Monthly Archives: April 2015

NEWS: BOSTON CALLING MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DATES AND A SPECIAL PRE-SALE FOR ITS SEPTEMBER 2015

Posted on Apr 30, 2015

THREE-DAY TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW, FRIDAY MAY 1st AT 10AM EST AT WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM April 30, 2015 – Boston, MA – Boston Calling is excited to announce the new dates for its September 2015 festival: September 25 – 27, 2015. The new weekend dates are moved back later in September, in order to better accommodate all...

#albumoftheday / REVIEW: EARL SWEATSHIRT: I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

Posted on Apr 30, 2015

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While everyone is analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s new album as if it’s some brilliant, new scientific discovery, I thought I’d say a few words about Earl Sweatshirt’s new album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. I mean, hey, I love Kendrick’s album, but let’s give some other rappers attention, too. And Earl...

#songoftheday / VIDEO: Muse – “Dead Inside”

Posted on Apr 29, 2015

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I've been a fan of Muse from the very beginning and I usually like most things they do. Occasionally, though, they'll start to lose me. To that end, I was beginning to fear that I wouldn't like their forthcoming album Drones very much after hearing the...

LYRIC VIDEO: Mat Kearney – “One Heart”

Posted on Apr 28, 2015

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It's Mat Kearney. So, naturally, it's as fun as a barrel of monkeys......

VIDEO: Janine and the Mixtape – “When I’m Broken”

Posted on Apr 28, 2015

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Voila, another Monday, another new song and video from the luscious Janine and the Mixtape... Call her the new Jessie Ware because her blend of pop and R&B is the smoothest, most electrifying genre-bender anyone's heard since Ware's last album. Sweet, musical bliss!...

#songoftheday / VIDEO: MIKA – “Talk About You”

Posted on Apr 28, 2015

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Wow, talk about a fun song! MIKA's "Talk About You" is an instant shot of euphoria straight to your heart, lighting up your brain with bursts of brilliant colors. You won't hear a more upbeat or uplifting song this week. "You're the only one I...

PR: BEN LEE ANNOUNCES TOUR DATES, TRACKLISTING

Posted on Apr 28, 2015

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Be Ben Lee has confirmed a U.S. tour to in promotion of the release if his Warner Bros. Records debut, Love Is the Great Rebellion, which will be released on June 2nd in the U.S. The first single from the album, “Big Love,” was released on 7″ vinyl on Records Store Day. Click here to listen!...

#albumoftheday / REVIEW: SCOTT WEILAND AND THE WILDABOUTS: BLASTER

Posted on Apr 27, 2015

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A few months ago I caught Scott Weiland and his band, The Wildabouts, when they performed in the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Casino. And he was at the top of his game. He sounded fantastic, seemed to be enjoying himself and was full of energy. All of these things are also true...

VIDEO: BRANDON FLOWERS: “LONELY TOWN”

Posted on Apr 27, 2015

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Another thick slice of pop perfection via Brandon Flowers. With a cherry on top....

#songoftheday / AUDIO: Strange Names – “Return”

Posted on Apr 27, 2015

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"I'm not your springtime fantasy," goes "Return," a gem of a new song from Strange Names, a band consisting of recent New York transplants Fletcher Aleckson, Francis Ximenez and Liam Benzvi. The irony here is that "Return" actually feels like a red hot spring fling, coming at...

#songoftheday / VIDEO: Jessie J – “Flashlight” (from Pitch Perfect 2)

Posted on Apr 24, 2015

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Everybody loves a cheesy bubblegum pop ballad once in a while, right? Well, if so, then you'll be tickled pink by Jessie J's joyous song "Flash Light," which is from the Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack. Although you might find it a little too similar to Beyonce's...

RED HOT REMIX: Lana Del Rey – Brooklyn Baby (Monsieur Adi Remix)

Posted on Apr 23, 2015

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Oh, this is a good one... As he always does, Monsieur Adi has created a remix that feels so natural you'd swear it was the original album version of the song and those tend to be my favorite remixes. I also appreciate the fact that it's not...

VIDEO: SIA: “FIRE MEET GASOLINE”

Posted on Apr 23, 2015

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#songoftheday / REVIEW: SAUL WILLIAMS: “BURUNDI” FEAT. EMILY KOKAL OF WARPAINT

Posted on Apr 23, 2015

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#albumoftheday / REVIEW: THE JULIANA HATFIELD THREE: WHATEVER, MY LOVE

Posted on Apr 22, 2015

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“I let them dress me up in other people’s clothes / But you still don’t wanna know,” sings Juliana Hatfield during “Invisible,” the melodious opening track to The Juliana Hatfield Three’s sophomore release Whatever, My Love. The other two of the three are drummer Todd Philips, and bassist Dean Fisher. And if this...

