Best New Bands » The Beach Boys 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 BNBTV Spotlight: Gold Motel, “Safe in LA” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bnbtv-spotlight-gold-motel-safe-in-la/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bnbtv-spotlight-gold-motel-safe-in-la/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000 BestNewBands.com In the wake of featuring The Goondas on BNBTV Spotlight, I stumbled easily from link to link on to a ton of bands playing on the Minneapolis/Minnesota music scene.  One of these bands was the glowing Gold Motel (actually from Chicago), who in this video prove their knowledge and mastery of a perfect pop

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  2. BNBTV Spotlight: Verity in Stereo, “One Shot” BestNewBands.com Verity in Stereo. Hmm.  My first reaction is to look up the word ‘verity.’ verity |ˈveritē|: noun ( pl. -ties), a true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental importance : the eternal verities. Now, “in Stereo”?  How about...
  3. BNBTV Spotlight: Applespacebar, “Simplify” BestNewBands.com With so much synth and experimental action gracing the alternative music scene recently, I relax a little to listen to a classic guitar-driven alternative rock band such as the oh-so-ironically-titled Applespacebar.  With sounds reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World and...
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