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CMJ TV: CMJ TV: Trail Of Dead Interviews Itself
April 11, 2011, By
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQjG_GBeKI The day that …And You Know Us By The Trail Of Dead had its album release party …
Fat Beats Adds CSC Funk Band, New Album Announced
April 11, 2011, By
Fat Beats has just announced signing New York-based CSC Funk Band, adding another powerful sound to the label’s well-established and hip-hop-dominated roster. As the …
WHIL Sold To University Of Alabama
April 11, 2011, By
Spring Hill College recently announced that it will sell public radio’s WHIL-FM 91.3 to the University Of Alabama for $1.1 million. The college cites “limited resources” …
?uestlove, Keren Ann Pair Hip-Hop With Ravel And Debussy
April 11, 2011, By
We are all familiar with ?uestlove’s ability to perform brilliantly in just about any possible musical context thrown his way. However, his upcoming Philly-Paris …
Young Jeezy Signs Freddie Gibbs To CTE
April 11, 2011, By
Young Jeezy has signed up-and-coming lyricist Freddie Gibbs to his Atlanta-based Corporate Thug Entertainment imprint on Def Jam. Hailing from Gary, IN, Gibbs endured many …
Sole Finds New Life In ‘Cruel World’
April 11, 2011, By
Former Anticon artist and the label’s founder, Tim Holland, aka quirky hip-hop artist Sole, is releasing his debut LP with label Fake Four on …
Hauschka – Salon Des Amateurs
April 11, 2011, By
The German pianist Hauschka, aka Volker Bertelmann, has been building a reputation over the last decade as a classically trained composer who is not afraid …
Dirtbombs Is Ready To ‘Party’
April 8, 2011, By
The Dirtbombs, the Detroit garage-rock band founded by Mick Collins of the Gories, will tour North America in support of its latest album, Party House. …
Reatard Gets A Reissue
April 8, 2011, By
Last winter, just as he stood on the verge of making a full national break through, Jay Reatard, aka Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., died mysteriously …
Woodsist Fest Taking Root Again In Big Sur
April 8, 2011, By
Big Sur’s Woodsist Festival is coming back, taking place July 30 and 31 this summer. The folksy Woodsist label’s showcase has also announced its lineup, …
Rebirth Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl: April 7, 2011
April 8, 2011, By
“If. You. Don’t. Funk With. Me. Then I won’t funk with you,” is what four out of seven Rebirth Brass Band gentlemen are …
Alex Barck And Christian Prommer Team Up On New LP
April 8, 2011, By
Alex Barck, the DJ known most recently for his work with Jazzanova, and musician/producer Christian Prommer have teamed up under the name Prommer And …
NMR 1194/CMJ TV: We’re Not Low-ering Our Standards
April 8, 2011
It’s another week of unexpected chart shake-ups and shake-downs. Pretty, Pretty Swedish Princess Lykke Li saddles into the top spot with a sophomore album …
La Vida Boheme Comes To America
April 8, 2011, By
Along with help from Nacional, the Venezualan dance-punk four-piece La Vida Boheme’s debut LP, Nuestra, is being released in the U.S. on May 10. …
Sonicbids Spotlight: The Pass
April 8, 2011, By
Kentucky might be the last place you would expect to host the next high-energy electro-pop breakout band, however, Louisville’s the Pass is exactly that. …
Supergroup Composes 8 Songs In 8 Hours At Rethink Music
April 8, 2011, By
What happens when you put a cabaret singer, a dark fantasy author, a pianist and an indie guitar player in the same room and force …