King Khan On Being A 'Genius'
Sep 8th, 2008 · International alternative rocker King Khan talks about his musical inspirations, and his new album, The Supreme Genius of King Khan.
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Gabriel Kahane: Leader Of Indie Lieder
Sep 4th, 2008 · The singer and composer blends wry personal stories with often-complex brass and string arrangements, and mixes it up with both classical musicians and indie rockers. He performs live from his forthcoming self-titled album.
Ray Wylie Hubbard On Mountain Stage
Aug 6th, 2008 · Blending humor with philosophical, introspective lyrics, Hubbard's album Snake Farm packs a gut-busting punch with its deep, swampy electric grooves. The songs spin stories of humility, persistence and religious curiosity. Hear the country-blues rocker play solo and acoustic while overlooking West Virginia's New River Gorge.
Rainn Wilson, From 'Office' Drone To 'Rocker' Star
Jul 30th, 2008 · Twitchy undertaker, cubicle fiend, sassy convenience-store clerk — Rainn Wilson has long gravitated toward eccentric characters. But is The Office actor attempting the leap to sex symbol through his titular role in The Rocker? Given the hair-metal coif and the still-goofy humor, probably not.
Tapes 'n Tapes Walk Into Success
Jul 16th, 2008 · Minneapolis-based indie rockers Tapes 'n Tapes playsongs from their second full-length release, Walk It Off. Following up their critically-acclaimed debut, Tapes 'n Tapes have achieved a more cohesive, but still resolutely lo-fi, sound.
The Bloodsugars: 'Purpose Was Again'
Jul 8th, 2008 · The Bloodsugars's sound is either a descendent of the best aspects of '80s synth rockers or the offspring of trance and power pop. The Brookyln-based foursome takes radio-ready melodies and power chord guitar rock and blends them with dance floor beats, keyboards, and synths. The group's debut EP, BQEP, rides on the neon glow of its six tightly wound pop songs riddled with hooks.
Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music
Jul 5th, 2008 · The son of folk-rockers Richard and Linda Thompson says he didn't listen to any music made after 1959 until he was 16. But his new album furthers his folk and country roots with some of the contemporary sounds he's grown to like.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson: 'Woodfriend'
Jun 24th, 2008 · On his self-titled debut, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson enlists all-star help in friends Chris Taylor and Chris Bear of Grizzly Bear and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio. Yet despite recording with more accomplished rockers, Robinson has a style and flair all his own.
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