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The EditoriaList: Ten Totally Righteous Covers

posted: October 20, 2011

A friend of mine suggested some good ground rules for this one: You have to strip out covers of old blues tunes (sorry Stones and Beatles). Also strip out cover bands (sorry Joe Cocker and Nouvelle…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Chris Barron – The Spin Doctor Is In

posted: October 19, 2011

1991 was a strange year in the mainstream rock & roll world. The hair-metal sounds that had dominated radio and MTV since the late ˜80s were on their way out, but the grunge revolution had…
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Exclusive Q&A: City and Colour's Dallas Green Goes It Alone

posted: October 18, 2011

Side projects are standard for musicians who want to push their creativity beyond the immediate boundaries of their main bands. Not as common, however, are musicians whose side projects sound completely different from their original…
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Ten Artists to Watch at CMJ 2011… Based Solely on Their Names

posted: October 18, 2011

There are lots of things we love about indie artists here on OurStage. Their ambition, will-power and outright determination to do whatever it takes to make it are some of the things we admire most.…
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Vocal Points: Battle of the Sexes

posted: October 16, 2011

We all have preferences when it comes to music, and genre is just one of many factors that determine what’s on our individual lists of music favorites. When it comes to the voices of our…
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GuacaMusic: Arquivolta

posted: October 15, 2011

What do you get when you combine a bass duo, a guitar synthesizer, some drums and killer vocals? The answer is simple: you get Arquivolta, an alternative rock band from Mexico City with an amazing
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