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Going For Adds: Lianne La Havas’ “Is Your Love Big Enough?”
Lianne La Havas is a London based artist whose Jamaican-Greek upbringing is as unique as her sound. Taking the alternative soul of India.Arie and Corinne Bailey Rae and enhancing it with the smoky indie-folk pop of Feist, she was invited by BBC‘s Later…with Jools Holland to perform her song “Age” last year. It was there where […]
The Barr Brothers – #1 on Hype Machine
The Barr Brothers are still generating lots of hype even a year after the release of their self-titled album. Their intricate, inventive and unique style of playing is partly the reason for this second wave of attention, showcased earlier this year on Late Show w/ David Letterman where their performance involved items most commonly found in fishing tackle boxes! Just last […]
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New Music from Lianne La Havas
Lianne La Havas is a London based artist who is starting to garner a lot of attention. Her Jamaican-Greek upbringing is as unique as her sound — taking the alternative soul of India.Arie and Corinne Bailey Rae and enhancing it with the smoky indie-folk pop of Feist. Last year, Lianne was tapped by BBC‘s Later…with […]
Onuinu on Paste Magazine
Onuinu‘s original brand of “disco-hop” has perked the ears of Paste Magazine who included the artist on their “10 Oregon Bands That You Should Listen To Now” list. Single “Ice Palace” is a good example of his ability to mesh electronic, house, r&b, and more into one cohesive sound. The single debuted with many stations last […]
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The Flaming Lips to play StePhest Colbchella ‘012
Last week, Stephen Colbert announced on The Colbert Report that he will be hosting his very own music festival, August 10th in New York atop U.S. Intrepid, A WWII Aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River. Catch the announcement and video here. Colbert boasted that the aptly named “StePhest Colbchella ‘012: RocktAugustFest” will be bigger […]
Imaginary Cities Wrap Up Tour with Interviews, Lollapalooza
Imaginary Cities have been getting a lot of attention on the road recently and for good reason! They swung by both WCHC and WMFO in Massachusetts for interviews and in-studios, and rounded off their summer tour with shows in NYC and Lollapalooza this past weekend which looked like a good time. As they break from touring, […]
The Black Keys nominated for Best Rock Video VMA
The Black Keys’ video for “Lonely Boy” is nominated for a 2012 MTV Video Music Award. They’re facing some stiff competition including the likes of Jack White and Coldplay, so make sure to help them out with some votes! You can find the complete list of nominees and videos here. If you haven’t seen the video yet make […]
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Infantree & Daredevil Christopher Wright Reach New CMJ Peaks!
This week, radio gave two A man A plan A canal artists a big push – Infantree and The Daredevil Christopher Wright. After slipping out of the top 50 a couple weeks ago, DCW returned by reaching a new peak at #46! Infantree found themselves climbing up the top 200, dropping in at #74. Both […]
Lianne La Havas Going for Adds 8/14 & NPR’s First Listen
U.K. artist Lianne La Havas can now count NPR as one of her biggest fans, after her debut album Is Your Love Big Enough? was featured on First Listen! NPR notes that in today’s music industry, it’s not enough just to have a good voice – “it takes nuance and charisma to stand out; blaring pipes aren’t enough.” […]
A man A plan A canal At Lollapalooza
Everyone excited for Lollapalooza? For those of you who have been living under a rock these last few months, Lollapalooza is a spectacular 3-day music festival happening this weekend, August 3rd-5th. Held in the heart of Chicago, Lolapalooza makes the city come alive with some of the biggest names in music, not to mention great […]
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Praise For The Daredevil Christopher Wright
The second album from The Daredevil Christopher Wright has had many stations enamored with its incorporation of hymnal choral melodies, primal percussion, and nontraditional structures. Canadian website Southern Souls said “The Nature of Things is neither proud nor ashamed. Accidents happen.” This is evident on the end of lead single “Divorce” as the music comes […]
Cut Chemist’s “Litmus Test” Mix
The anticipation for the release of Cut Chemist‘s first studio album in 6 years continues to build. The DJ/producer has been kind enough to hold us over this past year by offering special nuggets like “The Soft Sell” mix which he created through the use of a loop pedal and one turntable. Now Cut Chemist […]
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Catching Up With Graham
I had a lot of fun this past week with my friends Dave and Helen in town from the UK. A group of us went to the Tottenham Hotspur vs. LA Galaxy game last Tuesday. It was a blast going to see The Big Lebowski at the Hollywood Forever cemetery on Saturday night. Jeff Dowd, […]
Imaginary Cities Daytrotter Session – “Purple Heart” Video Premiere
Winnipeg group Imaginary Cities visited Daytrotter to record a 4-track session of songs off their album Temporary Resident. “The songs that the…group perform here are rainy day laments. They are odes to the unraveling of relationships – disintegrations that aren’t too bitter or questionable – just ones that were seen coming from off on the […]
