New Release Tuesday – April 17, 2012
Hey there, musicheads. My favorite day of the week has come around again. You may not be familiar with many of the artists on this week’s list, but don’t let that stop you from exploring what they have to offer. A lot of great stuff here for you music connoisseurs. Yann Tiersen releases...
Coachella 2012 Live Stream
Coachella 2012 starts today and the excitement is in the air. Fans are gathered for a little fun in the sun while listening to great music from Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, St. Vincent, DJ Shadow, Afrojack, Feist and more. As many have already heard, this year will be a bit different in that...
Listen Up: Stream Hawthorne Headhunters’ ‘Myriads of NOW’
One of this week’s new music releases comes from Hawthorne Headhunters. Myriad of Now is the first full-length release from the duo comprised of Black Spade and Coultrain (The Adventures of Seymour Liberty). The St. Louis natives have earned the respect of fans and critics alike with their skillfully crafted progressive soul sound. If...
New Release Tuesday – April 10, 2012
Welcome to another exciting day of new music releases. In this week’s crop of new music, we have veteran rockers, Grammy-winning jazz artist, an uber-talented Malian duo, and so much more. One of today’s highly anticipated releases is the debut album from Alabama Shakes. The quartet has garnered quite the following recently with its blend...
Eric Roberson and Elliott Yamin to conduct a “Twitterview”
Now this is an interesting concept that I can get behind. Soulful vocalist Eric Roberson and American Idol alum Elliott Yamin will be conducting a “Twitterview” tonight at 10pm (EST). That’s right, the two artists will be interviewing each other on Twitter, and of course, you’re welcome to join in. Fans are able to...
REWIND: ‘Rites of Passage’ – Vitamin Z
Rites of Passage is the debut album from British pop group Vitamin Z. The album was released in 1985 in the midst of the British New Wave music era. My introduction to the group was via their first (and only) U.S. single “Burning Flame”. It is a passionate, yet understated song about a lost...
Santigold On The Road To Make-Believe
Big happenings going on for Santigold. In less than a month, the Philly artist will release her sophomore album, Master of My Make-Believe. There’s already a great deal of buzz about the album, and I admit that I got a bit excited last month after seeing the first video from the album for “Disparate Youth”....
New Release Tuesday – April 3, 2012
It is hard to believe but we’re in April. The first three months gave us some amazing new music from such varied artists as Carolina Chocolate Drops, Matthew Dear, The Ting Tings, Robert Glasper, Anoushka Shankar, Miike Snow, Paul Weller, Eric Lau, Brother Ali, Birdy, and many, many more. That was just the beginning. As...
Dirty Projectors Pulls Trigger On New Album
Happy, happy, joy, joy. That’s how I feel whenever I hear that one of my favorite artists will be releasing new music. Brooklyn-based Dirty Projectors has announced the release of Swing Lo Magellan on July 10th. This will be its sixth full-length release. The music that Dirty Projectors creates has always defied categorization, but it...
New Release Tuesday – March 27, 2012
On this beautiful, sunny Tuesday, I’m sitting back listening to all of the wonderful new music releases out this week. Do yourself a favor, and take a moment to explore new music. This week, we’ve got new music from LEGENDARY artists Madonna, Lionel Richie and Paul Weller. They’ve been making great music for...
VIDEO: “Lost & Found” – Lianne La Havas
British musician Lianne La Havas has just released the video for the title track from her EP Lost & Found. The lovely and talented La Havas is the singular focus of the black & white video, which was directed by Colin Solal Cardo. The song itself is equally beautiful and vulnerable and highlights La...
Swedish Musicians Form Ingrid Records
In what is turning out to be some of the most exciting news I’ve heard this week, it appears that a new record label is on the horizon. Ingrid Records launches in April 2012 and is the brainchild of a collective of Swedish musicians. Teddybears, Peter Bjorn and John, Lykke Li, and Miike Snow are...