Save Criminal Records, Atlanta
Listen, Atlanta: (courtesy of the ajc): Eric Levin has helped make Record Store Day an annual event to support 1,000 independent record stores worldwide. But he may have to shutter his own music store – Criminal Records – by Nov. 1 after making what he said were bad business decisions during the nation’s recession. “We’ve [...]
Video: Ryan Adams’ Ashes & Fire
We’re all awaiting Ryan Adams’ new album Ashes & Fire that comes out in October. While you wait you can check out a video of him performing the title track, “Ashes & Fire.” Check it here! Related:Bon Iver: MTV "fucked the dog"Bright Eyes is joined by Tom Morello at Ottawa Folk FestivalWhere is the Atlanta [...]
Wilco, Tom Waits on compilation album
The ‘Raise Your Voice!’ compilation, a free album in support in public broadcasting from ANTI- and 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting. Visit www.ryvoice.org to download. This exclusive compilation is a thank you to all of Public Broadcasting’s supporters. Join your favorite artists and the chorus of millions who love public broadcasting and spread the [...]
Listen: Fleet Foxes “Grown Ocean”
Listen to “Grown Ocean” off of Fleet Foxes second album Helplessness Blues. It’s one of stereogum‘s top 20 albums of 2011. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Related:Listen: Ryan Adams | Ashes & FireNickelback sucks. Even Canada knows.Wilco, Tom Waits on compilation albumVideo: Ryan Adams’ Ashes & FireListen: Laura Marling- A Creature I [...]
Wilco- The Whole Love
Wilco’s newest album The Whole Love is streaming LIVE for the next 24 hrs on this awesome page they’ve made. It mimics a record player so if you have a slow computer, you’re more than likely going to want to scream. It also doesn’t allow for a downward scroll to load, but the only use [...]
Listen: Bon Iver’s Beth/Rest solo
Ol’ Justin Vernon stopped by NPR’s World Cafe’ the other day to give a solo performance of Beth/Rest. This stripped down version sounds completely different than the version on Bon Iver’s second album, Bon Iver. After listening to the original version when it first came out, my friend said it sounded like it was from [...]
Where is the Atlanta music scene?
I don’t know what shows you’ve been to, but the ones I’ve been to are usually filled with people talking. I. Hate. That. I understand if it’s at a bar and the band is essentially just providing the background noise. It shouldn’t happen at a concert, like Ryan Adams and The Cardinal’s self-proclaimed (it actually [...]
Project | Lost City
Lost City is the definition of true band. Having played together for almost ten years, members Kyle Seitz, Mark Sims, and Noel Goff continue to build their fanbase and repertoire. Since highschool in the Norcross suburb of Atlanta, their chemistry and passion has always been present in their recordings and live performances. Lost City attracts [...]
Project | Homefront
A native Atlanta band, captures melodic indie rock, fuses it with with bluesy folk and serves it up with frontwoman, Kelly Taylor. A natural chanteuse, Kelly’s voice is a mix of Norah Jones, Stevie Nicks, Fiona Apple with a dash of Lucinda Williams. Ryan Steinwedel and Kelly formed a band called Travel By Train with [...]
Listen: Ryan Adams | Ashes & Fire
Historically, Ryan Adams has never been the type to wait years between albums. Somehow, though, we haven’t heard anything but archival releases and bizarre quasi-metal side projects from the man for quite some time. He’s all set to return with the new joint Ashes & Fire very soon, and now he’s shared one of the [...]
