Universal Mind Control?

I am very disappointed with the newest release from Common, “Universal Mind Control.” For a man that is known for having made what some consider to be the best hip-hop song of all time (I used to love H.E.R.), this is mediocre beyond all belief. Apparently, now hip-hop is Common’s “bitch.” Common used […]

Bell X1 new album: “Blue Lights On The Runway” to be released in March

Ireland’s Bell X1, one of my favorite bands and Damien Rice’s muse, is coming out with a new album, Blue Lights On The Runway, to be released on Yep Roc Records, March 3rd. Bell X1 is of the Britpop sounding variety, with soft vocals and atmospheric electronica. We’ll be giving you […]

New Rock Church of Fire

D.C.’s own New Rock Church of Fire is gaining a lot of attention, especially for their live shows. Having never been to one I can tell you nothing about it. Their debut, Of The Wild, is coming out and if you want a free copy, you can go to the release party […]

Whitley

Another Australian on Knox Road? That’s right, this time we bring you the one and only, Whitley (Lawrence Greenwood), a 22 year-old singer/songwriter from Melbourne. His debut full-length, The Submarine, displays an admirable acoustic appeal with layered electronic subtleties and heart-warming, breathy vocals. For such a young kid, Greenwood delivers a fantastically mature […]

12 Days of Christmas Music: Bing Crosby’s “Merry Christmas”

Merry Christmas (to all who celebrate that sort of thing)! To conclude this series is the greatest Christmas album of all time, Bing Crosby’s Merry Christmas. Sure, I’m old fashioned, and maybe this is a lame pick because, OH Bing Crosby is SOOO predictable and great blah blah blah. Well he is great, […]

“Slumdog Millionaire” Trailer Music: Sigur Ros

So I’ve gotten numerous requests for “that song (not The Ting Tings’ “Great DJ”) that plays in the background of the Slumdog Millionaire trailer.” For those who don’t know, the song (which kicks in at about 1:10 in the trailer) is Sigur Ros‘ “Hoppipolla” from the album Takk. Mp3 below, along with a […]

The Matches – “Wake The Sun”, oh so catchy

If there has been one song lately that I just can’t get out of my head, it is The Matches’ “Wake The Sun”. Strange, because I’m not a fan of their other work, as they stray too close to the pop-punk border (if that’s what you like, The Matches are right up […]

12 Days of Christmas Music: Odds and Ends

It’s Christmas Eve, making this day 11 of the series. Before tomorrow’s big reveal of the greatest Christmas album of all time, here are some of the random bits of Christmas I came across this month.

The Best Christmas Music Video Ever

Ali Lohan, Lindsay’s 15-year-old younger sister, decided to […]

Winter Gloves cover LCD Soundsystem

Montreal band Winter Gloves just put out a cover of LCD Soundsystem’s “Someone Great” possibly in an attempt to get attention, but hopefully in an attempt to make good music. Regardless it’s a good cover by a good band that I’ve never heard of before. According to their MySpace, the song […]

12 Days of Christmas Music: The Hotel Cafe’s “Winter Songs” Compilation

LA music venue The Hotel Cafe put out a holiday compilation this year called “Winter Songs.” Since The Hotel Cafe focuses on female singer/songwriters, the album is solely that. All your favorite women of music like KT Tunstall, Ingrid Michaelson, Fiona Apple and Katy Perry (singer/songwriter? Really?) are there giving you soft snowy […]