Remember when music used to be about turning on a record, laying back in a reclining chair, having a drink in one hand and smoke in the other, relaxing, listening, and looking up at the evening sky? That's what this self titled album from Derek and the Trees makes you want to do which is a beautiful … [Read more...]
Anna Rose gets New York City’s Mojo Risin’
During her twenty-four years on Earth as what she calls a "rock kid," there have been great passions in Anna Rose's life, and then there has been music. "More than anything, I have always straight-up just totally and truthfully loved it," she says. She has experienced only one physical altercation. … [Read more...]
Alice In Chains Gives Way to Second Coming
In late summer of 2008, at the suggestion of longtime friend/Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Alice In Chains met with producer Nick Raskulinecz to talk about the possibility of collaborating on a new album.“I went to the studio where they’d been working on demos,” recalls the producer, whose … [Read more...]
Dead By Sunrise crawls out of Linkin Park’s ashes
Dead by Sunrise started to form in 2005 while Bennington was writing songs for Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight. According to Bennington, "I came up with a few songs that felt and sounded really good, but I knew they weren’t right stylistically for Linkin Park. They were darker and moodier than … [Read more...]
Kings Of Convenience Celebrate “Dependence” in NYC
Kings of Convenience’s third album, Declaration of Dependence, is a wonderful record for a lot of reasons. For one, Eirik Bøe is equally comfortable talking about the record’s “serious ideas” and laughing about its’ “hi-brow Bossa Nova” moments while his partner Erlend Øye is clearly thrilled by … [Read more...]
Dance your ass off with David Guetta’s One Love
“…David Guetta has been on a hot streak this summer. That continues with this party-rocking album..” - People Magazine “Guetta’s new CD is one big party!” – Associated Press International DJ/Producer/Artist David Guetta continues to reach new heights around the globe with the Astralwerks … [Read more...]