Nov 20th, 2008 · Silicon Valley venture capitalists are investing in clean energy, with the electric car their vehicle of choice. While the economic meltdown has crimped immediate sales plans, electric-car manufacturers hope for a thin slice of the $25 billion auto industry bailout being considered by Congress.
Nov 19th, 2008 · Even as America's troubled auto industry seeks a handout from Congress, a relatively new car manufacturer that's tailored for the 21st century is trying to get traction. Tesla Motors Inc., in Silicon Valley, hopes its $110,000 Roadster will make inroads for a cheaper family sedan.
Nov 17th, 2008 · Australians Kate Cooper and Damon Cox make up An Horse. The two recently released their full-length debut, Rearrange Beds, on which they tackle a simple enough formula: drums, electric guitar, and failed relationships for lyrical fodder. It's dangerous territory for some bands. It's easy to turn those ingredients into melodrama or an exercise in the trite. But An Horse uses its confessional lyrics to create 10 immediately recognizable tunes, with toe-tapping beats. It's a combination that led the duo to opening spots on tours with Death Cab for Cutie and Tegan & Sara.
Nov 7th, 2008 · Combining wide-ranging influences like reggae and roots music into an electric/acoustic hybrid, the Drew Emmitt Band recently performed on Mountain Stage in an appearance recorded at the Morgantown, W.Va., campus of WVU. The band played music from Emmitt's latest album, this year's Long Road.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Rock music may give the electric guitar fire, but avant-garde jazz musicians often re-think the instrument beyond its basic, melody- and rhythm-based functions. Here are five musicians who eschew standard conventions and instead approach the guitar as a device of pure sound.
Oct 26th, 2008 · Squeezed by job losses and higher food and energy prices, an increasing number of people are having difficulty paying their gas and electric bills. Ann Thompson from member station WVXU in Cincinnati reports in many cases, services are shut off, creating new hardship for those already struggling.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Australian-born singer Butterfly Boucher was making instrumental music at the age of 10. Years later, she was performing all the instruments on her 2004 album, Flutterby. She recently stopped by Mountain Stage, this time armed with only her electric guitar, to perform a set that includes her first single, "I Can't Make Me."
Oct 21st, 2008 · Like a Fox is a psychedelic rock band based in Philadelphia and founded in 2004 by former Lenola singer Jay Laughlin. Its upcoming album Where's My Golden Arm? features 40 minutes of carefree, synth- and electric-guitar-driven music that's suitable for dancing along.