Science is clearly a hell of a lot more fun than math, especially for Chris Cain, who appears to have lost count of the number of drinks he’s ingested, but retains the ability to describe his alcoholic absorption in grave detail. Cain “plays the bass and calls the shots” in the trio, We Are Scientists, […]
Photo Credit: Ryder E. Robison & Greg Daniels In the last ten years it seems like rock bands of all shapes and sizes have sprouted up like weeds. There are always good and bad sides to any movement, and as a journalist who has to weed through all the incoming press kits, there are a […]
D.O. The Fabulous Drifter is a rapper by trade. He is also a hustler at heart and lives by the hustler’s creed, “You don’t work, you don’t eat.” At 29, he’s done more with less than many people before have done with silver spoons. As a member of the critically acclaimed underground outfit The Ground […]
The last year has been a busy one for most bands in Denver and The Photo Atlas has definitely had its plate full. Their first full-length release on Morning After Records, No, Not Me, Never, debuted at #43 on the CMJ charts, which according to drummer Devon Shirley, beat out We Are Scientists, who moved […]
It may have taken 20+ years or so, but the formula of a rock mega tour finally hopped over to the world of electronic music. In 2002 it happened with Sasha and Digweed’s Delta Heavy Tour, which reached over 85,000 fans across the country. With a few decades of multi-city tour planning under his belt […]
It looks like Against Me! is doing very well. They open stadium gigs, have nearly 60,000 fans on Myspace alone and have a video on MTV’s rotation for Don’t Lose Touch. Searching for a Former Clarity is their best received album yet. Life for the band must be a breeze, right? Think again… Proving the […]
One of the most powerful ways music can spread is by word of mouth through friends. Back in the day we had the classic tool for music communication: the mixed tape. Today it’s less personal, with technology taking the lead with websites and MP3 gadgets. The one thing that will never go away is word […]
There is a scene in the movie Gia, which portrays the real life of the ‘70s top fashion model turned heroin junkie, where Angelia Jolie as Gia rides on the back of a motorcycle, gown flowing as the sun sets and casts a golden glow on New York and its bridges. It’s a beautiful scene […]
Blaine Cartwright: Guitar, vocalsRuyter Suys: Lead guitarJeremy Thompson: DrumsKaren Cuda: Bass guitar You might be forgiven for thinking that the players behind Nashville Pussy would be terribly intimidating. You’d be wrong, but it would make sense that the ladies and gentlemen responsible for that sound–and those album covers–would be fiercer than hell. Apparently, though, the […]
“I look at music,” said Rhymesayers resident Muslim MC, Brother Ali. “Not just hip-hop, but music. I’m not competing with any of my contemporaries when I make music…I’m looking at Stevie Wonder as the standard; Otis Redding, that’s [the level] I’m aiming for.” Ali, a resident of Minneapolis, MN is the new breed of rapper, […]
