Best New Bands » Lady Gaga 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 Wale Gets Ambitious on His Latest Record http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/wale-gets-ambitious-on-his-latest-record/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/wale-gets-ambitious-on-his-latest-record/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:25:19 +0000 From his humble beginnings in the mid-aughts as a rising rapper from Washington, I’ve been on the Wale bandwagon and for full disclosure (and an interesting piece of history for those of you who care about these things), I did my first artist interview him just as he was on the precipice of breaking through,

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  1. Save the Clocktower’s sophomore album Carousel worth riding again and again There’s a lot to like about Save the Clocktower‘s album Carousel. The Chicago trio’s sophomore album was released at the end of February 2011, but it’s worth a belated review because the album is fantastic. The musicianship is solid, but...
  2. Introducing our first-ever Artist of the Week LA Font! LA Font is the kind of band that invites their audience to experience the full spectrum of emotions along with them at their live shows. At any given moment, the entire room could be experiencing heart-racing excitement, angsty adrenaline spikes...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/semi-precious-weapons-on-the-rox-with-a-twist/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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