Category Archives: Music News

New Music: “Daydream” – Julie Mar

  Singer songwriter Julie Mar’s debut album Theorem was released April 2nd.  The album’s first single is the gentle “Daydream” which features Mar’s breezy vocals over some sparse and fluid guitar.  If you were able to somehow capture the sound … Continue reading

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New Music: “Lose Me” – Samia

  New York’s Samia has often been described as a “female Steven Tyler”, but her debut single “Lose Me” recalls the early days of The Black Crowes than the Toxic Twins.   Like the Crowes’ “Lose” is pure rock and … Continue reading

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New Music: “Pillow Talk” – PANTy RAiD

  PANTy RAid started out as the side project between Martin Folb (known as MartyParty and Josh Mayer (Ooah of The Glitch Mob) in 2008.  Their first album The Sauce was released in 2009 and has since become a cult … Continue reading

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New Music: “Fanfare for the Modern Man” – The Mystic Underground

    Brooklyn’s The Mystic Underground carries on the thinking man’s synth-pop and electronic music in the tradition of early pioneers such like Depeche Mode and New Order.  Their latest single “Fanfare for the Modern Man” off of their upcoming … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “There She Goes” – The La’s

  A huge chunk of me really wants to hate this song.  Really hate it.  It’s so light-weight, fluffy and sincere.  It doesn’t help that it has been used in a number of terrible movies including Fever Pitch, The Lindsay … Continue reading

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New Music: “8th Grader” – 8th Grader (Exclusive Album Stream)

  8th Grader (aka Jason Martinovich) is gearing up to release his self-titled EP.  The eponymous EP is a mix of new-wave sonics and a Neo-soul vibe.   Imagine if John Legend or Prince’s quieter moments were tracks for a … Continue reading

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New Music: “Every Weekend” – Hadouken!

Hadouken!’s third album Every Weekend has generated a lot of buzz before the album was even released.  Their single “Levitate” was released as part of their “People Are Awesome 2013″ video which went viral and has been seen by over 30 … Continue reading

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New Music: “Propaganda” – The Goodnight Darlings

  A while back, I wrote about the Goodnight Darling’s EP Dolldrums which contained the infectious and hooky single “Red Hot”.  Now the duo are back again with their latest single “Propaganda” which is equally as awesome. Check it out … Continue reading

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Song of the Week: “So. Central Rain” – R.E.M.

  Of all the early R.E.M. songs, this is the one.  It’s the one I’ve never gotten tired of even when I’ve grown tired of R.E.M.  The one I still listened to when I was ready to throw in the … Continue reading

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New Music: “Confessions of a Songbird” – Kristin Errett

  It’s not exactly easy to incorporate the phrase “blah blah blah” into a song.  But Kristin Errett does it so effortlessly on “Don’t Call Me Sweetheart” when referring to what her would-be man said.  She then follows it up … Continue reading

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