the bird and the bee, the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/producer Greg Kurstin, kicked off a musical scavenger hunt for their fans today by premiering all nine songs from their new album Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates on nine different websites: AOL Spinner, BrooklynVegan, Entertainment [...]
The latest from across the pond from these Irish upstarts
The record was young but the name Sonya Kitchell remained in my memory and was awaiting a future release.
Beauty and grace are offered yet again from sigur ró. It bursts with joy and sorrow. It is loud and crashing, ear grabbing and heart clenching. The beauty being offered is from the fifth full-length entitled, “Með suð à eyrum við spilum endalaust.” Translated in English it means “with a buzz in our ears we [...]
March 7, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) – Four years since they parted ways, platinum-selling group SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER have decided to reunite and will make their first appearance in four years together next week at SXSW (Thursday, March 14 @ The Tap Room).
After much thought and deliberation the offices of The Drop have moved. This is especially exciting since I don’t have to drive at least 1.5 hours to see a national tour.
Having remixed for the likes of Coldplay, Imogen Heap & Leigh Nash (to name a few), Morgan steps from behind the boards of producer and into the shoes of  an “artist”.  His Nettwerk debut “Elevate” is due in March & first single “Longest Road (Ft. Lissie)”  is already causing quiet a buzz.  With electronic music that is [...]
Digital collaborations are becoming more an more popular. Normally I’d tell you about a band from a certain area of the world but I can’t do that with super indie D.I.Y. all stars Synthar. Let’s suffice to day they’re from America. Their first release, “Evenings and Weekends”, features 13 tracks of infectious [...]
Filmmaker Isaac Dietz, the brain behind Tub-O-Popcorn Productions, has been documenting bands (Anathallo, As Tall as Lions, The Format, MAE) In January Dietz reveals “Road Test” an honest documentary about a band touring for the first time.
Some may have heard this, some not. But, Jon Foreman, acclaimed singer and writer of the band, Switchfoot, has decided to put on an EP of all the seasons. That’s right, the seasons. Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer, will bring forth an EP of Foreman’s “softer songs.”
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