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Tribes - Wish to Scream

Fri, May 24 2013 8:18am - Source: Drowned In Sound

Every so often, the UK music press seizes upon a new guitar band to spin doctor, and more often than not, proclaims them the next Arctic Monkeys, next Oasis, the next big thing.

Something Else! Interview: Ray Wilson, formerly of Genesis

Wed, May 22 2013 3:42pm - Source: Something Else!

Ray Wilson is enjoying the best of both worlds these days, having just released a terrific new solo project even while joining Steve Hackett for a series of concerts focusing on classic-era Genesis.

Spiderobit: Trevor Bolder

Wed, May 22 2013 7:18am - Source: No Rock and Roll Fun

Trevor Bolder, bassist with the Spiders From Mars and Uriah Heep, has died.

The Cool Blue Halo Still Glows: A Conversation With Richard Barone

Mon, May 20 2013 4:15pm - Source: Pop Dose

Richard Barone has been many things over the course of his now-thirty year music career : singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, arranger, concert director, teacher, author and frontman, both with Hoboken legends the Bongos and as a solo performer.

Liverpool Sound City 2013: Martin’s Day 3 Roundup

Fri, May 17 2013 10:47pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

The previous two days of Liverpool Sound City 2013 had seen the music kick off around 6 PM, but as a special Saturday treat, the Korean delegation arranged a showcase at the Kazimier Gardens from the unearthly hour of 2 PM.

Mike Ragogna: From Foreigner to Songwriters Hall of Fame: A Conversation with Mick Jones

Fri, May 17 2013 8:28am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

So how do you feel about being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Mick?

What's Going On?: The Ten Cities Project

Thu, May 16 2013 12:56pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

60 acts, 22 concerts, 23 authors, and counting.

The 11 Best Songs By Vampire Weekend

Tue, May 14 2013 11:00pm - Source: The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown

Read an interesting article that the "foodie craze" is killing the "music industry."

The Locusts of Contemporary Music

Thu, May 09 2013 11:37pm - Source: Stoney Roads

A user emailed this across and although we're trying to avoid anything too Daft Punk related this did resonate with us and paints a pretty stark scene of originality within today's dance/electronic world.

Beware Of Darkness

Thu, May 09 2013 11:17pm - Source: Music-News.com

Opening explosively Beware Of Darkness� new single Howl is a mass of solid riffery and thoroughbred rock and roll.

Thea Gilmore, Queen Elizabeth Hall, review

Thu, May 09 2013 1:12pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

She's been described as "the most coherent, literate and charged British singer-songwriter of her generation" by Mojo magazine, and is championed by famous faces from Bruce Springsteen to Martha Wainwright.

Hoy New Talent Alert: Listen to Lorde "Royals"

Mon, May 06 2013 7:42pm - Source: arjanwrites music blog

With half a million SoundCloud plays racked up in less than 5 months, Lorde is a bonafide star in the making who is about to emerge in a big way internationally.

Liverpool Music Awards launch party 2013

Fri, May 03 2013 11:06am - Source: Music-News.com

Returning for a second year, the Liverpool Music Awards is back and ready to highlight the wealth of talent populating a bustling music scene on Merseyside.

Liverpool Music Awards 2013 Launch

Thu, May 02 2013 9:32pm - Source: Music-News.com

Returning for a second year, the Liverpool Music Awards is back and ready to highlight the wealth of talent populating a bustling music scene on Merseyside.

We Want To Cause Confusion: Vision Fortune Interviewed

Thu, May 02 2013 11:07am - Source: The Quietus

There's a point early on in my interview with Vision Fortune, the London-based trio who deal in heavy drones and pounding repetition, where I start to question the validity of being a music writer.

The 405 meets Young Galaxy

Thu, May 02 2013 8:18am - Source: The Four Oh Five

They acknowledge themselves that they've "grown very slowly in their six years as a band," but Canadian dream-pop band Young Galaxy are finally coming into their own as a band. 2011's Shapreshifting seemed to light a fire under them, and their new record is arguably their most confident and assured set of songs yet.

Orange Goblin: The TVD Interview

Tue, April 30 2013 5:51pm - Source: The Vinyl District

If you were a scientist and tried to go into your laboratory to create Orange Goblin , you would probably need equal parts whiskey, doom metal, classic rock, beer, stoner rock, and the Incredible Hulk to begin to replicate their enormous sound.

TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Rittz

Mon, April 29 2013 7:00pm - Source: The Smocking Section

He's slouched in a chair in the hotel's lobby, a Bulleit bourbon in hand, his frizzy red hair tumbling out a black stocking hat after getting up from a nap.

Emeli Sande takes The Beatles' record for debut album 'Our Version of Events'

Mon, April 29 2013 10:17am - Source: The Independent - Music

Today her album "Our Version of Events" became the debut album to spend more consecutive weeks in the top 10 than any other, entering its 63rd week among the UK's biggest-selling records.

TVD’s Jazz Fest picks for the first weekend, 4/27 & 4/28

Fri, April 26 2013 3:02pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Here's another favorite Jazz Fest aphorism—Jazz Fest happens during the day, so be the early.

