Music

Bike, a psychedelic rock band from São Paulo Brazil, has released their debut album, called 1943. The album got its name after Dr. Albert Hoffman, who created LSD in April 1943, and took his first big dose of the substance for a bike ride. https://bikeoficial.bandcamp.com/album/1943 Read more in Rolling Stone Brazil

A new 2015 release from Australia’s Jack Ladder and the Dreamlanders.  Recommended if you like Nick Cave or perhaps the baritone voice of The National’s Matt Berninger if he sang for a more 80s new wave band. http://www.jackladderandthedreamlanders.com

Some favorites released in 2014 are: The Apache Relay, Alvvays, Bear Hands, Bear’s Den, Brace/Choir, Broods, Cloud Nothings, Cousins, Doug Tuttle, Dum Dum Girls, Eagulls, Father John Misty, Future Islands, Like Herding Cats, Mac DeMarco, Milky Chance, Panama, The Rentals, Skaters, Still Parade, Syd Arthur, Temples, Total Control, The Twilight Sad, The War On Drugs, … read more ➜

Los Angeles based shoegazers, originally from D.C, have released a new full-length album called, Technicolor Blind. https://tennissystem.bandcamp.com/album/technicolour-blind

Kasabian seems to be one of those bands that you sometimes find certain people making fun of. “They only had one good album.” I do disagree but do think each progressive release has been weaker. Here are their albums, listed in order of release, and the tracks I think are worth adding to any music … read more ➜

Brace/Choir is a trancerock quartet founded in Berlin, Germany in 2006. Musically, the band channels a dark, minimalist psychedelia to resurrect such classic themes as death, birth, rebirth, heartbreak, multiple personality disorder, and identity theft. Brace/Choir communicates in an ur-language of rock and roll, taking turns singing the alternately mantra-like and narrative texts. Band members … read more ➜

Like Herding Cats released a self-titled debut EP on December 13th, 2013. The record was edited and mixed by Mod at Mod Alien Music Studios (guitarist and songwriter for Elefant, Ape Fight, DMT Frequencies) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Studios (Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, Kurt Vile). The five-song EP, running 17 … read more ➜

aux.tv has an article displaying just how much little musicians are making from streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora. Musicians have posted pictures of checks they are receiving for as little as .01¢. Cracker’s 1993 alternative hit “Low” has been streamed over 1.1 million times. Their payment: $16.89. .01¢ is quite ridiculous. I could … read more ➜

SFWeekly has an article on how much bands make these days. “Perhaps, while standing inside a club, sipping a beer, and staring up at the stage, you’ve wondered: What is that band making for this show? You know you paid $15 (or $25, or $40) to get in, but how much will the band see … read more ➜

Cold War Kids have released their 4th studio album, “Dear Miss Lonely Hearts”. (April 2, 2013) I don’t seem to have the same immediate attraction to it, as say their 2006 debut “Robbers & Cowards”, and some comparisons of it to The Killers may hint at why. (Not that I necessarily agree with those comparisons) … read more ➜

Jagwar Ma, who is producer Jono Ma & singer Gabriel Winterfield, along with Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint and producer Ewan Pearson, have released a new track called, “Man I Need”. Some have compared them to The Stone Roses, which I don’t disagree with, but they also remind me of Tame Impala and The Charlatans UK.

Slowness released their debut LP For Those Who Wish to See the Glass Half Full on March 12, 2013 with Blue Aurora Audio. The record was produced by Monte Vallier (Weekend, The Soft Moon, Tommy Guerrero) and mastered by Kramer (Low, Galaxie 500, Bongwater). The eight-song LP is reminiscent of IRS era REM, early Stereolab … read more ➜