Posts by Shane Handler

Jay Peak lies way out in the middle of Vermont nowhere, in between the

]With the release of Brian Wilson

It seems one man can make a difference. Local New York musician David Lott did more than just watch the tsunami devastation on the nightly news and read the reports in the morning paper. He actually took the tragedy on a personal level and made a call to action.

The Secret Machines are still defining what their live shows can potentially transgress to, while finding their stage voice as a headliner. This building period is an exciting step forward for an act that is almost guaranteed to be huge upon the release of their next album. Thriving on delivering a fresh taste of rock n

As bassist for 80s garage post punkers, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson helped forge the path for everyone from Wilco to Nirvana. Now he’s busy once again, this time with Guns ‘N Roses and another solo album – Village Gorilla Head

In the beginning stages of a lengthy three-month tour that stretches from Toronto to Australia, Oberst and his band took the stage following openers Coco Rosie and Tilly and the Wall. Representing his great record label, Saddle Creek, and backed by a six-person band of relatively fresh faced musicians, Bright Eyes appeared as a band of “gifted kids.”

Assembled by The Triple Dot Agency, Chicago Minds and Souls[/] showcases today

Its hard to get excited about a compilation. Its typically no more than a glorified mix tape like the ones you made for your girlfriend in high school. But this is no ordinary collection of artists – and these are not the songs you dubbed off the radio. Believe it or not, but had this

RANA is like taking in a Pavement, Devo, Talking Heads, Cars, Ween
and Ted Nugent concert in 1 two-hour show. Led by the new-wave
vocals of keyboardist Matt Durant, who stands behind the keyboards
in cool Ric Ocasek fashion, and guitarist Scott Metzger, who mans
his guitar with showmanship and grit, RANA is definitely best seen
and heard live.

Produced by Ethan Johns, (Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, the Jayhawks) who also ads the drums, bass and piano parts, [Trouble is all heart and trembling white soul. LaMontagne

If you still think Bright Eyes is reserved for the

It may be January, but this is one you

Thanks to the camcorder, blur has released starshaped, a video retrospective of their carefree glory days from 1991-1994. These are moments when cases of Newcastle were flowing freely, backstage buffoonery was welcomed, and overall drunkenness and reckless travel dominated the landscape of a band that had only the pressure of finding their sound.

Having recently signed to Dave Matthew

Jimmy Chamberlin is behind his drum kit again. For this rock veteran, this is far from exotic territory. It was Chamberlin after all who laid the beats down for some of the 90

With their latest release, Head For The Door, The Exies deliver more FM hooks and cigarette vocals, that peel with 90

Who would have thought just a couple years ago that three bands by the names of Sleater- Kinney, Wilco and The Flaming Lips would be headlining a place called Madison Square Garden on New Years Eve.

Since the release of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in 2002, Wilco’s stature has risen to “cool” mainstream, right along with their marketability. With a
headlining New Years Eve date at the prestigious Madison Square Garden, they secure a respected place in rock history, not to mention a damn good place to sell overpriced goodies. But for those without tickets, don’t fret, as
the latest band merch is now available in bookstores and amazon carts
everywhere, with a colorful 165 page book and CD of unreleased material.

Neil Young

Lazy Boy TV is the debut album from Lazyboy, that combines words and music in a bizarre social commentary on the state of world affairs. Behind dialog, the music blares like an infomercial at 4am, when you