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New Music and Video
Reviews of new music, video, concerts and music festivals.
BOOK REVIEW: Jeff Tweedy ‘How to Write One Song’
A must-read for experienced songwriters and interested amateurs alike. Jeff Tweedy has written...
MALIK: Finding a Voice Through the Power of Music and Self-Identity
You’re driving home just as the sun is setting and you feel compelled to pull over because the sun...
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[VIDEO] Watch Chase McBride – ‘On The Other Side’
Performer is excited to share the new video for "On The Other Side" by talented singer/songwriter Chase McBride. Enjoy the music, and scroll down for more info and upcoming tour dates!...
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[LISTEN] Stream Debut Album by The Regrettes “Feel Your Feelings Fool!”
Performer is excited to share the new album by The Regrettes (keep an eye out shortly for our interview with the band). Give a listen below, and learn more about this ambitious young group after the...
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[LISTEN] Pissed Jeans “Ignorecam”
Pissed Jeans' “Ignorecam” is the crushing new offering from Why Love Now, their forthcoming 5th album available February 24th worldwide on Sub Pop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfTyrdoNY30...
DORJE Frontman Rob Chapman Finds His Voice and Builds a YouTube Guitar Empire
When we last caught up with Rob Chapman [see December 2014 cover story], the guitarist was in the midst of signing a major European distribution deal with Thomann for his line of Chapman Guitars,...
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[GUEST LIST] Saint Sister pick their favorite songs of 2016
Saint Sister has a new record that came out in October digitally, and this past week on vinyl (stream single "Tin Man" below). We asked the duo to choose their fave tracks of 2016, and have even...
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[INTERVIEW] Purling Hiss on the Past, Present and Future of Guitar Music
Mike Polizze of Purling Hiss Opens Up About New LP High Bias and the Future of Guitar-Based Rock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOSJAMFC3wQ Electric guitar, once an essential and irreplaceable...
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[PHOTO GALLERY] Kevin Devine live in Boston
Kevin Devine, along with with Pinegrove and Petal, performed live at Royale in Boston, MA on December 10th, 2016. Whether it was Kevin Devine himself or not, someone procured a great fall tour that...
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[INTERVIEW] Sleigh Bells Opens up About New Album Jessica Rabbit
Sleigh Bells Describe How Blowing Up Their Creative Process Led to Their Most Adventurous Album To Date in Jessica Rabbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMSsUBU0fqs Sleigh Bells have always...
RECORDS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE with Avi Wisnia
I’m a singer/songwriter from Philadelphia, finding inspiration in Brazilian bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950’s west-coast jazz, and contemporary pop. I started playing piano when I was 5,...
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[GUEST LIST] Cheat Codes picks their favorite songs of 2016
Cheat Codes are an LA group catching major fire right now, with half a billion streams on Spotify and a brand-new track with David Guetta. We asked them to pick their most slept-on songs of 2016,...