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Sonicbids Spotlight: Jim McTurnan And TKTKTM
May 6, 2011, By
Make no mistake—this is, without a doubt, Jim McTurnan’s project, even if he does have a backing band helping him out with it. ...
Plan B @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg: May 5, 2011
May 6, 2011, By
“I heard this shit’s called blue-eyed soul. I just call it soul.” That’s how Plan B (aka Ben Drew), the British rapper-turned-R&B ...
Antlers – Burst Apart
May 6, 2011, By
If you’re expecting another deep and intricate narrative from the Antlers on its fourth full-length release, well, then you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Burst ...
‘Red Hot + Rio 2′ Compilation Full Of Collaboration
May 5, 2011, By
The Red Hot Organization has announced the release of Red Hot + Rio 2, a compilation of 33 collaborations between some of Brazil’s musical legends and today’...
Austra Announces Tour, New Video
May 5, 2011, By
Haunting electronic trio Austra has unveiled its plans to tour North America from now until August. The Toronto-formed band will headline a handful of stops ...
Vaccines Brings Guitar-Rock Cure To North America
May 5, 2011, By
London’s newest band of guitar-rock sweethearts, the Vaccines, will be making its way to North American this spring and summer in support of its ...
Q&A: Chino Maurice
May 5, 2011, By
Chino Maurice only started singing four years ago, but his incredible onstage energy suggests a longer performance history. The Cali-born vocalist recently played an explosive ...
Miracle Fortress – Was I The Wave?
May 5, 2011, By
After stunning audiences with the release of Five Roses in 2007, Miracle Fortress, the brainchild of Montreal songwriter/musician/producer Graham Van Pelt, has returned with ...
Step Into Com Truise’s ‘Galaxy’
May 4, 2011, By
Chill wave DJ and producer Com Truise has announced the release of his forthcoming album Galaxy Melt for July 5. Along with the announcement comes “Polyhurt,” ...
Thievery Corporation To Release ‘Culture Of Fear’
May 4, 2011, By
The DJ duo Thievery Corporation has just revealed the details of its sixth studio album, Culture Of Fear, dropping June 28 on ESL. In the 15-year ...
Psych-Vet Roky Erickson Honored With Throbblehead
May 4, 2011, By
Roky Erickson, the howling frontman for the 1960s psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators, has been honored with the mark of a distinguished career: a 7...
Scene Report: Movits! On Luleå, Sweden
May 4, 2011
In Scene Report, CMJ’s latest column, musicians from all over the globe fill us in on what’s going on sonically in their hometowns. ...
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Announces North American Tour
May 4, 2011, By
New York-based indie-pop quintet the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart has quickly established its presence in the music world since the release of its ...
Man Man – Life Fantastic
May 4, 2011, By
Tom Waits is rumored to have once said that he liked Man Man’s music because of how similar it sounded to his own. Evidence ...
Aloe Blacc To Tour North America
May 3, 2011, By
Orange County, California’s Aloe Blacc, has announced he will be touring the United States late this spring/early this summer. The soul singer with ...
Chinese Lesson 101 With Bing Ji Ling
May 3, 2011
by Bing Ji Ling I had the great fortune (and one hell of an adventure) of living in Shanghai in the late ’90s when a ...