The Radio Dept. Bring Dream Pop To Sold-Out Austin Crowd (SHOW REVIEW)

The Radio Dept. Bring Dream Pop To Sold-Out Austin Crowd (SHOW REVIEW)

A surprise sell-out crowd at the Mohawk on Monday night meant that 90’s nostalgia and Swedish dream pop hasn’t lost its luster. The Radio Dept. is a Swedish indie cult band that would prefer to operate out of the studio than be caught banging around on tour. Alas, having only released three albums since their […]

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50 Years Ago Today – Pink Floyd Began Illustrious Recording Career (Listen to “Matilda Mother”)

50 Years Ago Today – Pink Floyd Began Illustrious Recording Career (Listen to “Matilda Mother”)

50 years ago today (2/21/67), Pink Floyd started their first sessions at the EMI Studios, St. John’s Wood, London on their debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, working on the song ‘Matilda Mother’. While Pink Floyd were recording their album with former Beatles engineer Norman Smith, The…
Film Bits: Han Solo Goes into Production; Sad News for ‘Hellboy’ Fans

Film Bits: Han Solo Goes into Production; Sad News for ‘Hellboy’ Fans

Plus, Emma Watson sings in new Beauty and the Beast clip.

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Twin Peaks Releasing Live Double LP ‘Urbs In Horto’ 5/5

Twin Peaks Releasing Live Double LP ‘Urbs In Horto’ 5/5

On May 5th, Twin Peaks will be releasing a live double LP they’re calling Urbs in Horto (out digitally on 3/31). The record features recordings from the band’s  shows at Metro and Thalia Hall in Chicago last December, where they closed out a banner year by selling 3000 tickets in their hometown. The track-list includes songs from across the band’s three studio records, […]

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Pearl Jam, Jim James, Dolly, Kris & More Guest On Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War Child

Pearl Jam, Jim James, Dolly, Kris & More Guest On Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War Child

On May 5, Legacy Recordings (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) will release quite the album of A-listers performing a younger musician’s music. This historic collection features newly recorded versions of all fourteen songs from Brandi Carlile’s breakthrough T Bone Burnett-produced 2007 album The Story, which just last month was certified Gold by the RIAA.  Adele, The […]

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J. Cole Announces 57 City World ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ Tour

J. Cole Announces 57 City World ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ Tour

J. Cole has announced today that he will hit the road for a 57-city world tour. The “4 Your Eyez Only” Tour kicks off in South Carolina with a run of thirteen small, intimate shows before going into Live Nation arenas in North America and the U.K., along with a mix of arena and theater […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Taarka Deliver Feisty Bluegrass Instrumental “Finn McCool Crosses The Rocky Mountains”

SONG PREMIERE: Taarka Deliver Feisty Bluegrass Instrumental “Finn McCool Crosses The Rocky Mountains”

The versatile husband-and-wife team of David and Enion Pelta-Tiller have spent a handful of years pursuing a sound that takes listeners on an enlightening cultural acoustic journey. As Taarka, the group they front along with award-winning bassist Troy Robey and prodigious young guitarist Mike Robinson, they conjure a worldly sound bursting with gypsy jazz, bluegrass, and […]

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Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots) Announce Collaborative LP ‘I Can Spin a Rainbow’

Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots) Announce Collaborative LP ‘I Can Spin a Rainbow’

Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel have announced the release of their eagerly anticipated new album. I Can Spin a Rainbow will be available on CD, LP, and digital download on Friday, May 5th. I Can Spin a Rainbow marks the first full-length collaboration between Palmer and Ka-Spel, founding member of visionary Anglo-Dutch psychedelicists The Legendary Pink […]

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Pegi Young Takes On Life Without Neil on ‘Raw’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Pegi Young Takes On Life Without Neil on ‘Raw’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

[rating=8.00] For most of her life, Pegi Young’s role was that of Neil Young’s wife, partner and musical sidekick, a satisfying set-up to be sure, but one that found her relying on his fame and stature with little regard for her own interests. After 36 years, all those connections were shattered by a painful divorce, […]

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Julia Anrather Revels In Sensual And Sensible Pop On ‘Quentin’

ALBUM PREMIERE: Julia Anrather Revels In Sensual And Sensible Pop On ‘Quentin’

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Julia Anrather has a lot on her plate, spending time as an actress and a producer with a handful of projects going on at any given moment. Somehow though, she manages to inject a ton of creativity and inspiration into her music, which can be described as sensual and sensible pop. Anrather even […]

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