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News Archive in the week of May 9, 2007

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Deep in the backwoods of Pennsylvania lives a five piece psyche-rock group called Black Moth Super Rainbow. It doesn't use 'high-tech' gadgets or computers. Members go by aliases like Tobacco (vocals) and Father Hummingbird (Rhodes and monosynth). Mo... read more
Chris Bathgate
For those in and around the Ann Arbor vicinity, it's difficult to speak about Chris without spiraling towards hyperbole. Now, as the remainder of the globe gets ready for their first glimpse at the talent who has risen to the top among the ever fruit... read more
Copperpot
Chicago, IL: Remember back in high school when you had to recite ten lines from a Shakespeare play in English class? There was always one kid absent during those days. That was Copperpot. He would be in the nurse's office, at home, hiding in his lock... read more
Droid
This five piece hailing from Long Beach, California creates a menacing sound which features rapid-fire riffs and power grooves with a violent crushing delivery. On their self-titled Emotional Syphon Recordings debut, Droid embrace a bludgeoning aesth... read more
Family Force 5
Family Force 5 has arrived. A phoenix rising from the ashes of the Dirty South, Family Force 5 creates a lethal mix of punk, rock, funk and mind-altering grooves that's guaranteed ghetto music straight from the heart cut with a healthy dose of fried... read more
Ferraby Lionheart
Nettwerk Music Group is pleased to announce the release of acclaimed singer-songwriter Ferraby Lionheart's debut album, Catch the Brass Ring, on September 4th. The album, containing 11 new tracks, was produced by Ferraby in Los Angeles, along with h... read more
Helen J Hicks
Helen J Hicks launches her highly anticipated eponymous debut album with the release of ‘Be Myself’, an upbeat stylish pop anthem with a hint of jazz, a touch of folk and a dash of bluegrass. Both a singer songwriter, entrepreneur and label boss - sh... read more
Herman Jolly
The Bedroom Trio isn't a band, but a group of solo artists spearheading the "bedroom music" genre. It's the sound of home recording fanatics crafting songs that are more confessional, more genuine and more creatively adorned. Diamond Jim is the nom-d... read more
Kia Shine
As the 2007 recipient of the Southern Entertainment Award for the Independent Artist of the Year, Memphis based recording artist Kia Shine has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is a force to be reckoned with. Kia Shine is a major figure on th... read more
Lifehouse
With Who We Are, their fourth Geffen album in seven years, Lifehouse, all still in their mid-20s, are really starting to enjoy the fruits of their success and have some fun. Their multi-platinum 2000 debut, No Name Face, produced “Hanging by a Moment... read more
Mark Ronson
It's hard to imagine how Producer, DJ, Artist, and Allido label boss Mark Ronson found the time to bring this album to fruition. Somehow, in the midst of producing some of the most defining sounds of 2006 and 2007 (Lily Allen's debut Check. Sessions... read more
Maysa
Certain singers were born to sing and Maysa is one of those artists. Instantly identifiable, completely inviting and totally convincing, Maysa’s soulful, heartfelt and no nonsense approach has made her one of the most admired R&B singers on the scene... read more
Meowskers
Brooklyn-based power trio Meowskers delivers hungry, ecstatic rock, touched with a heavenly glow. On their debut release, Fake Orange EP, the band combines the jagged darkness of early Black Sabbath with the holy drive of U2, smoothing it out with th... read more
Mudville
Where else can you hear... R.E.M's Mike Mills, Tabla player/producer Karsh Kale, Telecaster maestro Jim Campilongo, (The Little Willies), Ethel, the maverick string quartet, Avant-jazz saxophonist Michael Blake (Lounge Lizards), and Buddy Cage, pedal... read more
Polyphonic Spree
Dallas symphonic rock group The Polyphonic Spree have signed with TVT Records for the release of their third full-length album, The Fragile Army. The new album's title was given to the group by director/filmmaker/artist Mike Mills, whose 2005 film Th... read more
Queens Of The Stone Age
You, my friend, are as common as a dumpster rat. You’re forgotten like a peanut shell beneath a bar stool. Or, maybe you’re just information, ripped out like a yellow page from a phone-booth book hanging from a chain. The end times sound like a thril... read more
Tank
Dozens of artists claim to be the Messiah of R&B – the chosen one called to restore the genre to its original glory, manifested through greats like Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Al Green and Donny Hathaway. At the end of the day, that restoration spe... read more
Taxi Taxi
Taxi Taxi is the brainchild of musician and producer Terence Bernardo. The band met in a taxi carpool during the New York City transit strike of 2005. During the fateful ride through the morning rush hour they discovered a shared affinity for the mus... read more
The Loose Salute
The Loose Salute is a gang of friends whose members are about reporting back from the world they live in together, making records that represent something for them, and bringing out the sheer sense that creating music is a celebration, not a labor. T... read more
Wooden Wand
When James Jackson Toth, aka Wooden Wand, told his band his plans for his new album, they all looked at him like he was crazy. Likewise, when Toth announced these peculiar ambitions to Ecstatic Peace label head Thurston Moore and label manager Andrew... read more