Archive for May, 2011
Stream Eddie Vedder’s New Solo Album
The good folks at NPR Music have a treat for you: they’re streaming Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder’s upcoming solo album, Ukulele Songs. On his second solo effort, Vedder teams with The Swell Season’s Glen Hansard for a cover of Gram Parsons’ “Sleepless Nights,” and Cat Power’s Chan Marshall on the 1920s chestnut “Tonight You [...]
Mariachi El Bronx Interview: Hangout Festival 2011
We sat down with Mariachi El Bronx singer Matt Caughthran and guitarist Joby J. Ford at the Hangout Festival and discussed the rapture, Mexican misadventure, and the band’s experience writing mariachi tunes.
Dead Confederate Interview: Hangout Festival 2011
We talked to Dead Confederate singer Hardy Morris about the unique nature of Hangout, the importance of a band name, and the group’s “happy, hippy” song.
Brian Wright: “Loaded Gun”
Brian Wright, the Waco, Texas troubadour whose new album, House On Fire, is out now on Sugar Hill Records.
Mixing Tips: Focusrite VRM Box
Focusrite VRM Box List Price: $99.00 www.focusrite.com Mixing is all about perspective: how well you hear and understand what a song needs and how that song will translate once it leaves your mix environment. The Virtual Reference Monitoring Box from Focusrite is designed to help those who are headphone-bound to get an idea of what [...]
Q&A: The Evolution Of Thursday’s Geoff Rickly
We recently spoke with Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly. The veteran emo-rocker told us about Thursday’s latest album, No Devolución (Epitaph), and gave us the run down on his new approach to songwriting, and discusses his old gig writing letters to Penthouse, being influenced by the Beat writers, and how to stay true to your principles [...]
Exclusive: Stewart Francke Covers Death Cab For Cutie
On May 31, veteran soul singer Stewart Francke will release Heartless World, an album that features special guests Bruce Springsteen and fellow Detroit rocker Mitch Ryder. When he was putting together the album, Francke was struck by a series of personal tragedies, which ultimately led him to cover Death Cab For Cutie’s “I’ll Follow You [...]
Brian Wright Rocks The AS Office
Looking for a great new singer-songwriter? Look no further than Brian Wright, the Waco, Texas troubadour whose new album, House On Fire, is out now on Sugar Hill Records. His plaintive, understated songs remind us of Nebraska-era Bruce Springsteen, especially the brilliant “Maria Sugar Cane.” Wright came by our office and blew us away before [...]
Audio Review: Blue Microphone Spark
Blue Mics Spark Cardioid Condenser Microphone List Price: $199.00 www.bluemic.com Blue Microphones has become famous for their quirky mic names, quality construction and chic design. (An interesting side note about the company: Blue is an acronym for Baltic Latvian Universal Electronics, though original founders Skipper Wise and Latvian engineer Martins Saulespurens sold the company in [...]
Watch: Atlanta Girl-Group The Coathangers, “Hurricane”
In this video, Atlanta all girl-group The Coathangers channel Jack White’s bluesy yowl and Third Man Records headquarters’ creepy hospital aesthetic and taxidermy mounts. They’re kind of like a scarier, Dirty South version of L.A.’s Warpaint – or a meetup of Atlanta’s Black Lips and Those Darlins. Like any number of other punk bands, The [...]
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