You could say that Moses Michael Levi (formerly Jamal Michael Barrow) has been through plenty. Spending nine years in jail plus an additional two and a half on parole can really take a chunk of time out of one’s life. Before his incarceration for the involvement in a high profile shooting, ‘Shyne,’ as he is [...]
What started off as a group of school-friends jamming in Madras (Chennai), India, turned into one of the country’s most talked-about underground bands. Shreyans Jha (vocals, guitar), Abhishek Singhal (bass), and Ansh Sanyal (drums), better known as Null Friction, have come a long way since their schoolboy days. I caught up with the band before [...]
The Wu is back but in a different form.
Story by: John Arenas What do you get when you take vintage rock ‘n’ roll and steep it in a heavy dose of psychedelic blues? The answer is found in the music of The Flying Eyes.
For all those who say Lady Gaga is an untalented piece of manufactured junk who doesn’t deserve to be a pop idol: Boo-ya-ka-shaw. Feel free to disagree, but that’s some talent, eh?
Jenny and Tyler are a really cute, musical couple who met at the University of Delaware. I really liked their folky, mellow sound (they kinda remind me of The Weepies), and signed up for their mailing list so i could download their free music. Upon doing this, I somehow got into an email conversation with [...]
I freakin love Ben Folds. Originally the frontman of Ben Folds Five, the now solo artist is one of the most creative and intense people I have ever seen in concert. One of the reasons he’s so different is that he uses a variety of instruments (including a cowbell!!!). While looking up Youtube videos of [...]
The Weepies are currently one of my favorite artists. A married couple originally from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Deb Talan and Steve Tannen make indie pop-folk music that is perfect to just chill to. The more well-known song, “World Spins Madly On” is from their album Say I Am You, and made #1 on US folk song [...]
It’s amazing how far they’ve come – just 5 short years since their explosion onto the electronic jam scene. It was then, in early 2005 after a connection through mutual friends, that Alex Botwin, Ben Hazlegrove, and Lane Shaw came together to form the musical force we appreciate today as The Pnuma Trio.
Last week, I had the chance to chat briefly with Australian folk superstar Xavier Rudd. The multi-instrumentalist known for his politically-charged lyrics and mastery of the didgeridoo, as well as having been given PETA’s 2007 “Sexiest Celebrity Vegetarian” award. We had a great talk, touching on his relocation to Canada, his view of US festivals, [...]
