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Sound And Vision: Product Placement in Pop Videos — Good, Bad, Ugly Or Just Great Business?

posted: April 22, 2011

”Art vs. Commerce. That was the declaration of war made by Neil Young in his controversial, confrontational 1988 single “This Note’s for You,” and he didn’t stop there. In the song’s scathing video, Young mocked…
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Your Country's Right Here: The Secret Sisters Dish About Fame, Fans And 'Mama's Cooking'

posted: April 21, 2011

In the months since famed producer T-Bone Burnett introduced The Secret Sisters, the Muscle Shoals, Alabama sisters have won thousands of hearts”and fans”with their brand of country music and their down-home personalities. I have been…
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Kickstart OurHeart: Blane Fonda

posted: April 21, 2011

This week’s Kickstarter project focuses on the hard-working, fun-having, pun-packing Ourstage artist Blane Fonda. We’re always looking for ways to support our artists, and this band really is worth supporting. Formed just two years ago, Blane…
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Captains Of Hook

posted: April 20, 2011

These are the things you’ll need to love in order to truly appreciate Osgoods: Hooks. Big, ballsy hooks. The Los Angeles-based band purveys quirky, ambitious rock that sounds like the rebellious offspring of Barenaked Ladies,…
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Get Lyrical: Q&A With Daphne Willis

posted: April 20, 2011

Daphne Willis is one busy girl”she’s been tearing up the Best Of charts here on OurStage all while working on her brand new album Because I Can. We think you’ll like Willis’ charming songwriting style,…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Clientele Crooner Explores Amor de Dias

posted: April 20, 2011

Ball games and Fourth of July picnics be damned” if you really want to feel outlandishly American, try talking to Clientele mastermind Alasdair MacLean and offering up your Yankee pronunciation of his longtime band’s moniker,…
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