Monday, September 30, 2013

Echosmith's Talking Dreams Review

Album review: Echosmith's 'Talking Dreams' lacks originality Oregon Daily Emerald
Album review: Echosmith's 'Talking Dreams' lacks originality ... After I started getting into and writing about indie music, I became a first-hand witness to its slow ...
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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Ahmad Jamal Review


Album review: Ahmad Jamal, Saturday Morning (Jazz Village) The Independent
It's not unusual for jazz artists to have a late-career renaissance, even one that – Claude Monet-style – demands a reassessment of everything that went before.
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Friday, September 27, 2013

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Jungle Giants

Jungle Giants big in the wild indie scene The Age
Enter Brisbane band Jungle Giants, the indie WRX of the Australian music scene. With Andrew Dooris (bass) and Keelan Bijker (drums) making up its driving ...
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Attila's New Video, Kayo Dot Hubardo


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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Hayley Williams, Churches, Reviews and News

Music review The State Journal-Register
Singer Hayley Williams of the music group Paramore performs at the 2010 Z100 Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, Dec.
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Album reviews: Chvrches' "The Bones of What You Believe" album Los Angeles Times
In an autumn filled with female-fronted electropop releases both big (Katy Perry, Lady Gaga) and smaller (Icona Pop), the debut from Scottish trio Chvrches ...
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Album Reviews: Deer Tick, Ha Ha Tonka, Henhouse Prowlers ... The Horn
Like so many devout, I have long been a fan of Rhode Island band Deer Tick, both for their unique brand of awesomely messy drunk rock, and for the fact that ...
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The Last Ship RollingStone.com
The Last Ship is Sting's first album of new material he wrote himself in a decade, and it continues his effort to find fresh ways to connect with his audience.
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Polaris Music Prize Gala Carlu, Toronto ON, September 23 Exclaim!
Making the move to Toronto's upscale Carlu, the 2013 Polaris Music Prize Gala ... of the year, the 2013 Polaris Music Prize ultimately went to Godspeed You!
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Mechanical Bull RollingStone.com
Although their sixth album hardly feels like a comedown, or an apology, it's loose and down-to-earth; you can imagine them bashing it out in a shed, albeit a very ...
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BWW Reviews: Skylight Revolutionizes Beethoven's 'Fidelio' Broadway World
The first night Artistic Director Viswa Subbaraman christened his magical season as the Stage and Music Director for his premiere production in Ludwig van ...
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Negativity RollingStone.com
John McCauley is a workaholic – if you call being a boozy, (formerly) crack-smokin' alt-rock star work. Slotted between side projects, his main crew's latest is a ...
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Album Review: Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull Consequence of Sound
You simply cannot fulfill all the stereotypes of being a World-Famous Rock Band without facing some kind of internal crisis, and so, between their 2011 tour and ...
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Spreading Rumours RollingStone.com
Grouplove make shaggy arena rock for the pool-skating set, like Arcade Fire with a seventh-grade sense of humor. Their second LP retains the goofy amiability ...
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Monday, September 23, 2013

Drake, Sting, Alan Jackson Reviews

New music reviews: Chvrches, Sting, Drake, Haim Glasgow Evening Times
While the album never strays far from the slightly laid back electro template of Recover and Lungs (which are both excellent), you couldn't describe this as ...
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Album reviews: Alan Jackson's pure 'Bluegrass Album' Los Angeles Times
Amiable country singer and songwriter Alan Jackson has been talking for ages about his wish to make a straight bluegrass album. That's the reason he signed ...
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Album reviews: Kings of Leon, Elton John, Drake Chicago Sun-Times
The four Followill brothers of Kings of Leon successfully transitioned, over four albums, from grungy Southern rock revivalists to summer popmakers known for ...
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Gig review: Haim, Roundhouse, London The Independent
Recently I became so sick of seeing LA rock sisters Haim on every website, magazine and spare bit of wall, that I proposed a drinking game: a shot for every ...
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Album Review: Mazzy Star – Seasons of Our Day Consequence of Sound
Reviewing a new release from reunited favorites can be a nightmarish enough scenario for music writers: you grow up to the tune of a band that called it quits ...
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New CD reviews: Bill Callahan, Justin Moore Minneapolis Star Tribune
Within three seconds of Callahan's new album, the sound of a gorgeous pedal steel seeps into the opening song. It wails like a wordless cry, setting the ...
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OutsideIn 2013 – Factory Theatre, Sydney 21/09/13 Music Feeds
With a flawless reputation, killer line-up and a SMAC Award for Best Music Event 2012 under its belt, the sold-out event promised great things despite a few ...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Millions to Help Indie Record Labels

David Cameron pledges millions to help independent record labels ...
The Government will give out grants to British independent record labels in the hope that the success of Adele can be emulated. The Adele factor has benefitted ...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Zola Jesus, SHMNS, The Smiths, Indie News

