Blissfully rare are the occasions where musicians deviate from their accepted styles so fully that it would be tempting to put their pictures on milk cartons under the caption “Have You See Me?” Yet even when artists lose their direction on album, they’re usually smart enough to craft live shows that justify the price of admission if nothing else. Now playing the role of Exception to the Rule: Morcheeba, visiting Philadelphia on a springtime tour date in support of their sixth studio album Dive Deep. Read more…

By Adam Blyweiss Posted in Editorials Federico Aubele, Morcheeba

On December 9, in honor of its 50th anniversary, legendary label Motown will release a collection of every one of its chart toppers stateside and beyond. Simply titled Motown: The Complete No. 1’s, the 10-disc set will feature the usual Motown suspects like Stevie Wonder, The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, The Temptations, The Supremes, Jr. Walker and The Four Tops alongside the likes of later Motown stars like Johnny Gill, Jodeci, El Debarge and Rick James.

The track listing is as follows:

Shop Around – The Miracles
Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes
Do You Love Me – The Contours
Two Lovers – Mary Wells
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me – The Miracles
Fingertips-Part 2 – Little Stevie Wonder
Heat Wave – Martha & the Vandellas
The Way You Do the Things You Do – The Temptations
My Guy – Mary Wells
Where Did Our Love Go – The Supremes
Baby Love – The Supremes
Come See about Me – The Supremes
My Girl – The Temptations
Shotgun – Jr. Wkeletons – Stevie Wonder
You Will Know – Stevie Wonder
Dial My Heart – The Boys
Lucky Charm – The Boys
Girl I Got My Eyes On You – Today
Where Do We Go From Here – Stacey Lattisaw with special guest Johnny Gill

Bonus Track:
Dreamin’ – The Guinn Family

Disc 10:

Rub You The Right Way – Johnny Gill
My My My – Johnny Gill
Crazy – The Boys
Wrap My Body Tight – Johnny Gill
It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday – Boyz II Men
I Love Your Smile – Shanice
Uhh Ahh – Boyz II Men
Do It To Me – Lionel Richie
End of The Road – Boyz II Men
I’ll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men
On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
Take Me Higher – Diana Ross
4 Seasons Of Loneliness – Boyz II Men
A Song For Mama – Boyz II Men
Stay – The Temptations
Liar – Profyle
Bag Lady – Erykah Badu Read more…

By Matthew Kiel Posted in News

Hip Hop Live! announces the sponsorship of Sony for the 2008 Hip Hop Live! Tour.

Headliners of the nationwide tour include Talib Kweli, David Banner, Little Brother and B.O.B. performing with The Rhythm Roots All-Stars.

Tour dates are as follows:

(w/ Little Brother supporting):

10/8/08 – BOULDER, CO – FOX THEATER
10/10/08 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – FIRST AVENUE
10/13/08 – BLOOMINGTON, IN – BLUEBIRD
10/16/08 – FT. LAUDERDALE – REVOLUTION

(w/ B.O.B. supporting):
10/18/08- ATHENS, GA – GEORGIA THEATRE
10/19/08 – ASHEVILLE, NC – ORANGE PEEL
10/20/08 – WASHINGTON, DC – 9:30 CLUB
10/21/08 – PHILADELPHIA, PA – TROCADERO
10/24/08 – BOSTON, MA – SHOWCASE LIVE! (TALIB KWELI ONLY)
10/25/08 – NEW YORK, NY – NOKIA THEATRE Read more…

By Tim Kelly Posted in News

American DJ/producer, Squeak E. Clean, and Brazilian beat master, DJ Zegon, have teamed up and are working under the name N.A.S.A. Their debut record The Spirit of Apollo is set to drop in February 2009.

In a statement, the group has plans to, “Test the boundaries of the universe by dropping Brazilian beats.”

Album guests include: Tom Waits, Kanye West, Karen O, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, David Byrne, MIA, RZA, George Clinton and many more. Read more…

By Tim Kelly Posted in News

The gender-bending queen of electronica is apparently back in the studio, working on her follow up to 2006’s ImPeach My Bush.

A title has yet to be announced, but expect a tentative release of early next year. Word on the street is that the new record features tracks with Simian Mobile Disco and Digitalism. Read more…

By Tim Kelly Posted in News

It’s already tough enough for musicians trying to make it without having to deal with a finicky scene. If you’re sometimes concerned that your local scene isn’t quite taking off like you expect, you might have to point a finger at available performance spaces as much as the quality of available performers.
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By Adam Blyweiss Posted in Editorials Innerpartysystem

A January 20 release date has been scheduled for Animal Collective’s latest, Merriweather Post Pavilion.

The avant-garde experimenters have apparently been “sitting” on many of these recordings for the past year and are now ready to set them free.

Track listings are as follows:

In The Flowers
My Girls
Also Frightened
Summertime Clothes
Daily Routine
Bluish
Guys Eyes
Taste
Lion In A Coma
No More Runnin
Brothersport
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By Tim Kelly Posted in News

The rappers released a blast email this morning that said, ”This election is too important to stay at home. We hope that you can come out, have a nice night, dance, sing, get your freak on, and then wake up the next morning and get everyone that you possibly can to get out and vote.”

So far only three dates have been announced but more are promised. They are as follows:

October 28 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum (With Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Jack Johnson and Santogold)

November 1 – St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium (With Ben Harper and Tenacious D)

November 2 – Milwaukee, WI – U.S. Cellular Arena (With Ben Harper, Crosby & Nash and Tenacious D) Read more…

By Tim Kelly Posted in News

A source close to Guns N’ Roses told Billboard Magazine that Sunday, November 23 will be the release date for the long awaited Chinese Democracy.

In the days leading up to, Democracy’s release, the track “Shackler’s Revenge” will debut in the video game Rock Band 2 and a part of the track “If the World” will play during the end credits of the film, “Body of Lies”. Read more…

By Tim Kelly Posted in News

Rock From A Jam Band

The vocal stylings of Al Schnier, Chuck Garvey, and Rob Derhak combine with emphatic rock to create perhaps one of the most unique moe. albums in recent years, Sticks and Stones. The influences on this band are rather traditional, stemming from both straightforward rockers (The Rolling Stones) and jammers (The Grateful Dead), yet the recording of the album was decidedly less so: Eighty percent of it was recorded in the same session it was created, just weeks after moe.down 2007. That kind of confidence and comfort in each other’s talents shows through on their seventeenth album, proudly wearing a progressive rock label. Read more…

By Libby Parent Posted in Reviews