In the not-so-distant past, getting signed by a label was a primary goal for most up and coming bands. Like so many aspects of the music business, that ambition has changed in this internet age.
New musical genres are like vomit – sometimes they stick, other times, not so much. And with every artist being chucked out, some have staying power while others just get wiped up.
From the late 1970s through the early 1990s, a lot of mainstream guitar playing was based on the notion that more was always better, but playing the most notes in the shortest amount of time would automatically translate into supreme six-string wizardry.
One of the great side effects of new developments in mixing and mastering technologies has been the continued reach by artists and producers alike to turn classic works into monuments unto themselves.
There's a dirty little secret in most musical circles that, while remarkably important to any fully functioning rhythm section, bass players tend to get ignored and passed over far more often than any other member of any rock outfit.
In a world formed by Darwinian evolution and in which the wealthy few tend to exert the greatest power, there are few arenas wherein the little guy stands a fighting chance. The Internet, however, is one such zone.
Return to Arms are a New Jersey band with obvious ties to the post-emo leanings of Saves the Day and other bands whose sound could best be described and heavy, melodic, but free from the overpowering angst of some of their more maladjusted counterparts.
Oh, The Rolling Stones. Any discussion of when to pack it up or when to keep it going must include this group of geriatric geezers who still manage to tear it up on world tours, while their fans are more than willing to shuck out hundreds of bucks for a seat so that they can hear their favorite band rasp through “Angie.”
Portland-based, experimental electronic musician Ethan Rose has plans to release his third and latest album for the Holocene Music label on January 27th.
New York foursome The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have plans to release their self-titled debut on February 3rd of next year with Slumberland records.
Today marks the release of the album Dark Developments, the collaboration between Athens group Elf Power and singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, and the two will head out on the road together for what is now planned as a seventeen date tour of the United States.
A new documentary following the influential British rock group The Yardbirds called "The Story Of" is set for a November 11th release date via the MVD Entertainment Group.
You will remember Carey Mercer from two of his most visible past projects: Frog Eyes, which Mercer formed with Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug, and Swan Lake, a band which includes Destroyer's Dan Bejar along with Krug and Mercer.
Maryland roots-rocker Benjy Ferree has announced his second full-length with Domino records, Come Back To The Five And Dime, Bobby Dee Bobby Dee, a concept album about the fallen child star Bobby Driscoll.
