I wouldn't normally make big claims like I have 'The Next Big Band', because I'm not really into predictions-- I'm more into scenarios. With that said, I'm going to walk out on a limb and say Portland-based band Climber, might…
Continue Reading →The Outer Marker is the poetic and confessional debut of Just Jack aka Jack Allsopp. The 24-year-old Camden, England native blends his love of hip hop, house, and electro with 70's classics and melancholic 80's ballads like the Cure's "Lullaby"…
Continue Reading →The Kleptones, the unofficial mash-up kings of the world have yet again blown me away with their latest double-disc album: 24 Hours. They go above and beyond mashing together artists like Bowie, Beyonce, Peter Gabriel, Jet, Stevie Wonder and more.…
Continue Reading →Music isn't all that's going on at SXSW, there are plenty of terrific movies like Before the Music Dies and Air Guitar Nation to see. So, get out of the heat and check out one of these great flicks, each…
Continue Reading →A friend tipped me off to this impressive video mix by Dj 2nd Nature-- he performed it last week at the MGM Grand in Vegas. I've seen a lot of music video mixing, but none executed this well. He also…
Continue Reading →Many of you have probably noticed the guest posts by a new contributor and friend Aron Branam. Aron's down at SXSW this week covering the whole shabang for me-- he offered up his suggestions for 3 must-see Wednesday acts with…
Continue Reading →If you love music and haven't heard of SXSW (South by Southwest), then come out from under your rock, because you've been missing out. This week long music festival (March 10 -19) happens once a year when tens of thousands…
Continue Reading →I love it when any artist takes hold of a trend like mashups-- and not only encourages, but enables the fan to be creative. The Beastie Boys placed a whole slew of their a capellas on the web for download--…
Continue Reading →I know, I know-- I should probably add a special category for all the mashups I post here. This 'ReMixtape' was just too damn good not to mention. Hip Hop meets acoustic guitar as Jose Gonzalaez's album Veneer (which is…
Continue Reading →I wanted to give my friend, the guy behind Android 8, Glen Liberman, a special mention. His long awaited music website is finally live. Glen has been banging on a drum-kit since 5th grade--but luckily has upgraded some equipment around…
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