Jax and Seth Anderson are a brother and sister indie pop duo with a somewhat unusual songwriting process. For most of the year, the siblings live in different states collaborating back and forth via e-mail to produce their music. Jax handles melody, lyrics and vocals while Seth takes care of the backing music. They’ve named their ongoing project, Apples Trees & Tangerines. For this week’s “Liner Notes” edition, we asked songstress Jax about their peculiar track “Orange”. Despite the upbeat sound, the lyrics reveal a much different story as the underlying theme speaks to the effects of alcoholism on personal relationships.
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Every Friday on the OurStage blog, I’ll be featuring a great example of flow and lyricism in hip hop songs pulled from the OurStage ranks. I’ll get the artist’s thoughts on the song, as well as post the lyrics or best verse so fans can follow the flow themselves.
Our “Friday Flow” this week comes courtesy of Underground Realroad (and Mr. Bits). Bricc and DJ Drex know what it is like to be down and out, and have some great perspective about climbing their way from the bottom. With an addiction to rhyming and a passion for music, Underground Realroad do it for the love of the game. Here’s what the guys had to say about “Maybe”:
Check out the song, the lyrics, and Underground Realroad’s thoughts after the jump
Published by
BethanyLeavey on
November 20, 2009 in
Editorial, Reviews and Rock.
Tags: boston, Good Charamel, Great Scott, Heavy Days, Infinity Cat, J-Rock, JEFF The Brotherhood, punk, Punk on the Rocks, Rock, Shonen Knife, Supergroup, The Needy Visions.
Is there a better way to kick-start your week than with a Sunday night rock ‘n’ roll show? The crowd lined up to see The Needy Visions, JEFF The Brotherhood and legendary Japanese pop-punkers Shonen Knife this past Sunday at Allston, MA rock club Great Scott would definitely say “no.”
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Published by
Kate B on
November 20, 2009 in
Artist Feature, Artist News and Pop.
Tags: billboard, bomba, dancehall, Domino Saints, funk, plena, Puerto Rico, Reggae, reggaeton, salsa, san juan, Soul.
Talk to the Mano: Domino Saints
If Domino Saints prove anything, it’s that a lot of sound can come from just a few people. The duo, comprised of singer Giselle Ojeda and percussionist David Leal, infuse their dance music with contemporary trends and vintage textures that span several cultures. Nothing is off limits in this melting pot. Expect anything from time-honored Latin traditions like bomba and plena to island music like reggae and dancehall, old school funk and soul and new school reggaeton.
Domino Saints’ Puerto Rican heritage is never more apparent than in their single, “Buenos Dias San Juan,” which won a Billboard World Songwriting Contest award and was featured as an iTunes single of the week. The song opens with guitars that nod to Isaac Hayes’ “Shaft” and a burping horn section that leads into a raw bomba groove. Sung in Spanish, the lyrics may be obscured to Gringos, but the message comes through loud and clear—standing still is not an option. On the subversive, darker funk track “Machiavelic,” Ojeda sings, “I’ve got a plan to take over the world / I’m gonna do it with music.” Let’s hope Domino Saints follow though on the threat.
Judging on OurStage is a fun way to discover new artists and win some pretty rad prizes. Today we’re very excited to introduce Judging Power Hours. Once in a while we’ll designate hour time slots in which we’ll select one lucky judge at random to win an OurStage prize pack! To judge on OurStage all you have to do is register as a fan by clicking here. After activating your account click the “Judge” tab at the top of the OurStage.com home page. Then click the channel you want to judge. Within each channel you have two options, Head-to-Head judging or Sort 4 judging.
In Head-to-Head judging you compare two songs side by side then gauge which song you like more.
Head to Head Judging Mode
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