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New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
FIRST LISTEN: Sadler Vaden drops new single “Broken Home”
Sadler Vaden, lead guitarist in Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, is set to drop his self-titled solo LP...
VIDEO PREMIERE: “The Way” by Gianni Paci
Performer is excited to debut the new video for "The Way" from one of our favorite artists, Gianni...
RULE: Using The Right Gear to Evoke ’80s Stadium Rock
RULE EP by RULE In the middle of Harvard Square, Boston metal quartet RULE is set up in a corner table upstairs at Charlie’s, a kitschy bar that would have probably been filled with cigarette smoke...
Ben Sollee Discusses Crowdfunding to Record New Album
http://youtu.be/xf29sAchQAw It’s a quiet, warm Saturday afternoon in downtown Louisville, and the lobby of the city’s most iconic display of Southern grandeur, The Seelbach Hotel, is bustling with...
Crushed Out On Analog Mixing and Learning From Fellow Musicians on the Road
http://youtu.be/dxnT5Wy6gwo Three years ago, Frank Hoier and Moselle Spiller probably didn’t picture themselves here: 1,200 miles from home, killing time between tour stops in a Kansas City bowling...
Blake Mills: December 2012 Cover Story
On His Life as a Side Musician & The Importance of Dynamics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AetBG8e-ECs Blake Mills can currently be seen on tour with Fiona Apple. Well, to be fair, at any point...
George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog”
The Godfather of Funk himself, in all his glory. This would later be used as a killer sample on Snoop's debut LP, Doggystyle. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A
The Twilight Sad live in Boston (11/20/12)
Great Scott in Allston isn’t exactly the most ideal venue for live shows. The sound can be shoddy, the space itself is small, and because it’s so dark, taking pictures can be a daunting task....
Taking Back Sunday live in Boston
WHEN: November 17 WHERE: House of Blues, Boston There is no record that best captures complete, unadulterated and unapologetic angst like Taking Back Sunday’s very first album, 2002's Tell All Your...
Sun Airway
Soft Fall Philadelphia, PA (Dead Oceans) “Dreamlike escapades driven by samples and synth” Soft Fall is the sophomore effort from the Philadelphia-based band Sun Airway (Jon Barthmus). Once again a...
Some Army
Some Army EP Chapel Hill, NC (Self-released) “Gorgeous group of indie hymnals” The latest release by the Chapel Hill sextet of astral indie rockers, this self-titled EP is a parasol of...
Simon McBride
Crossing The Line Belfast, Northern Ireland (Nugene Records) “Belfastest” The holy trinity of Belfast rock and roll – Van Morrison, Rory Gallagher, and Gary Moore – might be on the...