When Russell Simmons speaks, people listen–After all, he is one of the most successful music icons pretty much ever. Simmons created the groundbreaking hip-hop label Def Jam; started his own clothing lines, Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics; co-founded the Foundation for Ethical Understanding; he is the editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com, and, since May 2005, has [...]
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 [...]
Cris Jacobs is the lead singer and guitarist of Baltimore based jam-band, The Bridge. As one of the founding members of the band, Jacobs has a lot to be proud of. The Bridge is one of the most exciting up-and-coming bands in the jam-scene and their passionate live shows have garnered the dedicated support of [...]
Story by: Emily Townsend When Baltimore-based band, A Cool Stick, began playing together about ten months ago, they had no idea that they would still be playing local venues almost a year later. The band, consisting of five Loyola University Alumni – Luke O’Brien (vocals), John Fitch (vocals/keyboard), James Hughes (guitar), Brian Aranda (drums), and [...]
Looking for Mike Posner? Check the stratosphere. Up-and-coming singer and Duke senior couldn’t stress enough in an interview before Saturday night’s SEE-sponsored concert that he’s doing it, and doing it big. A student by week and touring artist by weekend, Posner’s schedule could make anyone feel unmotivated; a full day of class leads to late [...]
How do you plan to kick-off your Halloween weekend? Sure, you could head to Cornerstone and wade through an overcrowded collection of co-eds on your way to the bar; but that sounds just like every other weekend in College Park. Instead of trading elbow shots with a beefy bro, head to Sonar nightclub in downtown [...]
This is the first article in a series of four; “Diggin’ ‘Em Up”, a walk through MMBS history. This first article, originally written last May by Ben Curwin, is a response to a meet-and-greet held by the Maryland Music Business Society’s Jam Crew with jam-rock band Tea Leaf Green, and a review of their subsequent [...]
In January, I had the privilege of kicking it with The Brew for a bit before their show at Sullivan Hall, NYC. During dinner, we got to talking about the most “freakishly skilled” man in the scene, martial arts, BlackBerry vs. iPhone, and the bands’ YouTube channel. More from the band, and information about this [...]
For those of you who haven’t tuned into the newest rehatching of Late Night, you need to. Even if you hate Jimmy Fallon – which I do not – seeing The Roots is a MUST. I recommend watching them Slow Jam The News. Read an interview on the subject with Rolling Stone after the jump.
My favorite social music experiment, Last.fm brings us an interview with the Fleet Foxes in a new feature from their site called Last.fm Presents. Not all Foxes are present, only Casey Wescott, Christian Wargo, and Skyler Skjelset. Watch the interview after the jump and if you haven’t heard Fleet Foxes yet… get on it!!
