The Glass Walking-Stick (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Some bands just don't get the breaks. Cud were minor players in the so-called "baggy" scene of the late '80s / early '90s, when the Roses and the Mondays were monkey-dancing to the top. A Leeds-based band who'd caught John Peel's attention, they played an idiosyncratic, funky indie-rock with some wilfully odd lyrics. They had barely scraped into the charts with a handful of albums and singles...
Take me to the Water Black Grooves (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Title: Darkest Light: The Best of Lafayette Afro-Rock Band Artist: Lafayette Afro-Rock Band Label: Strut Records Catalog No.: STRUT042CD Release Date: 2009 Darkest Light: The Best of Lafayette Afro-Rock Band is a compilation of 15 tracks illustrating the best of the band’s infectious grooves from the ‘70s. Formed on Long Island, the band relocated in 1971 to Paris, where elements [...]
Muzic Rocks Our Socks (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Catchy slice of melodic indie pop ‘Batteries Not Included’ is a perfect example of why people are tripping over themselves to praise cheeky electropop kids The Ragamuffins. This long awaited release, produced by Dave Cottrell at Studio 410, has been praised by the likes of BBC’s John Gillmore and countless others. An indie pop group based in the North West of England, The Ragamuffins...
AppShopper.com: Price Changes (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Jamble Music Mashups 1.2 Category: Music Price: $5.99 -> $1.99 ( iTunes ) Description: Limited time price reduction to celebrate the launch of our new updated version! ★★★★★★★★★★★★ Wired has featured Jamble as one of the best ways to produce music on an iPhone: "...it's just too fun not to include here. Plug this in at...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
The Lord of the Rings put New Zealand's beauty and creative spirit on the pop culture map. Flight of the Conchords revealed New Zealand's unique wit. Now reggae/funk sensations The Black Seeds Conchord friends and former band mates are ready to take listeners one step deeper into the Other Down Under, with infectious grooves, slamming brass, and booty shaking beats on the group's first North American...
MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
New Zealand toddler Cory Elliott was so moved by the infectious grooves of Beyonce’s megahit “Single Ladies,” he couldn’t contain himself. And like any doting parent is liable to do, Cory’s dad captured the moment on video. More than 500,000 people have watched the YouTube clip.
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
If music were about pictures, percussionist Poncho Sanchez's music would best be described as a kaleidoscopic swirl of some of the hottest colors and brightest lights to emerge from either side of the border. At any given show, on any given record, fragments of Latin jazz, swing, bebop, salsa and other infectious grooves collide and churn in a fiery swirl, with results that are no less than dazzling....
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Entertainment legend Whitney Houston returns to the charts with a solid seventh CD
iBeats.co.uk (Free subscription) | 25/08/2009
Since its inception in 2001, the Balance Series has showcased the diverse and upfront sounds of frontrunners like James Holden, Chris Fortier, Desyn Masielo, Paolo Mojo, Jimmy Van M, S.O.S Collective, and Lee Burridge. Now hot on the heels of Joris Voorn’s stunning 100+ track instalment; EQ Recordings returns to the global stage in October 2009 with Balance 015. With a proud reputation for securing...
iBeats.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Since its inception in 2001, the Balance Series has showcased the diverse and upfront sounds of frontrunners like James Holden, Chris Fortier, Desyn Masielo, Paolo Mojo, Jimmy Van M, S.O.S Collective, and Lee Burridge. Now hot on the heels of Joris Voorn’s stunning 100+ track instalment; EQ Recordings returns to the global stage in October 2009 with Balance 015. With a proud reputation for securing...
Vinyl Art (Free subscription) | 30/07/2009
"So what can I say? It's all about the 'Immigrant Song'." - Icky on " Sarsippius' Ark " by "Infectious Grooves". Peace.
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 28/07/2009
George Clinton to become bmi icon at Urban music Awards Slated for Sept. 10 in New York LOS ANGELES, July 28, 2009 – Funk originator George Clinton will be named a BMI Icon at the organization’s annual Urban Awards ceremony Thursday, September 10 in New York. Staged at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the event will also salute [...]
Good Rockin' Tonight (Free subscription) | 23/07/2009
The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move...It's the Infectious Grooves is the debut album by Infectious Grooves, released in 1991. The Infectious Grooves are a funk metal band led by Suicidal Tendencies frontman Mike Muir. Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor: their albums contain comedy skits in between songs...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 14/07/2009
Filed under: Around the World Rural northeastern Vermont and a 'Seinfeld' gag may be pretty foreign concepts to a bunch of kids at a school in Conakry, Guinea -- a mix of locals and refugees from both strife-torn Sierra Leone and Liberia. But they're going to be connected at a core level this coming weekend. The Festivus music and culture festival -- named, of course, for the 'Seinfeld' creation,...
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Dave Nassie of No Use for a Name has been tapped to join Bleeding Through . Nassie, who has been lead guitarist in NUFAN since the departure of Chris Shiflett in 1999, replaces Jona Weinhofen. Bleeding Through introduced Dave on their myspace page: Our good friend Dave Nassie -- who many of you will recognize not only from No Use For A Name, Infectious Grooves and a brief stint with Suicidal Tendencies...
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