Atlanta’s own fabulous star-in-the-making Janelle Monae is releasing her first full-length album today, on her own Wondaland Arts Society label in conjunction with P. Diddy’s Bad Boy records. The ArchAndroid is already making its way up the iTunes charts – right now it’s at number 11 on the Top Albums chart – so make sure […]
Tons of big shows are coming up this year including the return of Limp Bizkit, The Black Crowes 20th year anniversary, and an extension on Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour! Check out the list below! – Limp Bizkit with special guest Ice Cube, July 11, 2010 at Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood – Tickets On Sale […]
Athens indie-pop princes Modern Skirts and Nashville psych-pop madmen The Features are joining forces at the EARL on Saturday, June 19 for a full night of pure unadulterated pop music. Both bands are hugely popular in Atlanta, and because of that we suspect this show will sell out. Get your tickets today, thank us June 19. Modern […]
British electro-pop band La Roux are coming across the pond with one mission – to make you dance! It’s definitely no mission impossible: five seconds into La Roux’s “Bullet Proof” and feet began tapping all over the AMG office; 10 seconds into the song heads were nodding and before the minute mark a disco ball […]
Smith’s Olde Bar will be welcoming Jeff Daniels (as in Purple Rose of Cairo, Dumb and Dumber) to their stage for a show on October 30. Daniels has been writing songs for much of his life, with two records to his name, the proceeds of which go to fund his non-profit Purple Rose Theatre Company […]
A ton of shows just went up for sale at Live Nation for shows coming up at The Tabernacle this summer. We’re especially excited about New Zealanders Crowded House – a supremely underrated band that doesn’t make it over to this neck of the woods often enough. Here’s what’s in store: 50 Cent – June […]
“Free Energy” from Free Energy on Vimeo. Maybe it’s just a good idea, but there is something about the name Free Energy that just makes you feel good. That good feeling only gets better once you start listening to their music. A retro-pop bag full of cheer, the songs are seriously happy. We actually like what we’ve heard […]
As a 9 to 5’er, every weekend is like a mini-Christmas. After five days of early mornings and painful traffic jams, I get two days to sleep in, stay out late, and drink ungodly amounts of cheap beer while watching bands! So what’s on the books this weekend? Alex Chilton Tribute – Friday, April 30 – Star Community Bar Sort […]
NW Apt. Band Of Horses | MySpace Music Videos Atlanta has quite a strong bond with Band of Horses – we’ve seen them grow in favor every New Year’s Eve, going from The EARL to the Tabernacle. We like their new song “NW Apt.” and are looking forward to the new record Infinite Arms, coming […]
B.o.B. (Bobby Ray) released The Adventures of Bobby Ray today, Tuesday, April 27. The local Atlanta rapper, signed to T.I’s Grand Hustle, under Atlantic, was originally scheduled to release his debut full-length in late May, but because of the commercial success of his song “Nothin’ on You” the release date was pushed up a month. […]
South African alternative rockers Civil Twilight will be playing a free gig at The Loft with The Airborne Toxic Event and Trances Arc on April 10. But there’s a catch – you have to win the tickets! Here’s how you can do that: (1) Every day, 5 “Attendees” of this Facebook Event will be selected […]
Unshaken – charity: water’s campaign for Haiti from charity: water on Vimeo. We always love rocking out for a good cause. If you do too, then look no further than Vinyl on April 9, when Elevation will be joined by The Goodfight and The Less for a gig raising money for the fantastic Charity: Water […]
We finally have the video for Janelle Monae‘s first single of her debut album. “Tightrope” is just giddily exciting, with smooth rapping from Big Boi and dizzyingly marvelous singing from Monae. It’s enough to make you wanna start shuffling those feet under your desk. We can’t wait for her two shows next week at Smith’s […]
OK Go – WTF? from OK Go on Vimeo. OK Go certainly know how to work that video camera. And they sure know how to get their fans’ attention. They launched a video remix project at the beginning of the year for their single “WTF,” which you may have started to hear on the ads […]
Atlanta’s White Stripes fans get a chance to view a sneak peak of the band’s new documentary Great White Northern Lights, which follows the band on their 2007 Canadian tour. View the trailer and a clip of the rockfest above, and then buy your tickets for the March 11 screening at the Plaza Theatre at […]
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