By Gabe Vigh RIYL: Wolfmother, The Deadly Syndrome, The Kooks, The Honeydrips Although they are often tagged with the moniker “psychedelic rock”, Birds of Avalon can play convincingly straight when they need to. The group formed back in 2005 after core members Cheetie Kumar and Paul Siler left their former outfit Cherry Valence, got...
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By John West …If you could imagine Everlast and Sublime with a little Flobots thrown in the mix you would have Domer. From the opening track “You’re on to Me” Domer showcases their lyrical prowess. “Drawing the lines between questions and statements. Failing to find a prayer to say Grace with.” Well crafted songs...
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By Ilya Setrakian If you’re a fan of the Local Natives, The Black Keys, or Modest Mouse, then Mostly Bears’ new album; The Ed Mitchell Clinic will stick well with you. Mostly Bears puts themselves out there with heavy drum lines, dissonant keys, thin sounding guitar lines, and abstract vocals. “Airports” has a very...
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By John West Earth to Earth is Arctic Sleep’s follow up to 2009′s Abysmal Lullabies. Instead of Keith D performing a one man show, co founder of this Chicago based band, Mike Gussis is back on guitars. Nick Smalkowski is behind the drums. Keith D’s vocals are as dark and rich in a Leonard...
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By James Lane Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday of a wide range of corruption charges, including the allegation that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s Senate seat. Blagojevich who previously spent 2 1/2 years professing his innocence on reality TV shows and later on the witness stand, now...
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By James Lane New Business Contains World’s Largest Pool of Audience Data; Offers More Consumer Touchpoints than Any Other in the Industry GroupM announced today the launch of Xaxis, a global audience buying company that combines all of the demand-side data and technology resources of WPP (NASDAQ : WPPGY) and the trading leverage of...
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By Yvonne Gougelet Swedish-Argentinian musician Jose Gonzalez gained notoriety in America and around the world with his two breathtaking solo albums Veneer and In Our Nature. Jose had the opportunity to leave his studies of receiving his PhD in Biochemistry to tour the World over. Post-World tour, lifelong friend drummer Elias Araya and...
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By Kelvin Watkins In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters (Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso) are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a...
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By Gabe Vigh RIYL: The Mars Volta, The Black Keys, Jack White, early Radiohead Like amino acids congealing from primordial soup, put a lifeguard, a librarian and a beekeeper’s assistant together in a room with musical instruments and there’s no telling what you’ll get. In the case of Mostly Bears, you get a maelstrom...
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By Gabe Vigh RIYL: Roseline, Justin Roth, The Skygreen Leopards, SweetLou Its understandable if you thought Robin Thicke had cornered the market in white soul music, even if the actual existence of a market in white soul singers is questionable. Turns out, Wikipedia boasts a surprisingly long list of “Blue-eyed soul singers”, preceded by...
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