New Movie Track From TV on the Radio Singer
What do Elton John, Daft Punk, and Adele all have in common? They have all participated in the long tradition of collaborating with the film industry. TV on the Radio’s lead singer, Tunde Adebimpe, has added himself to this long list of artists by singing a track titled “Queen of Midnight”. The track was written [...]
Yo La Tengo Announce New Album & Tour
Yo La Tengo have just announced that their new album, Fade, is set to be released next year on January 15th. Their last album, Popular Songs, was released in 2009 making it a good four years since the world has heard a new, full-length from the legendary indie band (they did, however, release an EP [...]
New Art Exhibition by The xx
I absolutely love it when a band or artist takes the time to think beyond the music and the fame to bring us a further understanding of our human relationship with music in general. The xx, in coordination with audio company “Sonos”, have decided to help create an art exhibition around their newest album, Coexist, naming [...]
This Week In Music History
Happy Friday all! Hope you’re enjoying the pre-Thanksgiving chill. To get you pumped for your imminent turkey-coma here’s today’s music history fix for your Friday. On this day in 1973, David Bowie’s first television special, 1980 Floor Show, was broadcast as a part of NBC’s Midnight Special series. This was Bowie’s first appearance after his publicized retirement on [...]
Hurricane Sandy Benefit Show to Occur
As New York City continues to clean up from the devastating storm, bands such as Vampire Weekend, Real Estate, The Walkmen, Devandra Banhart, and the Dirty Projectors plan to put on an acoustic benefit show. The show will take place this Saturday, November 17 from 12-5pm at Brooklyn Heights Church with a suggested donation of [...]
Throwback Thursday: The Beach Boys
For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we’re celebrating the career of The Beach Boys in the wake of the release of their latest greatest hits album Fifty Big Ones. Has any band ever had such a wide appeal as The Beach Boys? Sure, they likely have their detractors – maybe their music is too saccharine for some, too cloying, [...]
Concert Watch: November 15th-November 18th, 2012
Just like that, music-lovers, the holidays are upon us and the concert season is all that’s left to keep us warm aside from that expensive Christmas cheer. Awesome is audible this week, so let’s get straight to it. Thursday, November 15th, Friday, November 16th, and Saturday, November 17th – Amanda Palmer at The Paradise Lexington, [...]
Fans Add to Bruce Springsteen Documentary
A new Bruce Springsteen documentary titled Springsteen & I is in the works, and the filmmakers behind it are asking his fans to share their stories about what his music means to them. On the movie’s official website, SpringsteenandI.com, one of its producers wrote: We are searching for a wide variety of creative interpretations, captured [...]
Blink-182 Recording New EP
Blink-182 spent time in the studio last week putting some songs together, according to Rolling Stone. These sessions in a the Los Angeles studio are apart of an effort to put out an EP by Christmas. This will be their first release since the 2011 album Neighborhoods, which was their first new material in eight [...]
New Purity Ring Video
Canadian music duo Purity Ring just released their new music video for their song entitled “Lofticries” off their current album, Shrines. After the release of Shrines in July of 2012, Purity Ring has been pulling in the attention of listeners’ worldwide. “Lofticries”, directed by AG Rojas, who has previously directed for artists such as Jack [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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