Leila’s Three Picks of the Week – Halloween Edition!

Leila’s Three Picks of the Week – Halloween Edition!

Here’s what I’d be checking out this weekend for Halloween if I were you. We’re gonna pop up some videos this time around so you get a chance to hear the band’s I’m gushing about right off the bat. Atlanta’s own Constellations just got signed to Virgin Records and are surely headed on to much […]

The Whiskey Gentry Premiers Video at Star Bar Tonight!

The Whiskey Gentry Premiers Video at Star Bar Tonight!

Catch The Whiskey Gentry tonight at Star Bar. They'll be showing their new video "Four Horsemen" – which we reported on from behind the scenes earlier. Also playing is Blair Crimmins & the Hookers and Chris Unck and the Black Roses. It's sure to be a killer – especially with the scary holiday coming up!

New Whirlyball Show Announced: Stellastarr*, November 17!

New Whirlyball Show Announced: Stellastarr*, November 17!

Atlanta hipsters will already be very aware of the legendary Whirlyball gigs Chunklet have been putting on for many a year. For those who don't know, the Whirlyball club up in Roswell is one of the most fun places you can go for a gig – namely because you get a free game of whirlyball […]

Heavy Trash, J. Tillman Shows Just Announced for The EARL

Heavy Trash, J. Tillman Shows Just Announced for The EARL

We've got a couple of awesome shows just announced for The EARL, which will be within days of each other in November, proving that the late part of the year is always the best for Atlanta shows. Heavy Trash, the rockingest band that ever rolled, will be playing on November 19. Don't know who they […]

Behind the Scenes: The Whiskey Gentry films “Four Horsemen” in Dahlonega

Behind the Scenes: The Whiskey Gentry films “Four Horsemen” in Dahlonega

Normally if someone told me I would be spending my Saturday in a dark, cold, mineshaft with bats hanging upside down, I would not be so eager to go. However, being in this Dahlonega mine shaft, while watching Atlanta’s own Whiskey Gentry shoot their video for “Four Horsemen” was the kind of visual experience that […]

DVD Review: Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop

DVD Review: Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop

Michael Jackson: The Trial and Triumph of the King of PopElbow Grease Productions By Al Kaufman Michael Jackson's death has not only helped his own album sales, but every street vendor in Atlanta is selling MJ shirts that are sure to fall apart after the third wash. And now Pearl Jr, an author and activist […]

CD/DVD Review: Arctic Monkeys — Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo DVD & Live in Texas Bonus CD

CD/DVD Review: Arctic Monkeys — Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo DVD & Live in Texas Bonus CD

Arctic Monkeys Arctic Monkeys at the Apollo DVD & Live in Texas bonus CD Warp Films / Domino Records / Bang Bang Films EMI Music Publishing By Samantha Parvin If you are looking for fresh, jump-around Britpop for your ears, you have come to the right place.  Arctic Monkeys’ double live disc is truly for […]

Behind the Scenes of the Video Shoot for The Constellations’ “Perfect Day”

Behind the Scenes of the Video Shoot for The Constellations’ “Perfect Day”

By Eileen Tilson Atlanta’s “supergroup” The Constellations are giving Atlanta another three minute distraction from their mundane workday. I had the privilege of getting a sneak peek of the filming of their latest video “Perfect Day,” and the setting could not be more perfect. A rainy night at a well worn in house in Midtown, […]

L.A. Tool and Die Premiere New Video for “Don’t Touch My Mustache” with Show in Charlotte Tonight!

L.A. Tool and Die Premiere New Video for “Don’t Touch My Mustache” with Show in Charlotte Tonight!

I'm a big fan of North Carolina's L.A. Tool and Die, a brilliantly quirky indie rock band that can rock the hilarity as well as the tender. Falling on the hilarity side is their new video for "Don't Touch My Mustache," which features a host of singing and dancing unicorn hand-puppets as well as a […]

Black Lips Release Video for “The Drop I Hold,” Release EP on iTunes

Black Lips Release Video for “The Drop I Hold,” Release EP on iTunes

You have probably already heard the live version of Black Lips' "The Drop I Hold," featuring GZA of Wu-Tang Clan fame (you haven't??? Well, download it here), recorded at SXSW, and now there's a video (above) to go along with the original version of the song (sans GZA I'm afraid). The GZA-accompanied version will also […]

The Constellations Release New Video for “Felicia,” Play The Loft May 1 with Black Kids

The Constellations Release New Video for “Felicia,” Play The Loft May 1 with Black Kids

The Constellations – "Felicia" from Raygun on Vimeo. Atlanta's own hipster super-group The Constellations just released a video for their hip-bumping song "Felicia," which we just stumbled on over at Pine Magazine's blog. Featuring the band's singer Elijah Jones and a bunch of saucy pinup girls in a photo shoot, it's fun and steamy, just […]

Deleted Scenes Get 8.0 From Pitchfork, Play Pine Mag’s Showcase @ Star Bar June 4 w/The Wild, Abby GoGo, Tres Bien, Book of Colors

Deleted Scenes Get 8.0 From Pitchfork, Play Pine Mag’s Showcase @ Star Bar June 4 w/The Wild, Abby GoGo, Tres Bien, Book of Colors

We all know it ain't easy to gain favor from Pitchfork. Which is why we took notice of this quaint Americana band from DC, Deleted Scenes, whose record Birdseed Shirt got an amazing 8.0 rating from the music mega-blog. As you can see by the nifty video above – made by DC cool-folks Brightest Young […]

The Passion Pit Debut Video for “The Reeling” – Playing Drunken Unicorn on June 6

The Passion Pit Debut Video for “The Reeling” – Playing Drunken Unicorn on June 6

One of the funnest bands out right now, Passion Pit, have just released an equally fun video for their charming, boppy, dancy, sparkly song "The Reeling." If this doesn't get you in the mood for their upcoming show at the Drunken Unicorn (tickets available here!) then I don't know what will.