Sunday, December 20, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Bishop Allen - Click, Click, Click, Click
Bishop Allen has released three albums and 12 EPs; their second album, The Broken String, was released in July 2007 and their most recent album, Grrr..., was released in March 2009.
Devendra Banhart - Lover
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid
Auerbach's debut solo album Keep It Hid was released February 10, 2009 on Nonesuch Records. The album was recorded in Auerbach's Akron Analog studio using mainly analog and vintage equipment.[3] Guests on the album include Auerbach's uncle, guitarist James Quine (first cousin of the late NYC-based guitarist Robert Quine), and protégé Jessica Lea Mayfield.
On tour Dan is usually joined by the band Hacienda along with Patrick Hallahan of My Morning Jacket to fill out the band. They are also known as The Fast Five.
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Shins - "Australia" Sub Pop Records
The Shins began in 1997 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a side project of Mercer (previously of Blue Roof Dinner) and Neal Langford, both members of the lo-fi musical group Flake (formed in 1992). By 1999, Flake (now Flake Music) had disbanded and its former members became The Shins. (The name was based on a fictional family in the Broadway show The Music Man, a favorite of Mercer's father.) The band released two 7" singles, "Nature Bears A Vacuum" (1998) and "When I Goosestep" (2000) — and embarked on a tour with Modest Mouse.[1] During the tour, they were met in San Francisco by a Sub Pop representative, who eventually offered to release their debut album.
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The Notorious B I G ft Puffy - Big Poppa LIVE SHOW
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a fictional gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again), "The Black Frank White" (based on a fictional drug baron from the 1990 filmKing of New York),[1] and by his primary stage name The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper.
Raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Wallace grew up during the peak years of the 1980s crack epidemic and started dealing drugs at an early age. When Wallace released his debut album with the 1994 record Ready to Die, he was a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility at a time when West Coast artists were more common in the mainstream.[2] The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud, dominating the scene at the time.
On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc set Life After Death, released fifteen days later, hit #1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000.[3] Wallace was noted for his "loose, easy flow",[4] dark semi-autobiographical lyrics and storytelling abilities. Since his death, a further two albums have been released. MTV ranked him at #3 on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time.[5]
The Notorious B I G ft Puffy - Big Poppa LIVE SHOW
Jay Z - Hard knock life
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969),[1] better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper and entrepreneur. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America,[2] having a net worth of over $150 million,[3] selling over 30 million copies of his albums in the United States alone and receiving several Grammy Awards for his musical work.[4]
Jay-Z co-owns The 40/40 Club and the NBA's New Jersey Nets and is also the creator of the clothing line Rocawear. He is the former CEO of Def Jam Recordings[5], one of the three founders of Roc-A-Fella Records and recently, the founder of his new venture Roc Nation. He is also the current holder for the record of most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200.[6] Jay-Z also had 4 number ones on the Billboard Hot 100, one as lead artist. ("Heartbreaker" with Mariah Carey, "Crazy in Love" with Beyonce, "Umbrella" with Rihanna and "Empire State of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys.)
Along with his financial and musical success, Jay-Z is known for being involved in the feud between him and fellow New York rapper Nas, which was eventually settled in 2005.[7] He married singer Beyoncé Knowles on April 4, 2008.[8]
Jay Z Hard knock life
Coldplay-The Scientist (Acoustic)
Coldplay are an English[1] alternative rock band formed in London in 1998. The group comprises Chris Martin (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), and Will Champion (drums, backing vocals, other instruments).
Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis.[2] They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for theMercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year. Their next release, X&Y (2005), received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews, earning several Grammy nominations and wins.[3] Coldplay have sold over 50 million records worldwide.[4]
Since the release of Parachutes, Coldplay have drawn influence from other sources, including Echo & the Bunnymen,[5] Kate Bush, George Harrison[6] and Muse[7] on A Rush of Blood to the Head, Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk for X&Y [8] and Blur, Arcade Fire and My Bloody Valentine on Viva la Vida.[9] Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, Sound Relief, and the Teenage Cancer Trust.[10]
Monday, November 2, 2009
Albert Hammond Jr @ Indie 103.1 FM "Everyone Gets A Star"
Friday, October 30, 2009
The Felice Brothers - Frankie's Gun
The Felice Brothers got their start as a band playing in the New York City subway,[2] but their musical experience started much earlier. The sons of a carpenter, they would play together on Sundays at their father's afternoon barbecues.[3] They stayed in a little apartment in Brooklyn[2] and would play in the subway stations at 42nd Street and Union Square and in Greenwich Village.[4] The three brothers originally hail from Palenville, NY[2] in the Catskill Mountains.
Now they tour the country, traveling in their "Short Bus".[1] They went to England in the summer of 2007 to play a handful of shows.[4] The band worked hard to release their debut album Through These Reins and Gone in 2006 which started the rumblings around the music world. In 2007, the band landed its first record deal with Loose Music in Europe. The momentum was now strong and the band had paved the way for a solid touring schedule and a growing fan base.[2] Through These Reins and Gone made it onto Radio Woodstock WDST's top 25 albums of 2006. About their album Adventures of the Felice Brothers Vol. 1 James Felice said, "We put one record out on an English label, and we've released all the other stuff ourselves" (on their label [1]New York Pro).[3] The Felice Brothers have played at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble in Woodstock, NY and also toured with Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band last fall.[4]
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie
Biography
Oren Lavie spent his youth in Israel.[2] In 1997 his play Sticks and Wheels and his production of it were awarded the main prizes at the Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre. The production played in Tel Aviv during 1998.[3] In that year he went to London to study theatre directing at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[4] After his graduation two of his plays were produced in various London theatres. They already contained several songs written and composed by him.
In 2001 Oren Lavie moved to New York where he tried to make a living by means of various jobs and where he focused on writing songs. When they had piled up he went to Berlin (2003) and started to do recordings, working as his own producer. His first album, The Opposite Side of the Sea, was completed in 2006; it was released in Europe in January and February 2007. In 2009, his stop motion style music video, "Her Morning Elegance," achieved significant popularity on YouTube,[5] receiving over 7 million hits.
Oren Lavie names his musical predecessors as Tom Waits, Jacques Brel, and Leonard Cohen.[2] At the core of his melody-oriented compositions there is always the piano or the guitar with his singing, enriched by string arrangements (cello solo, quartet, chamber orchestra) and various, mainly non-electronical instruments added occasionally, giving each of the songs a unique style and color.
Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie
