It’s not everyday one gets to spend an up close and spiritual evening with REM, but that is how Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, and Peter Buck all made the people of Osaka feel throughout their wonderfully charismatic performance last Friday night at the Grand Cube, Osaka. Since the departure of drummer … [Read more...]
Way Out West rev up The Love Machine
For electronic dance music the 90's was a golden era and most of the genres finest anthems were born before the millennium cracked with a triple zero. People were Born Slippy with their Block Rockin’ Beats while sittin’ on Little Fluffy Clouds. You get the idea, but certainly not lost amongst the … [Read more...]
Wu-Tang Chamber Music comin’ at ya, watch yo’self!
New York stand up! Staten Island put one fist in the air! On June 30th, 2009 E1 Music released "CHAMBER MUSIC," a brand new project from the Wu-Tang which pairs original Clan MCs with classic '90s rap veterans. Executive Produced by RZA, "CHAMBER MUSIC" features: Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, RZA, … [Read more...]
Having a One Track Mind at the right time
One Track Mind is 36 minutes of pure heart and guts. It’s a must see for any surfer interested in what goes on inside the minds of the top surfers on the World Tour (and those groms getting ready to make a run for it.) Directed by Chris Malloy and produced by Woodshed Films, the surfing flick … [Read more...]
Carlon : Johari Window in the City
By Lindsay Wallace If you’ve never heard of Carlon, now is the time to give them a listen. Refreshingly, this New Jersey quartet’s new album Johari Window has quite literally broken every cliché of the indie rock scene. The first chords of the album instantly pull you into their meditative yet … [Read more...]
The Star is Shining Bright, Better Wear Shades
With the cool mid-October air showing signs of a early winter in Manhattan a Caribbean breeze swept through the city as Universal Motown’s charismatic new singer/songwriter, Shontelle Layne, performed her hit single, “T-Shirt” to a packed crowd at Club Twelve 21. A month before the release of her … [Read more...]