With most bands and publicists in vacation mode last week and since after two holiday mixtapes, our well of indie Christmas carols and Hanukkah hymns was beginning to run dry, we didn’t have much to work with for last week’s Friday Mixtape. So we decided to scrap it and return with one this week that [...]
Hollywood’s rich and famous are always searching for new ways to re-invent themselves in the public eye, but finally someone willing to do the deed, while still remaining “classy” and “cool”, has come along. That’s right, Hollywood’s “IT” boy Ryan Gosling (of The Notebook and Lars and the the Real Girl) is trying out music [...]
It’s no secret that under-the-radar singer-songwriter Mark Mulcahy has fans among the CoS staff. We’ve prominently featured Mulcahy’s work in “Five Songs You’ve Never Heard Before,” the television theme song edition of List Em’ Carefully, and in two Miscellaneous Masterpieces including Mike Roffman’s recent write-up on Miracle Legion. So, if Mark Mulcahy still isn’t a [...]
For New Found Glory, 2008 was a year of greatest hits, EPs, and International Superheroes of Hardcore. 2009 will likely keep the band equally busy, but in the more standard, release of a brand new studio album sort of way. Yes, on March 10th, the Florida based punk outfit will unveil its sixth full-length effort, [...]
In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival, we’ll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… In the grand scheme of just about everything, Eros, the son of Greek goddess Aphrodite and better known [...]
For all that went down in the music world over the last 12 months, 2008 will likely best be remembered as the year the summer music festival all but took over the United States, let alone the world. But as evident by the increasing number of festivals that have been scrapped in recent weeks, nothing [...]
It sure didn’t take the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival much time after officially announcing its move from Lawrence, Kansas to Ozark, Arkansas for the folks behind the four-day event to unpack their bags and unveil the first part of this year’s lineup. The Yonder Mountain String Band and STS9 will head the 2009 edition [...]
In just 67 days, the music portion of South by Southwest 2009 will officially take hold of Austin, Texas and bring over 1,800 artists and bands over five days to a countless number of showcases, parties, and anywhere else there is an electrical outlet and a crowd of music-hungry fans. If that image doesn’t get [...]
A new year, a new Ginger King? Nope, just a new post. Don’t expect the ol’ cynical lug to turn a new leaf, he’s staying as witty and fresh as ever. And if you thought he was done with 2008, you obviously don’t know the guy. Yep, he still has some stuff to say, in [...]
One look at their resume and it’s pretty clear life has been pretty good for the gentlemen of Razorlight. In less than five years, Johnny Borrell and Co. have produced three Platinum selling albums, played alongside everyone from Queen to Oasis, and essentially evolved into one of the shining stars in the music world. Well, [...]