The title Black on Black seems to imply that there is something inherently black about the bands involved in this tribute compilation. It certainly is heavy on the screaming and growling and drawn-out spoooooky guitar solos. The second of a series of tribute compilations put out by ReIgnition Recordings, on the heels of Bring You […]
Here we enter the often dubious realm of the cover song. I love a good cover song. I’ve hated many cover songs too. There are many opinions about what makes a cover song successful. For me it’s that a band truly recreates a song within its own style and genre. A cover song is successful […]
Peter Walker – Young GravityDangerbird RecordsWhen you have producers like Earlimart’s Aaron Espinoza and Jim Fairchild from Grandaddy on your project, you know that you’ve not only been running in the right circles, but have the musical flair and songwriting companionship to make it well worth their time.
photo credit: kim owensSXSW 2006 It all starts with a fairly simple plan. Get your mates together, write some songs, put them on a CD and head out of town. Nice in theory, but the success of such plans does not come so easy. For the Editors, it was no cake walk, but success they’ve […]
I am sure I am not the first person to say this, and I’m sure I won’t be the last… That Karen O is some kind of hot sauce! Straight out of the bottle with the new release, Show Your Bones, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs continue to heat up the indie music scene. But I’ll […]
