Last year, RollingStone writer Andrew Vontz was responsible for one of the best quotes I had read in awhile. Commenting on Ryan Adams and the phenomena of the popularity of the 'homeless-hipster look,' he wrote: 'Now we have frat guys…
Continue Reading →Chris Milk sure knows how to turn out music videos--he has directed videos for an eclectic entourage of musical groups: from Kanye West, to Modest Mouse, to Courtney Love. For Kanye West's 'Jesus Walks' video, Chris ingeniously blended religious symbolism…
Continue Reading →Saturday's beautiful weather was not to be outdone, but the music continued on through the weekend with Sunday bringing more and more of what we had come to expect "“ amazing artist and passionate performances. The Shins were the first…
Continue Reading →It took two days to recover from the fun, sun, and music, but this years Austin City Limits Music Festival is still strongly resonating in our thoughts. Although the festival opened and closed with rain showers, the clouds parted for…
Continue Reading →The best wireless, multi-room digital music system, the one and only Sonos just got a heck-of-a-lot better. Today Sonos announced a partnership with Rhapsody, making them the first ever computer-free way to stream literally millions of songs into any-room in…
Continue Reading →Plug in your nicest set of headphones for this one"”you will need them to fully appreciate the deep, layered audio of the newest from TV on the Radio, a group of five Brooklynites who have so far impressed the toughest…
Continue Reading →Chance is that even though you've never heard of Explosions in the Sky, you've probably heard their music whether it be on the masterfully done soundtrack to Friday Night Lights or most recently in a Cadillac advertisement. In reality though,…
Continue Reading →New Hampshire born, Ray La Montagne's acclaimed 2004 debut, "Trouble", quietly sold over 250,000 copies, thanks to word of mouth praises from grassroots fans. Ray, who was working at a shoe-factory was inspired to pursue music by a 4am epiphany…
Continue Reading →Several "Wolf" bands have crept into the music scene over the past year, but few with the talent of the Montreal based Wolf Parade. The indie sets choice band began when Spencer Krug (vocals, keyboards) was asked to open for…
Continue Reading →We couldn't think of a better way to kick it off our ACL coverage than by letting you in on Austin's little secret, Ghostland Observatory. The inventive partnership of electronic and rock is brought to us by front man Aaron…
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