Drew MorganThe Honda Civic Tour has struck again – for the 10th year in a row, as a matter of fact! This year, the annual pop/punk/hip-hop/rock show is featuring the headlining acts Blink-182 and My Chemical Romance, with an ever-changing selection of supporting bands. When the show went rolling through Detroit, my concert-going city of choice, they brought along dance-punk-indie-pop duo Matt & Kim to warm up the crowd. Sadly, I wasn’t able to dance to…
Warm Up With Mineo!
Alice Smith
Mineo may be clowning around, but their music is for real.
Gaga Is Not All Show
From the beginning, it was extremely clear that Lady Gaga was a unique addition to the music world; what wasn’t clear was if there was any talent behind the crazy costumes and makeup. I was one of the many people who believed that her fame was only due to her over the top demeanor. The club beats of her music immediately made me associate her with being autotuned, so I was the first person to bash Gaga and…
Enjoying a Sweet Flashback
Chris Whitten
Sweet
Summer Camp – ‘Better Off Without You’
Tibi Puiu
London duo Summer Camp blends infections pop with anthem beats in a melange of feel good vibes. They’re currently prepping their debut full length, where one of their stand-out tracks “Better Off Without You” is also featured and can be listened in its full below. Produced by Steve Mackey of Pulp, the album is still a few dimes short, so if you enjoy the music please consider pledging a moderate sum and support the band’s…
Morrissey premieres three new songs off new album [stream]
In a statement released last month Morrissey said, “The follow-up to Years of Refusal is ready and fluttering wildly against the bars. There is still no record label and the years shuffle like cards. My talents do not lie in DIY.” Everything shuffles, indeed, and the former Smiths frontman work has proven to have pass the test of time, which has always been a primordial criteria for selecting valuable art – what a subjective term….
Robin Trower Wants To Take Rock & Roll Back
My calm Tuesday morning erupted with the pleasure of speaking with one of the most under rated guitarists of our times, Robin Trower. At age 66 he has been nominated for the 2011 British Blues Awards, and with that he chuckled “I am not even sure I’m a blues player” and that “I think of myself as a Rock & Roll guitar player really, with a lot of Blues in there, which Rock & Roll…
The Cars: “Move Like This”
Hailie Hay
Album name: Move Like This Artist name: The Cars Genre: Pop Rock Released: May 10, 2011 Label: Hear Music ZME Rating: 8/10 Website: www.thecars.org After nearly 24 years of disbandment, The Cars are back. Move Like This certainly must have been a feat for this throwback group due to the death of original bassist and lead singer Benjamin Orr in 2000; however, to the average listener, it seems the band has barely changed. Who are/were the Cars? Any…
Madonna’s “True Blue” covered by Paper Bag Artists
This summer, what’s possibly Madonna’s most influential record “True Blue” will mark 25 years since it’s epic release. As an anniversary celebration for both Madonna’s True Blue and their own 8 year anniversary as a label, Paper Bag Records will be releasing a covers tribute album. Classics like La Isla Bonita,” “Live To Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” or “Open Your Heart” have been covered and revamped by the likes of Born Ruffians, PS I Love…
Download: Jesse Ruins – ‘Dream Analysis’
Stomping beats and a synth line which could even wake up the ’80s from the dead, describes Jesse Ruins’ indescribably fresh “Dream Analysis”, in what’s the most anthemic track I’ve been granted to hear from a while now. Details are pretty scarce on the artist, but from what I understand he/she’s based in Tokyo and will soon have (1st May) a record out on cassette/vinyl via Japanese label CUZ ME PAIN. [MP3] Jesse Ruins -…