SONG POST
"Ready to whisk you away to the lands of dark, smoky bars, equally smokey eyes, and plenty of scuffed leather." "Desertion" by MOTORCADE is the "Song of The Day" at Austin's KUTX 98.9. Debut album out this Friday on Idol Records.
Peelander-Z announces new studio album "Go PZ Go;" "Mad Tiger" doc streaming at Netflix now
NEWS
Peelander-Z – the Japanese Action Comic Punk Band – will follow-up its 2014 full-length hair metal tribute album Metalander-Z with a “back to basics” album, Go PZ Go, scheduled for via Chicken Ranch Records on April 6th.
Go PZ Go arrives on the heels of a much heralded documentary about Peelander-Z. “Mad Tiger,” directed by Jonathan Yi and Michael Haertlein, was acquired by Film Movement after a successful festival circuit run following its premiere at New York’s IFC Center during DOC NYC.
The film ultimately went on to a nationwide theatrical release and can now be seen via Netflix.
A TRK RVW for Jeremy Bass from VERY SMALL ALBUM REVIEW
REVIEW
VERY SMALL ALBUM REVIEW strikes again. (@smallalbums) This time with a TRK RVW of "The Greatest Fire," the title tune from the upcoming new album by Jeremy Bass, out this Friday.
Keyboard Magazine features Dream System 8
INTERVIEW
Keyboard Magazine features Dream System 8 today. Read up to find out how the band "coaxes beguiling textures from their array of 80s era keyboards from Roland, Korg, and Yamaha, (as well as boutique favorites like the Crumar Performer, LinnDrum and Omnichord System 100.)" Debut album We Sleep Again is out on Feb. 23 via Minty Fresh!
The Big Takeover premieres "Black Ambulance" by Margaret Chavez
PREMIERE
"A Loupe," the debut by Margaret Chavez, the stage name taken by Pleasant Grove co-founder Marcus William Striplin in memorial tribute to his mother, has yielded another pre-release track. Hear "Black Ambulance," streaming today over at The Big Takeover, and produced by Erik Wofford (Explosions in the Sky, The Black Angels.) "A Loupe" is out on Jan. 19th from Goliad Media Group.
UK's Songwriting Magazine weighs in on Jeremy Bass
REVIEW
"Stark and epic. He really can bring together all of his influences to create something that is his alone," says the UK's Songwriting Magazine of the latest from Brooklyn-based songwriter and classically trained guitarist, Jeremy Bass. The Greatest Fire arrives via Jungle Strut Music on Jan. 19th.
Jeremy Bass shares "The Greatest Fire" music video at Independent Clauses
PREMIERE
The video for "The Greatest Fire" by Jeremy Bass was shot on location. Make that on locations. Many locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other more far-flung corners of this country. See it now at Independent Clauses. Album drops Jan. 19th
Stephen Doster's "Shooting For The Stars" is a top track of 2017
NEWS
"40 years ago Stephen Doster was the first Austin artist I heard on the local airwaves; 40 years later his album New Black Suit is the one I listened to the most in 2017," says Jody Denberg of nationally renowned public radio station KUTX 98.9 in Austin. Denberg has named the album's single "Shooting For The Stars" as one of his top five tracks of 2017.
Italian Beaches premiere "Habit" music video at Ghettoblaster
PREMIERE
"When she belts that high note you may want to replay it over and over again." Thanks out to Ghettoblaster Magazine for posting the music video for "Habit" by Italian Beaches today, shot by Kim Conlee during the band's record release show at The Burl in Lexington, KY. Self-titled album out now on Desperate Spirits!
"Strange Buoy's" by Margaret Chavez is KUTX, Austin's Song of The Day
PREMIERE
KUTX 98.9 in Austin has named the latest Margaret Chavez single "Strange Buoy's" as its Song of The Day. The tune is the second track released from "A Loupe," the upcoming solo debut by Marcus William Striplin of Pleasant Grove. Look out for it on Jan. 19th from Goliad Media Group.
Second single from upcoming Moon Darling EP bows at Treble
PREMIERE
"The spirit of ’70s-era rock ‘n’ roll. Climactic and mesmerizing, with some stellar guitar solos." "Learned Amongst The Sky," the second official single from the upcoming Moon Darling EP, "By The Light of The Moon" is streaming now over at Treble. The new EP arrives Jan. 26th.
Jeremy Bass shares "The Greatest Fire" title track with Guitar World
PREMIERE
The title title track from the upcoming Jeremy Bass album premieres today over at Guitar World Listen to "The Greatest Fire" now and pick up the classically-trained guitarist's new one on Jan. 19th courtesy of Jungle Strut Music.
Moon Darling shares "Right All The Time" at The Big Takeover
PREMIERE
It's a psychedelic Monday with Moon Darling. The Seattle band's "intense and captivating" new EP is out Jan. 26th and you can hear "Right All The Time," "a dreamy and fluid rumination" right now via The Big Takeover.
Hear "When The Hit Comes" by MOTORCADE at The Big Takeover
SONG POST
Another song from the upcoming MOTORCADE debut album for a snowy Saturday. "When The Hit Comes" opens the record and is guitarist James Henderson's favorite. Check it out over at The Big Takeover.
"Stone" by Little Shrine is MAGNET's MP3 At 3PM
SONG POST
"A tender tune filled with potent lyrics." Little Shrine's tune "Stone" is like the little song that could. It's quiet, but it really sticks. Thanks out to MAGNET Magazine for the recognition. The SF-based trio's debut "Wilderness" is out now.