EXIT THE STREET- IRISH ROCK 10-08 MEMPHISEXIT THE STREET - rock band from Ireland makes first US appearance in Memphis on Sunday October 8th. Voted best band in Ireland, this Cork band brings their melodic, hard-hitting alternative sound to DanMcGuinness pub Sunday night (Peabody PLACE) Show …
[Music] The Poet of RapZachery Jhontel Esters is not only a rapper but also a musician, artist and honor roll student. Esters, better known to his fans and the hip-hop world as Z-Flo, is a new recording artist, who has been given the title …
[Music] Give, and It Shall Be GivenHip-hop is a way of life, not just a genre of music, according to Ezra Brown and DJ Scrap Dirty, business partners at Seven*Studioz.
[New Releases] Magnolia Electric Co. "Fading Trails""Fading Trails" is a nine-track gem from recording sessions with Steve Albini at his Electric Audio Studio, at Sun Studios in Memphis, and features songs from the home recorded lost "Shohola" album. Molina's earthly suave somber-folk aesthetic has never been …
[New Releases] Bright Eyes "Noise Floor"Conor Oberst and company are back with a quintessential collection of singles, unreleased tracks, one-offs and covers, recorded from 1998 in Conor's basement four-tracks to laptop projects in 2005. You'll have to wait till spring for the next proper Bright …
[New Releases] Soulwax "Nite Versions"You may know Soulwax from their remixes of Ladytron's "Seventeen" and LCD Soundsystem's "Daft Punk is Playing at My House." Soulwax released their latest bootie powerhouse on Modular Records. Nite Versions was inspired by The Human League's "Love & Dancing" …
Matador Records NewsMatador signs Love Of Diagrams. Matador is happier than Donald Rumsfeld holding the Aspartame patent to announce the signing of a worldwide deal with the Australian trio LOVE
[Music] After All These YearsHunter and the Gators … you've seen the name, and probably seen the band. After a number of personnel changes through the years, they recently celebrated their 15-year anniversary with their strongest lineup of talent ever.
XTC Andy Partridges' Fuzzy Warbles Collectors BoxThe Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album 9 CD box set brings together over 100 songs from XTC frontman Andy Partridges' songwriting archive. Recorded over the years, whilst Andy and XTC were signed to Virgin Records and later to the Idea and …
Archie Bronson Outfit - "Derdang Derdang"Archie Bronson Outfit kick out the jams! in the old school psychedelic garage fashion of MC5, Faust, Silver Apples, Can, Os Mutantes and the Velvet Underground, while being more radio friendly than Spacemen 3 or the 13th Floor Elevators. With …
The Editors "The Back Room" DVDThe 2005 U.K. smash debut by The Editors has over the last year risen to become the second biggest indie rock band in England. As the opening act for 2003-2004 kindred spirits Franz Ferdinand, they join the ranks of that …
Richard Buckner "Meadow"Buckner's eighth studio album and second release for Merge records features the signature modern college-folk and auspicious melodies he has become known for. "Meadow" brings Guided By Voices' Doug Gillard and Kevin March in to flesh out the instrumentation. Perhaps …
Death Cab for Cutie in Birmingham & MemphisDeath Cab for Cutie / Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL, Thu, 11/16/06, 8 p.m. $26. On Sale Now. 205-458-8401. www.ticketmaster.com Death Cab for Cutie / Ok Go, Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, Nov. 28, 800-277-1700. Also on …
[Music] Doing It My WayWhen having a conversation about hip-hop, some names inevitably come up. Russell Simmons is one such name. The multi-million-dollar earner made a name for himself by taking the culture and surroundings he knew to the public outside his Queens, N.Y., …