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Red Bull Music Academy Opens Pimpin’ New Premises In Madrid
April 12, 2011, By
Red Bull Music Academy has announced that its annual workshop and seminar for 2011 is set to take in Madrid, Spain and plans to leave the …
Record Store Day Hits “Play” For Its Fourth Year
April 12, 2011, By
Eric Levin is one of the most pleasant guys of all time—modest, funny, truly passionate about his work—but he’s ready to break …
Fania Classics Reworked By Joe Claussell
April 12, 2011, By
Legendary New York based label, Fania, has announced that it will be releasing a two disc set of remixed back catalog classics, expertly remixed by …
Giveaway: Win Two Tickets To Hangout Music Festival
April 12, 2011
As all of us in the CMJ office rejoice as spring resurrects us from winter depression, we look south to see if there are any …
Panda Bear – Tomboy
April 12, 2011, By
You don’t listen to a Panda Bear album—you swim through it. Noah Lennox, the lone man behind the Panda, taught us this on …
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 …