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Dead Meadows

2008-01-31T12:20:00.000-08:00

Dead Meadows music is a lot of things: heavy, dreamy, trippy, expansive, reflective and evocative. Many of their stoner rock compatriots share those attributes, but dont mistake Dead Meadow for banner-waving proponents of the genre. On their fourth and most fully realized album, the band displays its greatest sonic range to date, from the Sabbath/Budgie-like soaring sludge of "Lets Jump In" and "Eyeless Gaze All Eyes/Dont Tell the Riverman" to the psych/folk lilt of "At Her Open Door" and "Such Hawks Such Hounds" to the Byrdsian melodicism of the gorgeously reverbed "Stacys Song." On Feathers, the bands first album as a quartet with the addition of guitarist Cory Shane, Dead Meadow whispers and suggests as much as they pummel and throb. Unlike their stoner brethren, who are often unrelentingly ponderous in a one-dimension manner, Dead Meadow understand the inherent power of painting in subtler shades.

--Brian Baker

www.deadmeadow.com

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2008-01-31T12:16:00.000-08:00

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The Fibres

2008-01-17T15:49:00.000-08:00

York, United Kingdom - Indie / Punk / Alternative.

www.myspace.com/fibres

American Idol

2008-01-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

Rachel Pearl - A Jazz Musician

2008-01-14T16:14:00.000-08:00

A Jazz Musician From Nashville !

Amor�eros, love: flame-haired jazz temptress Rachel Pearl croons unapologetically about matters of the heart on her flawless solo debut, Love Extravagantly. Channeling the likes of Billie Holiday and Madeleine Peyroux, Pearl's dripping honey soprano casts a sweet vintage-tinged spell with lush and intimate melodies.
Rachel Pearl was voted one of the "Top Emerging Artists of 2006" by American Idol Magazine.

rachelpearl.band-sites.com/

Brownbird Rudy Relic

2008-01-10T20:32:00.000-08:00

Hard To Tell Crying.brooding - Song

I found a sweet song I wanna share with you folks out there ! Its from an artist named Brownbird Rudy Relic from New York City

Hard To Tell Crying.mp3

Beat Generation

2008-01-09T21:07:00.000-08:00

We offer info (articles, interviews, photos...) about the Beat Generation & counterculture.

www.emptymirrorbooks.com

The Same Shape - Fresno, CA

2008-01-09T20:57:00.000-08:00

The Same Shape formed in 2004 out of a weekly open jam held in California's Central Valley. The Same Shape boys record and produce their own records and prefer to record every instrument live to tape. After seeing the band live, you will appreciate this fact as their shows and recordings exude an explosive energy. Their first record was recorded in a day and a half, testament to their opinion that

capturing the energy of a song is just as important as capturing a perfect performance. Many of the takes were not perfect, yet they kept them anyway and this is what you hear on their album: Four guys in a room, making music. The album was released in 2005 by The Same Shape independently. The guys pooled the money they made from their live shows to pay for the album duplication and some post-production and mastering. The band is currently taking a break from touring to record their second album, also being self-released.

The Story Ends

2008-01-09T19:46:00.000-08:00

I've been listening to these guys for some time now, there from the Faroe Islands, With a mixed genre of grunge and New Wave
this four piece band is sitting on songs that are burning to get out. Available songs like "Dancing Around Honolulu" and "Birmingham"
The Story Ends is a tough band in my book, Give them a listen and let me know what you think ! www.myspace.com/storyends

-gilbert c

Murder In the Red Barn

2008-01-09T19:24:00.000-08:00

Tom Waits performing Murder In The Red Barn

Big Ideas, Images & Distorted Facts

2008-01-08T22:32:00.000-08:00

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Death To Pixies

2008-01-08T22:24:00.000-08:00

Pixies
Death To The Pixies

Where were you when you first heard "Debaser?" One of the Pixies' most classic anthems, the song gave definition to a new genre of emotion and expression. Largely responsible for the alternative music movement of the 1990s, the Pixies used a number of musical styles and sounds to create their own unique invention. Melding punk, indie guitar rock, classic pop, surf rock and riffs, the band created a sound that no one had heard before. This new sound laid the foundation for artists like Nirvana to rise to superstardom and opened the doors to a whole new genre of musical exploration.

