Best New Bands » jayz http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Ten Questions With Rita Ora http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ten-questions-with-rita-ora/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ten-questions-with-rita-ora/#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:12:00 +0000 Having a hit record is tough, but topping your native land’s album chart on your first LP? That’s something even more remarkable. But that’s how it’s gone for Rita Ora. Discovered by Jay-Z and Roc Nation three years ago, the petit singer’s distinguishable vocals and catchy tunes have made her a fixture on pop radio

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  1. 10 Questions with Alex Casnoff of Harriet Chances are you haven’t heard of HARRIET or their recent single, “I Slept With All Your Mothers”, but Alex Casnoff, former member of Dawes is hoping that changes. He is a bit testy in the interview, but perhaps that is...
  2. 10 Questions With Ryan Karazija of Low Roar I was given an opportunity, recently to ask Ryan Karazija, formerly of Audrye Sessions, currently of Low Roar (check out my review of their new album here) a few questions in our ongoing series 10 Questions With Matty D. I...
  3. 9 questions and One Embarrassing Story With A B & The Sea San Francisco residents (by way of Wisconsin) A B & The Sea have a fresh sound that will be an instant hit for anyone who is a fan of both retro pop/rock and modern indie rock. Their songs, like the...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 4, 2011 Welcome to another weekend! Start it off right with music from the artists we’ve featured this week at BestNewBands.com. “Steel My Heart” – The Angry Orts Liz Livengood got a chance to sit down with The Angry Orts before their...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 18, 2011 Kick off your weekend with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Be My Girl” – The Smith Westerns Over the weekend, Leif Roswold caught The Smith Westerns at The Echo in L.A. The sold-out show attracted Hollywood hipsters...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 11, 2011 Kick off your pre-Valentine’s (or Singles Awareness) Day weekend with songs from some of the artists we’ve featured this week.   “There’s Nothing For Me Here” – Range Rover On Sunday, Liz Livengood caught up with this San Diego trio,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-may-13-2011/feed/ 0 Innerpartysystem Will “Never Be Content” With Standing Still http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/innerpartysystem-will-never-be-content-with-standing-still/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/innerpartysystem-will-never-be-content-with-standing-still/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Electronic/dance-pop heroes Innerpartysystem are not going to have a quiet 2011. Their EP, Never Be Content will be released on February 22nd, and it’s really something special. The band: Patrick Nissley, Jared Piccone and Kris Barman, are also in the process of finishing a new full-length record, which is due this year as well. Their

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  1. North Carolina’s Troop 41 are Soldiers of the Game Billed as the “next big thing to come out of the Carolinas” Troop 41 are Tristian Brown (T-Breezy), Lelynd Darkes (Lil Lee), and Dakare Wilder (Lil Inferno). The trio met in 2005 during middle school in Raleigh, North Carolina and...
  2. Disco Ain’t Dead: The Aikiu Interview The Aikiu is the musical concoction that occurs when you add two parts disco and one part electronic pop into a boiling pot with a classical broth. That’s because Alex Aikiu was trained in classical piano, learning the ropes by...
  3. Hard Work Proves That Bears Do Go To Heaven Brooklyn-based experimental rock outfit Bear In Heaven is proof that hard work and perseverance pays off. Formed by Jon Philpot in 2003 and despite having released two earlier records, the band finally has broken through in 2010. This year, they’ve...
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  1. Conversations with Legends: Yoko Ono talks with Philip Sumner A few years back I visited a Yoko Ono retrospective exhibit in Japan featuring the work from her 1966 show at the Indica gallery. This was the show that acquainted John Lennon with Yoko’s work. At the time I was...
  2. Casiokids Have The Right Stuff! When I looked at Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide lineup- I was pretty amped on most of it, and I did a little happy dance (literally- their music makes you happy dance) when I saw Casiokids included amidst several other great...
  3. The Music to Mend Fences Yesterday, I was able to talk on the phone with Christopher Mansfield, aka Fences. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter has put out some of my favorite records in the last two years: The Ultimate Puke EP and the Sara Quin (of Tegan...
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