London – Managing to please everybody in an open plan office with your choice of music is a challenging feat. With as many different tastes as there are people, its neigh-on impossible to keep everybody happy (or indeed stop them from whinging). However, without exception, no album has gone down on our floor as
Nashville – Guitar virtuoso Gary Clark Jr. has gotten an outrageous amount of attention in the past few years. He was named Rolling Stone’s Best Young Gun, he has appeared alongside larger-than-life rockers like The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, and he’s even laid claim to May 3rd, the day dubbed “Gary Clark Jr. Day”
Austin – Watching Savages perform live is a necessary, energizing experience, a group bringing together the powerful guitar riffs of Gemma Thompson and invigorating percussive sounds from Fay Milton. Frontwoman Jehnny Beth leads the group with a strong, deep vocal component, sharing lyrics that are dark and simple, but never alienating to listeners. The fast
Nashville – Those Darlins have been causing a bit of a stir in Nashville lately. It’s not necessarily for the music on their new album, Blur The Line, so much as its risqué cover art that shows more Darlin flesh than we’ll ever see of most people. Nashville’s iconic record store Grimey’s New and Pre-loved
For one reason or another, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are two of the most polarizing figures in music (especially hip-hop) today. One reason may be because Macklemore doesn’t have the typical cred and qualities that go along with being a rapper would usually entail. He’s white, from Seattle (not exactly known as a hotbed for
If you’re at all familiar with Grave Babies, lead singer Danny Wahlfel’s recent response to a question from IntoTheWoods.tv about song meaning might not be all that shocking— “They’re pretty much just all about depression and nihilism. A lot of nihilism going on.” That’s fair, considering the aesthetics of a band that’s LP (Crusher,
Monday night shows usually bring a special type of crowd and The Postelles recent Chicago show at The Bottom Lounge was had exactly that. I followed the sound of screaming youngsters at this all ages event towards the stage and grabbed a spot off to the side. Perfect for watching the openers, Ambassadors and
Blue Horizon is excited to debut “Evil Things,” a new track from The Black Angels. The song is off their upcoming album Indigo Meadow, out April 2nd. RollingStone.com premiered ”Evil Things,” calling it “a heavy-duty headbanger built around a foreboding guitar riff.” The track is available now on iTunes as an instant download with pre-orders. “Evil Things” focuses
It’s always interesting to see what similarities or disconnects form when the lead singer of a group breaks out on their own with brand new solo material. Inevitably, you’ll have hardcore fans who clamor for songs from the original outfit, and hopefully some new fans that are coming to the new material all fresh and
Seeing a band perform in a small space can be very telling. When the number of attendees is less than 150 people, it’s easy to judge the ability of not only said band’s live show, but also how they’re able to connect with an audience in a room that would be just a hair bigger