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Nikka Costa – Pro*Whoa!
June 23, 2011, By
All her life, Nikka Costa has rubbed shoulders with some big names in music. Her father, the late producer Don Costa, worked with the Osmond …
Photos: Talib Kweli @ SummerStage, Red Hook Park: June 21
June 22, 2011
Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli repped his borough at the free SummerStage show at Red Hook Park last night. Did we mention it was free? …
Gordon Voidwell, Marina And The Diamonds @ Webster Hall
June 22, 2011, By
Gordon Voidwell wants everyone to know that he’s from the Bronx, not Brooklyn, and we just thought we’d reinforce that here. The New …
Liturgy Spreads The Gospel On U.S. Tour
June 22, 2011, By
Brooklyn-based crossover black metal quartet Liturgy has announced that it will hit the road in July for a month’s worth of shows across the …
Scene Report: Hanggai On Beijing, China
June 22, 2011
In Scene Report, musicians from all over the globe fill us in on what’s going on sonically in their hometowns. This week Hanggai’s …
WTF: Play Trivia, Ride In Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Lambo
June 22, 2011, By
Want a chance to kick R. Kelly in the nuts or smoke a blunt with Snoop Dogg? You do not have that chance, but thanks …
Flying Lotus And Friends @ Bowery Ballroom: June 20, 2011
June 22, 2011, By
In a recent interview, DJ Harvey told CMJ that electronic music doesn’t lend itself well to performance. You can’t sprint across stage with …
Video Premiere: John Digweed Enters The ‘Eye Of The Storm’
June 22, 2011, By
DJ John Digweed has invested several months of hard work into his most recent album, Structures Two, released June 20 on Digweed’s Bedrock label. The …
Cymbals Eat Guitars Takes ‘Alien’ On Tour
June 22, 2011, By
Cymbals Eat Guitars, the indie-rock band from Staten Island, NY, is getting ready to release its new album, Lenses Alien, on September 13 on Barsuk. The …
Ty Segall – Goodbye Bread
June 22, 2011, By
Goodbye Bread, Ty Segall’s newest album, is the San Francisco garage-rocker’s fifth album since he began his solo career in 2008, but it is …
Funkineven Video Brings The “Jam”
June 21, 2011, By
London-based producer Funkineven is fairly anonymous in the U.S., and he maintains his mystery in the new video for “Rolands Jam.” Funkineven has experienced …
Facebook To Launch New Music Service
June 21, 2011, By
As Myspace continually recedes into the graveyard of social media, Facebook has stepped up to fill the void. And now the network and may be …
CSS Releases New Single; Download It For Free
June 21, 2011, By
The new rave Brazilian rock band CSS is providing fans with a new single from its upcoming album La Liberacion, set for release August 29. You …
Exclusive Download: Little Deadman “Post Helado Madness”
June 21, 2011, By
CMJ has the exclusive download of “Post Helado Madness,” available here. Stream the track below. You won’t find much information about San Diego’s …
Vex Ruffin Is “Losing Control” With New Video
June 21, 2011, By
Self-described “minimalist” punk musician Vex Ruffin just debuted a video for the new “Losing Control” single. Vex Ruffin has already garnered pretty significant attention for …
Gold Panda Shares Track And Tour Dates
June 21, 2011, By
U.K. ambient/electronic composer Gold Panda has released the new track “MPB” on his website and announced more stops on his worldwide tour this …