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Your Country's Right Here: Chris August Adds Soul to 'The Upside of Down'

posted: August 23, 2012

Chris August still can’t quite believe that a skateboarding accident almost ended it all. Instead, this week he’s celebrating the release of his highly anticipated sophomore album The Upside of Down. The accident that resulted…
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Exclusive Q and A: Vanna Talks Family, Friends, and Monsoons

posted: August 23, 2012

It’s time to get out of this town. It’s haunting, this presence. If the verse lyrics from post-hardcore band Vanna‘s Safe To Say ever referred to their hometown of Boston, Mass., we’d never guess it now.…
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Lupe Fiasco's Challenging 'Bitch Bad'

posted: August 23, 2012

Lupe Fiasco was never one for small gestures. The outspoken – like, really outspoken – rapper debuted the video for his single “Bitch Bad” yesterday. The track, the second release from his upcoming album Lupe…
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Chad Kroeger And Avril Lavigne's Engagement Is Literally The Biggest News Ever, Eh? [UPDATE]

posted: August 22, 2012

People Magazine got the scoop of a lifetime last night, reporting that Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and pop starlett Avril Lavigne were newly engaged following a whirlwind romance. The linking of the houses of Kroeger and…
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Mourning Bells

posted: August 22, 2012

Warning Birds is a band of Perthians led by Sam Carmody, a virtuosic singer songwriter with a bent for storytelling that tugs at the heartstrings. With his bandmates”bassist Carmen Pepper, guitarist Bensen Thomas and drummer…
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Recording Studio That Saw Dylan And Radiohead Might Soon Be Condos

posted: August 21, 2012

The Church Studios is a storied recording facility in London’s delightfully named Crouch End neighborhood. Housed in a gothic chapel, the studio has hosted sessions for Bob Dylan, Radiohead, and Elvis Costello, amongst others. However,…
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