The Pixies were formed in Boston in 1986 when Charles Thompson dropped out of college and convinced his friend and roommate, Joey Santiago, to do the same. The two recruited bassist Kim Deal, who had been playing in a group called the Breeders with her twin sister Kelly. Deal suggested drummer David Lovering join the group and the lineup was made official. Thompson adopted the stage name Black Francis and the group named themselves the Pixies after flipping through a dictionary.

The Pixies earned themselves a following and by the fall were asked to open for the Boston band, Throwing Muses. The tour got them noticed by producer Gary Smith, who agreed to record the band. The Pixies created an 18-song demo, titled The Purple Tape, which was released to key players within the Boston and international music scene. Shortly after, the band was signed to England's 4AD Records and released the EP Come On Pilgrim in 1987.

In the spring of 1988, the Pixies released their first full-length album, Surfer Rosa. Producer Steve Albini gave the band a harder, edgier sound, but the Pixies retained their melodic undertones. The album became a hit with American college radio and broke into the pop charts in the UK. By the end of the year, the Pixies had been signed to Elektra Records.

The Pixies followed up Surfer Rosa with Doolittle, which displayed a cleaner sound and earned excellent reviews. The singles "Monkey Gone to Heaven" and "Here Comes Your Man" became Top 10 modern rock hits in the US, helping Doolittle to break into the Top 100 albums. The Pixies toured to support Doolittle and quickly became known for their quirky performances. However, the band decided to take a hiatus in early1990.

During the hiatus, Black Francis embarked on a solo tour, while Kim Deal formed a group with Tanya Donnely from Throwing Muses and bassist Josephine Wiggs of Perfect Disaster, naming it the Breeders after her teenage band.

During the summer of 1990, the Pixies reconvened to record their third album, Bossanova. With a less edgy and more atmospheric sound, the album did not contain any songs written by Deal. Still, the album became a hit with college radio, generating the modern rock hits "Velouria" and "Dig for Fire." The album also made its way to the number three spot on the UK album charts and secured them a spot performing at the renowned Reading Festival.

The Pixies released their fourth album, Trompe Le Monde, in 1991, which heralded a return to their harder rock sound. A tour followed and the group later opened up for U2 on their 1992 Zoo TV Tour. The U2 tour became the band's last big hoorah, as Black Francis announced the group's breakup shortly after.

Black Francis worked as a solo artist after the band's breakup, going by the name Frank Black, while Kim Deal's band, the Breeders, produced a surprise hit single, "Cannonball," in 1993. While the Pixies have not reunited their efforts until just recently, their influence paved the way for alternative music as we know it today. Without their pioneering efforts, there may have not been a Nirvana, a Pearl Jam, or a Seattle explosion. Alternative music offered a new outlet for expression to young people living in the 90s -an outlet that the Pixies helped create.

Little Joe Blues - A Pickin Man

2008-01-08T22:19:00.000-08:00

Frank Hoier - A folk Singer

2008-01-08T22:11:00.000-08:00

Check out this artist from New York !

Review by Justin Remer of Elastic No-No Band

"Something else that was good for my soul was Frank Hoier's performance at the Fest. I told Frank as much after he was done, and I wasn't blowing smoke. Frank specializes in the kind of Americana and folk associated with Leadbelly, Guthrie, and early Bob Dylan, but he doesnt do it in a way that makes him sound stuck in the past. His love for the music -- and skill -- really shows you why people return to old scratchy recordings of "Goodnight, Irene" and "Hobo's Lullaby." But, of course, most of Frank's performances are originals that just evoke that old-timey feel that makes you feel closer to your fellow man. When Frank did a John Lennon cover, the impromptu sing-along of the chorus "One thing ya cant hiiiiide, is when yer crippled insiiiiiide" did us all a lot more good than ten bottles of pomegranate juice."

Frank Hoier Home Page

Welcome To Music And Lies

2008-01-08T21:39:00.000-08:00

I'll be posting my favorite songs, and artist ! Real Music For Real People
-gilbert c