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 →I'm feeling a bit nostalgic with this one. Every child of the 80's remembers fondly their boombox (a.k.a. Ghetto Blaster). Remember walking down the street with your Ghetto Blaster on your shoulder, blasting Rapper's Delight, getting sour looks from passersby…
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 →When the FCC granted a request by Chicago Public Radio to boost their wattage by 7 times, the team led by president Tony Malatia decided that they would use the new broader reach to tap into a demographic that is…
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…
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