It takes a lot to make it in the rap scene nowadays. Mostly because the often fruitless endeavor is chalk-full of been there done that’s whose expiration date was so five minutes ago. But every so often there’s that old school sound with a new school vibe, something tried and true that still keeps a
It’s overcast in now not so sunny California. You’re heading over the canyon and through the hills to anxiously awaiting the ending of your nine to five nonsense filled week. As per usual you’ve had enough of early morning talk radio which has nothing of value and you’ve resorted to shuffling through your car’s glove
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com “The Dead Dog” – Portugal. The ManClaire Gallagher reviewed P.tM’s recent show at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
It’s Thursday- that’s like a hop skip and a jump from Friday- but we still need a bit of motivation to make it through the Monday to (almost!) Friday mundane. Lucky for us we’ve been clued into a little auditory treat care of the always exciting and ever innovative Darwin Deez!
It’s a typical day. I’m attached to my Macbook Pro I’ve affectionately named my Appletini, I’m scouring the online music sites for something that doesn’t make me want to throw my ipod against a wall, and my music A.D.D. is in full effect. The universe must have felt my desperation and they sent immediate aid
OH MY GOD- Where did you get that!? I pretty much shouted unintentionally at a woman working with Dane Rumble about her necklaces. I’d blame the heat for half losing my mind but it’s no secret I’m a serious silver fiend (hi my name is Lauren, and I have a problem.) She looked at me
Start your weekend off right with music from artist featured this week on BestNewBands.com “You Oughta Know” – Das Racist “Coming or Going” – White Arrows Lauren Novik highlighted the upcoming tenth anniversary of Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is held annually at The Gorge in WA.
It was oh, I don’t know, about a trillion degrees in L.A. yesterday. Literally, I tried to check in at Hell via Foursquare but sadly it wasn’t an option. Despite the heat wave that would make anyone want to do absolutely nothing but live in a refrigerator all day word on the street was that
One of my favorite parties from SXSW this year was the Hollerado nacho party served sizzling with plenty of homebrewed hot sauce and a side of extra chill vibes (damn I dig the Canadian music scene!) There’s no shortage of folk rock from these four Canadian kids and they’re semi-grunge infused tunes and tracks were
Friday of SXSW and I took a break from running back and forth across downtown Austin to make sure I was available to GPS my way on over for round 2 of Sideways Media’s Texas Tornado party! The entire lineup was totally kickass, but a couple groups stood out and A Silent Film was definitely