By Eileen Tilson If you are a music tech geek like me, than you have probably been hearing about a new fad floating around the internet called Turntable.fm. What is this fancy new site (that is still in beta, and you must already have a friend invited to join)? It’s a browser-based chatroom that streams music […]
Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Jill Scott has been one busy woman. Following up 2007’s Grammy nominated Gold-certified album The Real Thing, Scott’s latest work The Light of the Sun, to be released tomorrow on Warner Bros., is a flurry of emotional poetry that encompasses the changes she experienced, following her Hollywood success and the birth of […]
By Eileen Tilson Last May at the MUSEXPO conference in Los Angeles, I sat next to a young Greek man named Constantine Roussos, the founder of .Music, a company whose dream it is to legitimize music searches online. If passed, music companies, musicians, etc. , will have the ability to host their site as a “.music” […]
Mega music streaming site Pandora has officially announced their IPO (initial public offering), opening above expectations at $20 a share. After rising into the low $20s on the day of its IPO, the stock fell back to around $18 at the the end of Wednesday. But the decline escalated on Thursday closing at $13.26. Some […]
This June 16 will mark the 40th birthday of Tupac Shakur, and this year, fans, family, artists and performers alike will gather at the Atlanta Symphony Hall to both celebrate the life and further the cause of Tupac. Headlined by Erykah Badu, other featured performance by legendary soul artists, Roy Ayers and Eric Roberson, and […]
Following the success of Build A Rocket Boys!, Manchester’s multi-award, Mercury Music Prize winning five-piece are pleased to announce a North American tour this fall in support of their fifth critically-acclaimed studio album. Now, due to an overwhelming response, the band has decided to honor the demand and set their sights across the Atlantic again. Elbow plays Center […]
By Eileen Tilson Owl City’s Adam Young is a confessed recluse. Known for being press shy, the sensitive electro front man, started his career making music in his parents’ Minnesota basement. After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the hit quadruple-platinum single “Fireflies.” […]
Make sure and watch CMT tonight at 8 p.m., to watch Georgia boys the Zac Brown Band, who are nominated for three CMT awards including Video of the Year for “Colder Weather” (above), Group Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year.
By Eileen Tilson When you think of Jonny Lang, what is the first thing that pops into your head? He has been called a blues guitar prodigy, a virtuoso, and a once-in-a-generation blues artist. His debut solo album, Lie to Me, was recorded when he was just 15 years old. It went platinum, as did […]
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Listen to two new Arcade Fire songs “Speaking In Tongues” (featuring David Byrne) and “Culture War” recorded for the deluxe version of The Suburbs (Coming out August 2)! Arcade Fire – Culture War by MergeRecords Arcade Fire – Speaking in Tongues (feat. David Byrne) by MergeRecords
The self-described King of the Atlanta Underground, Elijah Jones is the Big Dipper in his band, The Constellations. Since signing with Virgin Records in 2009, Atlanta’s favorite bad boys (and girl!) have touring across the country and the U.K., introducing the rest of the world to the best part about being from Atlanta. We sat […]
By Catrina Maxwell (www.catmaxphotography.com). Full gallery after the jump.
Atlanta’s own Manchester Orchestra has done it again. The band’s sophomore album, Mean Everything to Nothing, was hailed as a masterpiece, meaning that there were a lot of expectations built up around the band’s next effort. They surpassed those expectations with their new album Simple Math. Released on May 10, Simple Math shows a more […]
There are few tastemakers left in this country, but when they chat about your band it means something. When legendary KCRW DJ Nic Harcourt was asked about unsigned LA rock group, Voxhaul Broadcast, this is what he had to say: “The live shows reflect the passion that has etched them a reputation as one of […]
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