Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
It takes less than sixty seconds of album opener “Newspaper Spoons” for you to decide that Viet Cong is a winter record.
Continue readingScott Weiland, “one of rock’s most dynamic front men” (Spin Mag), and his band the Wildabouts, will release their first album ever on March 31. Titled BLASTER, the album was produced by Rick Parker [Black Rebel Motorcycle Club] and recorded throughout 2014 at Lavish Studios in Burbank and at The Sandbox in Beachwood Canyon.
Continue readingAfter pioneering the psy-trance movement nearly two decades ago, Infected Mushroom’s Deluxe Edition showcases a career spent straddling the line between mystical instrumentation lathered with exotic percussion, and experimental electronic arrangements brimming with flourishing synths. Twice ranked amongst the world’s “10 Best DJ’s” by the Bible of the Scene (U.K.’s DJ Magazine), Infected Mushroom’s 1999 breakthrough album The Gathering firmly established them in the goa / psy-trance world.
Continue reading2015 is officially off and running for They Might Be Giants and is set to be a massive year, with two albums slated for release, national and international touring taking them across the world, and the return of Dial-A-Song for the digital age. But that is just the beginning! With a career always full of unlikely innovation, They Might Be Giants’ most notorious creation Dial-A-Song is officially back in action! Originally launched in 1983 out of John Flansburgh’s Brooklyn kitchen via a consumer answering machine, Dial-A-Song let listeners in on the latest and greatest from the band years before their career took off on a national level.
Continue readingNatalie La Rose’s debut single for I.M.G./Republic Records “Somebody” [featuring Jeremih] will undoubtedly get the dance floor moving. Over smooth production from Future Classic, the song updates the melody from Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” for a new millennium. Natalie’s voice takes the spotlight in between a sexy hook from Jeremih.
Continue readingFollowing a 4-year hiatus, legendary San Francisco post-punk trio Erase Errata is has announced their fourth studio album Lost Weekend, set to be self-released on January 20 via the band’s own label Under The Sun and distributed by Revolver. Notorious for clocking in songs at 60 seconds, the new album packs the same raw punch while also reflecting the band’s sonic growth with meatier songs. Erase Errata is Jenny Hoyston on vocals, guitar, trumpet, Ellie Erickson on bass and Bianca Sparta on drums.
Continue readingTenor saxophonist Jovan Alexandre’s debut album, Collective Consciousness, is set to be released worldwide February 24 on Xippi Phonorecords. In conjunction with the release, Alexandre will perform January 9 at Carroll Place (157 Bleecker Street) as part of Winter Jazzfest, held annually in New York City and described by NPR’s A Blog Supreme as “the definitive jazz happening.” Tickets and information available at http://www.winterjazzfest.com/.
Continue readingOn Tuesday, January 13, 2015, rapper and actor DMX will release his eighth studio album, REDEMPTION OF THE BEAST. The independent release, on Seven Arts Entertainment, will include the lyricist’s latest single, “It’s Goin’ Down” and will feature 15 additional unreleased tracks. Fans can expect to hear X’s signature heavy-hitting, fast-paced lyrics, classic Ruff Ryder beats, and moments of reflection on his experience in the rap game. The album will be available to fans on iTunes.
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