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MS MR at The Independent and More
The drums rumble on “Fantasy” like a war cry as Lizzy Plapinger sings repeatedly, “How could you be what I wanted to see?” Dissolution is a battle. On “Fantasy” Plapinger coyly details losing sight of herself, as she comes back to reality. This is the fifth song released off their debut album, Secondhand Rapture, which is scheduled for release on [...]
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Woman’s Hour – “Our Love Has No Rhythm” Video
The contemplative stillness looms over “Our Love Has No Rhythm.” Simple words–direct and unwavering–wash cooly over the gentle loops of guitars and soft drums. “Talk and I will listen,” sings Fiona Jane, and we do. But like the video’s minimalism, even the most apparently mundane statements hold a weight of meaning that goes beyond anything said or shown. [...]
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Listen to Trails and Ways — Do yourself the favor
Ever since the release of Vampire Weekend’s self-titled album there has been a seeming void (and demand) for a sunny (indie) album imbued with the same Paul Simon inspired African guitars and rhythms. Meet Trails and Ways. Like the aforementioned Columbia grads, Trails and Way is comprised of four college friends from UC Berkeley freshly embarking from a nudist/idealist [...]
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Watch – Tyler The Creator “IFHY”
If I said to Tyler the Creator that I thought his material was “growing up,” I image he’d slap me across the face and say “bitch please.” As one of the leaders of the OFWGKA crew, the “horror-core” rapper seems to have chilled his tone on “IFHY.” It’s not like Wolf Haley hasn’t sung a few broken hearted [...]
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Flume Scheduled to Perform at Rickshaw Stop
Thank goodness international musicians come to North America to “make it,” otherwise we’d have to move to Australia. Home of San Cisco, Flight Facilities and Tame Impala, Australia has a new artist you need to take note: Flume. This isn’t the first time we’ve mentioned the 20 year-old DJ. His self-titled debut blends Pretty Lights’ (listen to “On [...]
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Watch Big K.R.I.T. “R.E.M.” [Official Video]
Southern rapper, Big K.R.I.T., released the official video for “R.E.M.” yesterday. Sampling James Blake’s “Wilhems Scream,” the added 808 drums add a gritty tone fitting for K.R.I.T.’s inflective style rapping. The track is off his upcoming mixtape, King Remembered In Time mixtape.
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Petty Fest this Wednesday at The Fillmore
Almost seven years ago Alex Levy (ex Epic Records and Rolling Stone executive) started assembling a tribute party to Bob Dylan called, Dylan Fest. The idea was simple, get a backing band and a lot of great singers (past performers include Norah Jones, Steely Dan, Kings of Leon, etc) to pay tribute to the artist. Well, the idea [...]
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Behind the Lens of a Music Blogger – The Finale
This is fifth installment of a series of post “Behind the Lens” of a music blogger. For the full series click here. Remember that whole “Behind the Lens” series we were doing? Well, we just finished it with a big bang here. We want to thank the folks of Sony for letting us participate in their Hidden Project. [...]
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Slacker Unveils New Music Service at Madrone Studios
The Silver Sun Pickups played host to the evening last Tuesday night, as streaming service, Slacker, kicked off their new and improved app campaign at Madrone Studios in the Mission. The new service, which was officially announced on February 13th, brought to life many features the company had in the works for quite some time. Highlights included the [...]
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Listen to Bay Area Producer Rogus
Quite possibly a stack of hamsters pulling wires and pressing knobs, Rogus creates music that does not reside in simply one genre. Half of his songs are melodic, almost old school sounding hip hop, while other half are a mix between progressive house and various electronic musings.The young Bay Area producer seems promised to make something that you’ll [...]
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