it. As usual, Sprout, former leader of Guided By Voices, … Continue Reading
The Blondies “Just Another Evening” Just Another Evening What a powerful song, what a powerful video. It’s about we in this country take sexual assault seriously, and the video and song makes that painfully real. Besides which, The Blondies are … Continue Reading
The Proper Ornaments “Memories” Foxhole The project of James Hoare (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls) and Max Oscarnold (Toy), with Daniel Nellis and Bobby Syme joining on bass and drums, The Proper Ornaments have that Rubber Soul/Oasis type of sound. They are certainly … Continue Reading
Paul McCartney has signed a worldwide recording agreement with Capitol Records, it was announced today by Capitol Music Group (CMG) Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett. “This is genuinely exciting for me,” McCartney said. “Not only was Capitol my first U.S. … Continue Reading
Elephant Stone “Manipulator” Ship Of Fools The day approaches that we been waiting for: the official release of Elephant Stone of Sept 19. What a great band. The combination of rock music and Indian sitar music is such a great … Continue Reading
When the Flaming Lips said they were recording music with Miley Cyrus they weren’t kidding. After posting an instagram photo with Miley fans went wild with mixed reactions of what a Flaming Lips and Miley Cyrus collaboration might sound like … Continue Reading
Paul McCartney revealed that the legendary Beatles song “Yesterday” was originally intended to have an electronica backing. McCartney even approached early electronica music pioneer Delia Derbyshire about producing the track. Derbyshire was one of the first electronica music artists most famous for her … Continue Reading