Bryon, Nolan, and Danny Rossi are three brothers from Detroit, Michigan. Together they’re both a very close family, but also a very talented indie/pop band called Schaeffer. The band’s nature is a bit peculiar and contradicting at times, seeing how Schaeffer is considered by many an underground act, although they play a very open, honest and fresh pop rock. The thing is they play some really radio friendly music, without sounding mainstream (I’ll extrapolate a…
There’s no doubt about it, Eddie Van Halen is one of the best living guitarist out there, a true musician, innovator and pioneer. He made a name for himself in the early ’80s, after his band Van Halen, reached massive success, topping every chart for nearly a decade. His fast and innovative two-handed tapping, natural and artificial harmonics, vibrato, and tremolo picking, combined with his rhythmic sensibility and melodic approach, have influenced an entire generation…
I may just have watched the best music video for the whole month of May, namely the video for Cut Copy’s latest single “Hearts on Fire.” I don’t know exactly what makes love this video so much, but I, personally, find it beautifully brilliant. Basically we’ve got a heartbroken dude, that can’t seem to shake the feeling of unfulfilled love, a sentiment that follows him around, literally, like a dark cloud. Sit back, stretch your…
Wednesday night was a good day to rock, as Iron Maiden rolled out hit after hit in front of a 12,500 strong crowd in Concord, CA. “I think there are a few new faces out there,” was how Bruce Dickinson opened up one of the band’s songs. “Some younger people who weren’t even born when we wrote some of these songs 25 years ago,” he follows. When I first heard this the first thing that…
As expect Kanye’s back with the 3rh and final version for his forth single off Graduation, “Flashing Lights.” The first two were mediocre at best, but this one’s down right terrible. It’s creepy, badly directed and with no plot or meaning what so ever. Not that a music video should make any sense, but this one’s no fun at all. Just look at it, it’s like a bad B movie Adams Family readaptation. A total…
The punk pioneers are back, and they’re here to stay for good. Since their tumultuous reunion, The Sex Pistols have stirred up the contemporary punk scene a great deal and have managed to influx a dose of retro, still fresh pure punk rock to their fans. This of course has left the band’s followers asking for more and seeing how Johnny Rotten and co. have always been considerate about their fans, they’ve decided to go…
We’ve been slaking off a bit with the smilejerker, but we’re back, twice as ugly and tenfold as funny. Today we’ve got something from the movie scene. I guess all of you are all aware of the latest blockbuster, that’s been making a lot of buzz through all media, both traditional (newspapers, magazines, TV, radio etc) and new media (internet, social media etc). I’m talking, of course, about the latest follow-up to the Indiana Jones…
Just a few weeks after finishing his US ‘green’ tour, the Sweedish acoustic maven Jose Gonzalez is ready to hit the road once more, this time for a summer excursion across the whole of North America. The tour kicks of on june 13th with an appearance at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Manchester, TN. Additional festival appearances include the Sled Island Festival, in Calgary on June 28th, the Ottawa Blues Festival on…
This summer the Chicago based alternative icons The Smashing Pumpkins, are set to celebrate their 20th band anniversary. The occasion will be honored by touring on a handful of dates through out August and September, according to the band’s web site. Further details haven’t yet been posted, but what’s already is that among the cities TSP will play in we can remind Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, and that the band will be joined,…
As previously reported just a few hours ago, Sigur Ros has released a free mp3 with the their latest single “Gobbledigook,” an upbeat, fascinating rocker off the band’s latest, upcoming album “með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust” (translated the title means “with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly”). The song sounds pretty awesome, being a mixture between Animal Collective and Dave Matthews, with haunting tribal beats, pastoral acoustic guitars and wonderful Jonsi…
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