Monthly Archives: April 2015

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#songoftheday / #amlistening = BIF NAKED: “JIM”

VINYL DESTINATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH RECORD STORE OWNER DAVE PERRY

#songoftheday / #amlistening = POLLY SCATTERGOOD: “RED”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ADAM JENSEN: “INMATE 8576”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = POPPY: “ANYTHING LIKE ME”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Yael Naim – “How Will I Know” (Live at Studios Ferber)

FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW: HALSEY’S MANIC

YOUR BRAVE BOTANICALS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BUSH

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ROBBIE WILLIAMS: “TIME FOR CHANGE” + ALBUM REVIEW

It’s a #premiere! It’s a #songoftheday! It’s “The Stones” by Ismay!

#songoftheday / #amlistening = BAR BRUTAL BAND: “SPECIAL TERMS” DEMO

ROLLING ON: AN INTERVIEW WITH FRANKIE BANALI OF QUIET RIOT

INTERMISSION (WE SHALL RETURN)

DISCOVER A SUPERSTAR IN THE MAKING: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICKY JAMES

UP TO TEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SWEET OF STRYPER AND SOLO FAME

#PREMIERE / #SONGOFTHEDAY WITH INTERVIEW: MICHAEL RIDER’S “CAPITAL”

PREMIERE / INTERVIEW: KATRINA STUART’S BLUE ROSES

CONCERT REVIEW: PHANTOM PLANET WITH SPECIAL GUEST MICKY JAMES AT THE SINCLAIR, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 9/19/19

#songoftheday / #amlistening = MANDY MOORE: “WHEN I WASN’T WATCHING”

CALLING OREGON: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN HALL OF TENTS

CONCERT REVIEW: BABYMETAL AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON 9/11/19

#songoftheday / #amlistening = PHANTOM PLANET: “PARTY ANIMAL” (BAND PLAYING BOSTON ON 9/19/19)

STILL NOT FAKIN’ IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY MICHAEL MONROE

#songoftheday / #amlistening = MXMS: “WHAT’S MY NAME”

#amlistening / #nowlistening = OH LAND: “SALT (ARTHUR MOON REMIX)”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = MICHAEL SWEET: “SHINE”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = BABYMETAL: “ELEVATOR GIRL” (ENGLISH VERSION) + U.S. TOUR DATES

#concertreview #livemusic = RICK SPRINGFIELD @ MOHEGAN SUN ARENA 8/29/18

#songoftheday / #amlistening = RED VELVET: “UMPAH UMPAH” & AN EDITORIAL: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE ASIAN MUSIC ON LOVE IS POP?

WORLD PREMIERE: TENTS: “MEDICINE” (#songoftheday / #amlistening / #worldpremiere)

GET EVERY BOOK BY MICHAEL BEAULIEU FREE ON PROLIFIC WORKS FOR A LIMITED TIME

#songoftheday / #amlistening: AMANDA PALMER: “DROWNING IN THE SOUND”

ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS: AN INTERVIEW WITH DONNIE VIE

#songoftheday / #amlistening = The Darkness: “Rock and Roll Deserves to Die”

DIVING IN THE DEEP END: AN INTERVIEW WITH MARIELLE KRAFT

#songoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: “MIDNIGHT CHOIR”

CONCERT REVIEW: MARIELLE KRAFT WITH VISITING WINE – CITY WINERY 7/19/19

#albumoftheday = Ingrid Michaelson: Stranger Songs

DEFINITELY NOT MADE OF CHEESE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ARTHUR MOON

MOVIE REVIEW: GOD OF VAMPIRES

#songoftheday / #amlistening = TEMPTRESS: “NAKED”

EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ROB FITZ BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

THE RETRO-FITTED FUTURE OF ROCK: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE FITZ OF BAD MARRIAGE

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Starbreaker feat. Tony Harnell & Magnus Karlsson – “How Many More Goodbyes”

#SONGOFTHEDAY / #AMLISTENING = Cœur de pirate: “Ne m’appelle pas”

MUSIC (GODDESS STYLE): AN INTERVIEW WITH NATHASSIA

BOOK REVIEW: AMID SUMMER’S NIGHTMARE BY APRIL L. WOOD

CONCERT REVIEW: BAD MARRIAGE / THE CRINGE / TESLA: 4/19/19: CASINO BALLROOM, HAMPTON BEACH, NH

NY, DENMARK & THE MUSIC IN BETWEEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH OH LAND

EVERYWHERE YOU GO: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN CUSIMANO OF THE CRINGE

JUMPING THE GENERAL LEE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN SCHNEIDER

NOT YOUR ORDINARY POP PRINCESS: AN INTERVIEW WITH THEIA

Baby, You’re A Millionaire: An Interview with Chlöe Howl

#songoftheday / #amlistening = ILIRA: “WHISPER MY NAME” + “DO IT YOURSELF”

TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY: AN INTERVIEW WITH LUCY SPRAGGAN

#songoftheday / #amlistening = DOE PAORO: “SILVER SPRINGS”

TRAVELS AND TUNES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU RHODES OF LAMB

#songoftheday / #amlistening = The Cringe – “I Can’t Take It No More”

#songoftheday / #amlistening = LAMB: “MOONSHINE” (FEAT. CIAN FINN)

#songoftheday / #amlistening = Vanessa Paradis: “Kiev”

BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

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