Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
DMA’S SIGN TO MOM + POP MUSIC Australia’s hottest new alternative rock band DMA’s have signed to Mom + Pop Music, ahead of the release of their debut LP later this year. The three-piece joins fellow Aussies Jagwar Ma and Courtney Barnett, as well as FIDLAR, Cloud Nothings, Sleigh Bells and more on the label’s stellar […]
Continue readingDel Paxton bassist/vocalist Zack Schoedel says, “On August 10th, 2013 we played a basement show with Gulfer in Ithaca, NY. At the time, we didn’t have any recorded material. It was one of our first shows as Del Paxton and Gulfer had been on a month long tour with Vasudeva. After the show we all spent some time geeking out about music/math rock/emo bands that no one listens to any more, and have been friends/admirers of each other’s music ever since. We are all big fans of Topshelf’s roster and releases, so when they contacted us about working together it was a very quick and easy decision to make! We’re looking forward to playing some more shows with these guys this Spring/Summer!”
Continue readingToday, CONVERSE Inc. announces the launch of the Converse Rubber Tracks Sample Library, a growing collection of high-quality audio samples available to musicians around the world, free of charge. Created in partnership with Indaba Music, a music technology platform and online musician community, the online sample library platform will offer a ground-breaking resource for millions of musicians who utilize samples to create new music. The library currently offers over 10,000 high quality loops, stems and sounds created by emerging and established artists at the Converse Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn and Converse Rubber Tracks pop-up studios around the world.
Continue readingIHC 1NFINITY, the new singles label launched by IHEARTCOMIX, is proud to announce the forthcoming Pictureplane single “Hyper Real / Total Confusion”. “Hyper Real” shows Pictureplane in top form and is streaming now. The B-side “Total Confusion” features guest vocals from Antwon and will be available on February 10th when the entire single goes on sale.
Continue readingLow Cut Connie return with new album Hi Honey, to be released on April 21 on Contender Records. The new set of songs was produced by Thomas Brenneck (Alabama Shakes, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Charles Bradley) and features a number of notable guest appearances, including Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards, Dean Ween of Ween, Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound, Oblivians), and Vinnie Pastore (aka Big Pussy from The Sopranos).
Continue readingMeet Alec Chambers, the virtuosic 19-year-old singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who could understand chord charts well before he could operate a motor vehicle.
Continue readingA decade ago, spaghetti/jazz/prog/surf/twang instrumental quartet Double Naught Spy Car and singer-songwriter Stew, crown princes and king of Los Angeles’ Silver Lake music scene, convinced the American Composer’s Forum to give them a recording grant.
Continue readingThe band has just announced a fresh batch of headline dates for Spring 2015, starting in late April and running through May.
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