Indie Musician Zola Jesus Is Making Her Fans Cry—in a Good Way Elle
Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights is certainly a unique venue for a contemporary indie music performance—"nontraditional," as Nika Roza ...
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SHMNS leave the comfort of Philadelphia DIY scene for national tour NOLA.com
As SHMNS prepares to leave the comfort of the Philadelphia DIY music scene, the indie rock band is looking to make a case on the national scene.
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The Smiths And '80s Indie Style MOJO (blog)
Fashion minded indie rock aficionado Sam Knee has clearly kept one foot in the 1980s – as his book A Scene In Between: Fashion And Independent Music in ...
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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Arctic Monkeys new Album


Arctic Monkeys make indie history as fifth album 'AM' enters chart at ... The Independent
They burst on to the British music scene in 2005 when their single "I Bet You Look ... third record, and ended with them no longer being signed to an indie label.
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Metalcore, Katy Perry, Album Reviews


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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Laneway Indie Music Festival


Laneway indie music festival making its North American debut at ... Daily Journal
Laneway indie music festival making its North American debut at suburban Detroit venue. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS; First Posted: September 14, 2013 - 4:01 ...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Keith Urban, Mideau, Music Reviews

Music reviews for Sept. 12, 2013 Janesville Gazette
Even though Keith Urban scored three No. 1 hits on his last outing, the veteran country star decided to shake up his production team for his new album, "Fuse.".
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Mideau album worth seeking out Daily Herald
Prior to the request from my editor, I'd never heard of Mideau. Admittedly I'm not as engrossed in local music as I once was, especially now that I'm not playing in ...
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Music Reviews: Anneke van Giersbergen, ReVamp, The Sixxis, and ... Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
A variety is in store for this week, all of it worthy of your attention. Anneke van Giersbergen has a new album called Drive and it is quite the release. This lady ...
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Current Music Reviews Valley morning Star
The first release of George Jones music following his death in April features the legendary singer on a collection of traditional hymns. Largely recorded in 2002, ...
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Shortlist weekly album reviews Sydney Morning Herald
Okkervil River's seventh album is likely to confuse both fans and Okkervil noobs. Their blend of Americana styles - and singer-songwriter Will Sheff's literate ...
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Album reviews Winnipeg Free Press
The cumulative effect is that of well-crafted, neo-psychedelic pop/rock -- an album that conjures a suitably bittersweet mood. Even Long's singing voice seems ...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pixies, Arctic Monkeys Justin Currie Music Reviews

New music reviews: Pixies, Arctic Monkeys, Goldfrapp Glasgow Evening Times
And so we'll say it with absolute sincerity - the most important British band of the last 10 years are back with their fifth album, and it's an undeniable masterpiece.
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Music review: Justin Currie, Union Chapel, London The Independent
Given the banalities and blandishments expressed by many of the current crop of so-called singer-songwriters who rely on a coterie of collaborators, ...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Sheryl Crow, Nine Inch Nails, Music Reviews and News


Music reviews: 'Feels Like Home,' 'Hesitation Marks' New York Daily News
But her music boasts an even longer connection to Music Row. Pedal steel guitars laced key earlier arrangements. And 10 years ago, Crow and Kid Rock ...
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Music reviews: Nine Inch Nails, Ariana Grande, Neko Case NorthJersey.com
Sun-kissed harmonies, funk-flecked guitar lines and — whisper it — a saxophone workout all make an appearance on "Hesitation Marks," a surprising new ...
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Sound Affects: Music reviews and ratings Bellingham Herald
On "The Electric Lady," Janelle Monae's alter ego Cindi Mayweather, an otherworldly Android, returns. And girl, she's back with a huge sound and plenty to say ...
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Album Reviews: The Weeknd and Arctic Monkeys Minnesota Daily
Canadian crooner Abel Tesfaye, aka the Weeknd, has a new album out today. So do British rockers the Arctic Monkeys. Here's what's going on with the new ...
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Music review: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, O2 Brixton Academy ... The Independent
As the first show on their European tour, Seattle-based duo Macklemore, (real name Ben Haggerty) and producer Ryan Lewis were always going to draw a ...
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Peace | In Love (Columbia) Play by Play
The album received very favorable reviews in the English music press upon its release in March and has been nominated by NME for 2013 band of the year.
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Jonathan Rado - Law And Order CMJ
Essentially, Rado has made a Foxygen album but created all the content himself and put his bust as the cover so that we would be totally sure that other ...
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Fuse RollingStone.com
Still, the best tracks are the most country: The date-gone-wrong "Cop Car" is a marvel of Music Row story compression with sneaky R&B flow, and duets with ...
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Feels Like Home RollingStone.com
Sheryl Crow is nothing if not versatile: A former Michael Jackson backup singer who mixes pop, country, R&B and classic rock, she's built a career as an ...
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