posted by Alex on Jul 7
Smashing Pumpkins lead man Billy Corgan is breaking in his most recent band formation on a tour. Corgan and his new bandmates will be playing venues across the USA at least up until the end of July with Kill Hannah and Bad City as supporting acts. Billy Corgan’s most recent project is the 44-song concept album, “Teargarden by Kaleidyscope”. The band has plans to release each song one by one on their website for free download, and then eventually release a album. There is also plans for an eventual box set. Last night Smashing Pumpkins put on a great show in Cleveland at the House of Blues. New drummer Mike Byrne, guitarist Jeff Schroeder, and bassist Nicole Fiorentina accompanied Corgan on Pumpkins favorites like “Tonight, Tonight” and “1979″. Smashing Pumpkins play the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI tomorrow night.
posted by Alex on Jun 24
The Roots released their 9th studio album “How I Got Over” on Tuesday to great reviews amid all the success the hip hop band has had as the house band for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show. The band has had the opportunity to play with numerous musicians and perform live on national television every week. “How I Got Over” recieved 4 stars from Spin Magazine in a review that called the record “cold-eyed hip-hop existentialism”. The new audience The Roots have garnered from their foray into late night televison will find “How I Got Over” a great introduction to a band who’s been pushing the limits of hip hop for 16 years. Scores of artists colloborated on the album including singer Cody Chesnutt (who sang and wrote The Roots biggest hit “Seed”) and My Morning Jacket lead man Jim James. Check out the music video for “How I Got Over” to get a sneek peak at The Roots’ new album.
posted by Alex on Feb 26
French Rock band Phoenix made huge waves last year with the release of Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The album won a Grammy for best Alternative Rock album and was rated the #3 best of the year by Spin Magazine. catapulting themselves into the shine of mainstream music world. The melody makers have been at it for 10 years and are finally start to see some big results come their way. Lead singer Thomas Mars and the gang have a knack for writing inspired short epics that stay with you long after you hear them. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’s “Lisztomania” was featured in the trailer for the movie Where The Wild Things Are and a number of American television shows. The band will be on tour this year in both the United States and Europe.
