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Atlanta’s burgeoning music scene has produced movie-worthy life stories for many superstars, however it’s often the untold stories of artists who got a bad shake that are most intriguing to hear. When the fiery rhymes of Archie Eversole aka Mr. Evaso... read more
April 7th 2009 marks the release of the 11th studio album and major label debut from East-Coast hip-hop heavyweight Classified. Entitled Self- Explanatory, the album contains 22 songs and a unique way of listening to the entire body of work. Throu... read more
Born On Flag Day is Deer Tick’s highly anticipated second full-length album and follow-up to the band’s 2007 internationally acclaimed debut, War Elephant (reissued in 2008 by Partisan Records). This release follows two years of extensive touring in ... read more
Before you listen to her new album, Maria Taylor suggests you prepare yourself. Listen to it, she says “in a dark room, with a candle or two with headphones, maybe in the bath, but definitely horizontal.” Though much of the deliciously diverse Lad... read more
Everyone from Nirvana to Pavement to Stone Temple Pilots cite Meat Puppets as one of the most significant American bands. The highly influential Meat Puppets started as a punk rock band, but established their own unique style, blending punk with coun... read more
Emerging from the Ann Arbor suburb of Detroit, My Dear Disco has been cutting a path throughout the Midwest with its addictive self-branded style of “danethink” music which displays influences from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Daft Punk and T... read more
For once, all the rumors are actually true. “The Right Stuff” really is -- at long last -- returning to your block. Thankfully, this time, it’s all happening in the right way too. New Kids On The Block -- five now fully-grown men who forever defined ... read more
On June 23, Columbia records will release Pete Yorn's 'Back and Fourth' marking a new musical chapter in which the acclaimed singer and songwriter has taken a different approach to writing and recording with stunning results. 'Back and Fourth' follow... read more
Meet The Record Life, led by 21-year-old Jakob Johnson, TRL delivers soulful, catchy and explosive songs that you will no doubt find yourself singing along to for days. Keep an eye out for a digital EP from The Record Life coming soon and their debut... read more
Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White is best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon. But with two Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history, ... read more
Santigold will take her endless dance party across the US one more time this spring before heading back into the studio to record the follow up to her smash self-titled debut. Santigold will be performing with a full band and dancers for the first ti... read more
thenewno2 will celebrate the CD release of the debut album you are here by playing one of the world's best loved record stores Amoeba on March 31 at 7pm. A few weeks later the band will be playing its festival debut at Coachella Music and Arts Festiv... read more
In July of 2008, during a visit to the West Coast to appear at Comic-Con in San Diego, Tori Amos stopped by Los Angeles for a business lunch. During the meeting a woman passed Tori’s table, talking animatedly on the phone. When somebody told her Doug... read more
The Tragically Hip have crafted a guitar-drenched ode to everyman on 'We are the Same', their new album out April 7 on Rounder Records. Featuring relaxed tempos and a mix of electric and acoustic arrangements, ‘We are the Same’ reconciles melancholy,... read more
"I'm at a great place creatively right now because I feel like the passion for my craft has been reignited." Singer/songwriter Wes Carr can be described as many things - overnight success, is not one of them. For most of his 26 years this talented ar... read more
Fitzsimmons has a haunting sound that evokes references to Iron & Wine, Bright Eyes and Elliott Smith. His forthright album tells the true story of two people who didn't make it: William conceived 'The Sparrow And The Crow' as an apology and a confes... read more
In the world of medicine, physicians understand that healing of the mind, body, and soul is a gradual process. Too much, too soon, too fast could be the cause of an adverse reaction and deadly results. Therefore, it is imperative that any type of the... read more
We live in challenging times. Economic, social and political forces in every part of our interconnected globe are triggering an unprecedented transformation in the way we govern, the way we do business, the way we interact and the way we live. For ma... read more
