Tue
15
May ‘12

Modest Mouse is Playing Nice and Taking Heath Ledger With Them


Modest Mouse seems to have turned a new leaf and become more socially responsible. Quite a tall task for a band whose beginnings started with Jails and accusations. The band has a new EP called “No One’s First, You’re Next” that came out August 4, 2009. The album is a set of B-Sides that fills in the blanks. They also will be touring this summer and have a brand new video produced by Heath Ledger, never before seen.

 

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Tue
15
May ‘12

Concert Review: Ingrid Michaelson with Greg Holden – Center Stage Loft, Atlanta, Georgia on September 22, 2009


:: It Takes Two Hands To Clap ::

(Ingrid Michaelson’s Website Photo)

Ingrid Michaelson has gone from a flash in the pan to the pan that keeps on sizzling. She started out as a precocious young talent with her first release in 2005 “Slow the Rain” and saw her stock rise with each subsequent album. Her 2007 album “Girls and Boys” was #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. She became the first unsigned artist ever to be listed on VH1’s You Oughta KnowTV series, one of the station’s most high-profile shows. In 2008, her album “Be Ok” was 35 on the Billboard 200

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Tue
15
May ‘12

Cartel Releases New Album Cycles With A U.S. Tour And A Focus On Their Fans


Cartel, the alternative rock band from Atlanta, Georgia that is made up of Will Pugh (vocals, guitar, and piano), Joseph Pepper (guitar), Nic Hudson (guitar and harmonizing backing vocals), Jeff Lett (bass and harmonizing backing vocals), and Kevin Sanders (drums), released Cycles on October 20, 2009. In less than 24 hours since its release, Cycles is already at #3 on the iTunes Alternative Albums Chart.

Cartel, best known for their a brash indie sound meshed with an earnest brand of emotion can be heard as a more genre-free sound than many “post-punk” and “emo-rock bands” out in the music business today. Cycles captures

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