December 2007

White Rabbits: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 12/13/07

Shawn Donohue December 16, 2007 No Comments

Fort Nightly, the White Rabbits first full length album, keeps popping up on the endless stream of “Best of 2007” lists and it is fairly easy to see why, particularly with the genre-hopping sound and stout song writing. This six piece (Keys, bass, 2 guitars, 2 drummers) have been earning rave reviews around the country with their energetic live show. Tonight they headlined a bill in their adopted home town of NYC.

Kaki King Nominated for Golden Globe

December 15, 2007 No Comments

Velour Music Group is proud to announce that guitarist/songwriter Kaki King has been nominated for a Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for her contributions to Sean Penn’s film "Into

Perpetual Groove Land Save 41 Tour

December 15, 2007 No Comments

Rising out of the ashes of New Year’s Eve, Perpetual Groove [PG] breaks in to the new year to kick off the "Save 41 Tour" which will carry the band

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend

Scott Bernstein December 14, 2007 2 Comments

The writer’s strike is starting to seriously cramp our style. How many times can you watch the same reruns from Dave and Jay over and over? We love watching new

Slow Jerkin’: Little To No Music Relevance

Ace Cowboy December 14, 2007 2 Comments

It’s a brazenly slow Friday at the oficina, so let’s check in with The Whitest Kids U’Know for a semi-old but totally hilarious short sketch. Why not, right? [youtube]BkgMbU-we1o[/youtube] Good

Friday Mix Tape: Another Disjointed Seven

Ace Cowboy December 14, 2007 81 Comments

My non-outsourced Mix Tape posts make me sad…and a little hungry, and partially tired, and dangerously randy. You see, somewhere along the way I completely lost the ability to produce

Friday’s Leftovers: Happy Holidays…Get Out

Scott Bernstein December 14, 2007 2 Comments

Just in case it wasn’t obvious, now is probably not a good time to be working for a record company. Geffen and Interscope gave 15 employees quite the holiday present

Galactic Powers Up for Winter Tour

December 14, 2007 No Comments

Galactic is gearing up for a busy couple of months on the road. The band will kick off a new run of shows December 30 at Soul Kitchen in Mobile,

Super Furry Animals Return to the States

December 14, 2007 No Comments

Welsh alt-rockers Super Furry Animals will mount a North American trek early in 2008 behind their latest album, August’s "Hey Venus!" The trek kicks off Jan. 23 in Hoboken, NJ,

Hot Hot Heat: Happiness LTD.

Eli Scheer December 14, 2007 No Comments

"5 Times Out of 100" should please longtime fans and while it would easy to point out several other standout tracks, it may just be easier to go ahead and recommend Happiness as the best of Hot Hot Heat's career.