A group of music bloggers are invited each week to contribute songs to the wildly-popular Contrast Podcast (compiled by Tim from The Face Of Today). The theme for this week's podcast was "local" (as suggested by Bethanne from Clever Titles Are So Last Summer) and features a bevvy of artists local to each of the bloggers asked to participate. For my selection, I chose the song "Coroner's Report" by Augustine which comes from, as Memphis readers will no doubt be aware, Augustine's album Broadcast. One of the best local albums of the year, Broadcast is a wildly ...
The year was 2003, and The Futureheads were at the forefront of a huge wave of British guitar-driven rock and post-punk that was veering its way around the world. Their self-titled debut album has sold nearly 250,000 copies on it's own, and with the release of News And Tributes, the doubters and nay-sayers can save it for someone else. That three years has proven a boon for bands like Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party and many others. But The Futureheads are still outpacing their contemporaries and delivering the goods. With not a single member ...
I can't really explain the effect of Brightblack Morning Light without transcribing their biography, direct from the Matador Records website:
Brightblack Morning Light is a color of the day when the truth of the universe is faded into a veil of blue sky. Its a time when spirits are allowed access. It's a humble time that affects all Life. It's a time to recognize and accept change, without the limitations of your own surroundings. That time offers a free ritual that needs no shrine.
The conspiracy of two homeless friends from rural Alabama whose "mixed blood holds some ...
An English radio station said it has banned songs by British crooner James Blunt from its airwaves after listeners said they were fed up with hearing "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover".
Chris Cotton, programme controller of local radio Essex FM in southern England, said: "We don't have anything against James Blunt and we're pleased he has been so successful, but we really need a break."
The music industry exerts a lot of pressure on radio stations to play certain artists' music over and over again, Cotton said.
"Often this can be out of step with the audience's tastes, which results in ...
Morrissey is so very good at being downright snarky. If you're a fan of The Smiths or the Mozzer, you know what I mean -- the songs can take feelings of angst or anger and turn them into sinister laughter within moments. This song, from his 1992 album Your Arsenal has always been just that kind of song for me. The album is really one of, if not, his best. It has other great tunes like "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" and the supposed love song written for someone who worked at Morrissey's record ...
Critically-acclaimed solo performer and frequent collaborator Mark Lanegan will join the Twilight Singers tour on June 7 in New Orleans. The show at One Eyed Jack's will also feature Ani DiFranco and will be filmed by Rio Hackford (son of Taylor) for a DVD release. Don't miss this once in a blue moon experience.
Lanegan, whom you hopefully know as a member of Screaming Trees and Queens Of The Stone Age, will accompany the band thru the final 2 weeks of their tour.
It's always a total fucking shame when a great young band full of potential breaks up before they have achieved what they desire most: any bit of notoriety or success. Such is the story of This Is Goodbye who, in their wake, left behind a document of their time together so powerful as to bring them back together again.
The saga of This Is Goodbye is one that begins with the endings of several great Memphis bands -- among them Dora, U.S. Sunday, Square State, and Fireworks Over London. At the intersection of all these breakups, changes in plans ...
I will never forget the dark Saturday on which Mr. Lemons died, I was with the members of the now-defunct and delightful Memphis power pop band Crash Into June doing a bit of singing. I was providing backing vocals and harmonies for a track that appears on the What A Concept!: Tribute To Teenage Fanclub album. Neilson Hubbard, our friend and producer, received the phone call from his wife which led to great distress over the loss of his dear pet. The death of Mr. Lemons sent a pallor and wave of gloom over the gathered friends ...
Oh you crazy Blood Brothers, turning out those songs that make the kids jump up and do the hip shake. Slapping us some skin on the back side, Blood Brothers have started work on a new album with producers Guy Piciotto and John Goodmanson and dropped a little EP of outtakes and B-Sides for us to freak out to in the meantime, Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wreck EP. If you don't enjoy subtle and harmonious indie rock interspersed with violent post-hardcore and punk rock, leave this post immediately. That is exactly what you have in store ...
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