"Kids aren't as political now" - DiS meets Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream

Thu, April 25 2013 10:07am - Source: Drowned In Sound

As a founder member of Primal Scream some thirty years ago and former player with both The Jesus & Mary Chain and The Wake , Bobby Gillespie's status as a musical and cultural icon is assured.

Dead Milkmen: April 21, 2013 Bowery Ballroom – Flac/MP3/Streaming

Wed, April 24 2013 1:03pm - Source: NYC Taper

The old corporate music industry used to do this band-kill all the time — label a legitimate band the "next big thing", turn their career upside down and ultimately cause them to crash and burn.

Q&A: Bob Marley's Producer on the 40th Anniversary of 'Catch a Fire'

Mon, April 22 2013 2:13pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Forty years ago this month, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell introduced the world to Bob Marley and the Wailers with the groundbreaking album Catch a Fire. The seminal work smoothly blended pop and protest with a slow, syncopated shuffle.

Little White Earbuds Interviews Alex Smoke

Mon, April 22 2013 5:15am - Source: LITTLE WHITE EARBUDS

If, of late, the name Alex Smoke seems to have slipped from your head, you can be forgiven.

Baths – ‘Miasma Sky’

Sat, April 20 2013 7:11am - Source: One A Day

I interviewed Will Wiesenfeld, the guy behind Baths, once.

Rock it Out! Blog: “#AreaCode – Millionyoung/JAMS”

Fri, April 19 2013 2:12pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Are you someone that looks for new bands each day?

Jai Paul: A Scam To Feed The Internet Sausage Machine

Fri, April 19 2013 10:23am - Source: The Quietus

So, which major label musician pulled off the best PR stunt last weekend?

Josef Salvat – Hustler

Fri, April 19 2013 3:09am - Source: One A Day

I really hope Josef Salvat isn't the next Lana Del Rey.

Don Silver: The TVD Interview

Wed, April 17 2013 3:21pm - Source: The Vinyl District

When someone like legendary music mogul Clive Davis writes yet another tome extolling his endless virtues and successes, critical backlash is inevitable and satisfying.

Eskimo Callboy: Fight to Unite Tour Blog (EXCLUSIVE)

Tue, April 16 2013 9:25pm - Source: Noisecreep

Hailing from Germany, Eskimo Callboy invaded U.S. record stores this past November with the release of Bury Me in Vegas , their debut album.

Pollinating Possibility: An Interview With Gum Takes Tooth

Tue, April 16 2013 10:17am - Source: The Quietus

How to go about untangling the abstruse madness of Gum Takes Tooth?

Phoenix Bring Out R. Kelly for Coachella Headlining Set

Mon, April 15 2013 3:11pm - Source: Rolling Stone

About three-quarters of the way through the band's joyous, two-years-in-the-making headlining set, R. Kelly – the Chicago R&B star who shares little if anything in common with the French rockers – belted one of his best known lyrics from offstage, shocking virtually everyone: "My mind's telling me no! But my body . . . my body's telling me yes!"

Deeper Underground: An Interview With The Haxan Cloak

Mon, April 15 2013 9:15am - Source: The Quietus

"I don't find darkness depressing. Actually, I find it quite uplifting and cathartic," says The Haxan Cloak.

Euro Scenes

Thu, April 11 2013 1:42pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Kat Rolle muses over why our closest European neighbours are that much less passionate about music than the Brits.

Book Club: Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me by R. Kelly

Wed, April 10 2013 4:17am - Source: Consequence of Sound

Welcome to the second installment of Aux.Out. Book Club, where a group of us tackle a new or renowned book of the music canon and lay down some of our thoughts.

Emeli Sande On Working with Kendrick Lamar, Possible EP, British Soul and More -- EXCLUSIVE Interview

Tue, April 09 2013 8:11pm - Source: The BoomBox

The English-bred singer has spent the past two years or so dominating in the European music scene -- she took home four Brit Awards this year, including best British Single of the Year ("Next To Me") and best British Album of the Year [ Our Version of Events ] -- and is slowly becoming familiar to American audiences.

The Hives: The Hives Discuss Twenty Years Of Touring, Song Writing, And Being An Unbelievable Live Band

Mon, April 08 2013 10:43am - Source: Prefix Magazine

Being a band for twenty years is a mean feat.

Marc Ruxin: All Things SXSW (Re)Considered

Wed, April 03 2013 2:36pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

If you went to SXSW 20 years ago, you would have been there to see and discover new music.

The Popdose Guide to Chicago

Sat, March 30 2013 3:43am - Source: Pop Dose

After the cynical misfire of 1991's Twenty 1 and stillbirth of its intended followup, the lost and lamented Stone of Sisyphus , Chicago dove full-bore into the casinos-and-state-fairs circuit, and though they still pay lip service to the bona fide creativity that bought their homes and pays their alimonies, it evaporated long ago.

Label Profile: Labrador Records

Fri, March 29 2013 9:05am - Source: Drowned In Sound

One of the most consistent independent labels in recent years has been Labrador.

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