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QRO Mag has the premiere of the video for “Can You” by The High Water Marks (featuring Apples In Stereo co-founder Hilarie Sidney), which the site calls a “sunshine of a song.” See the video for the song and get excited for the full album’s release Nov. 20 from Minty Fresh!
A weird side effect of working with Mark Bryan of Hootie & The Blowfish is having to deal with pre-conceptions about Hootie. With that said, I want to express my incredible excitement about the new solo album Midlife Priceless that Mark will release next year. The first single "Wanna Feel Something" is streaming over at American Songwriter today along with an interview with Mark where he talks in his heartfelt way about how this song was inspired by being back out on the road again with his brothers. The guitar solo is bonkers awesome!
When I first heard this latest single from Blesson Roy (the erstwhile 4AD, Creation Records, Rough Trade Records-influenced man of many studio tricks, Terry Borden), I heard something that would sound just fine in a stadium. "Thousand" is a pretty personal love song, actually, but people fall in love in stadiums, so I think that's okay. Debut album Think Like Spring is out Nov. 27th on Slow Start Records! Hear "Thousand" now at Bad Copy.
Mike Viola is today's guest on the Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz! Listen over at V13 or wherever you listen to podcasts. Personally, I listen to them in the kitchen.
Mark Pellington's gorgeous 10-minute music film "Just Wait" by Nada Surf is streaming now over at Rolling Stone or at the link below. Filmed globally in three cities, Cambridge (UK), Los Angeles, and Sydney, Pellington calls the work, “a labor of love inspired by Matthew Caws (of Nada Surf)’s late father Peter’s profound meditations."
This morning, I want to post about the new single from D.B. Rouse, which is a tribute to his hometown of Neenah, Wisconsin. Neenah is a virus hotspot now and "Talkin' Neenah Blues" is D.B.'s way of reaching out to his peeps with some needed love. Read about it in the Shepherd Express and hear the song on all DSPs now: http://bit.ly/DBR-TNB.
"In just under two minutes, Blesson Roy have managed to write one of the catchiest numbers of the year," says Stereo Embers Magazine in its premiere of "Stays With You," the latest dope lyric video that Hector at Subharmonic City Productions has landed. Hector says, "That’s my bird, my son in the ghost costume, the deer at my mom’s house, my nephews in the pool. I have this thing about people seeing my stuff and saying, 'he got that from this other place!' So, hopefully it all shows in the final product in a completely original form." The debut Blesson Roy album Think Like Spring is out Nov. 27th on Slow Start Records.
Tune in to WFMU for a live set from Mike Viola! To be followed by conversation with "Thing With A Hook" host Pseu Braun about all sorts of things, including Mike's upcoming new album Godmuffin (Dec. 11, Grand Phony), of course. Make this vampire smile (or, ya know, it could be problematic.)
The next edition of Inara George's "Road Angel Project" charity series of releases with Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is out tomorrow! Three tunes included on Volume 3 are streaming today. Listen to "Cracks In The Ceiling" by Maize & Wendy Wang at Atwood Magazine, "Another Year" by Lolo Meares at Bad Copy, and "Winds Will Change" by Moon & Star at Ghettoblaster Magazine!
Maize & Wendy Wang: https://atwoodmagazine.com/mzww-maize-wendy-wang-cracks-in-the-ceiling-road-angel-project-volume-3
Lolo Meares: https://thebadcopy.com/news/stream/lolo-meares-premieres-another-year-from-road-angel-project
Moon & Star: https://ghettoblastermagazine.com/features/song-premiere/song-premiere-moon-star-winds-will-change
The next edition of Inara George's "Road Angel Project" charity series of releases with Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is out tomorrow! Three tunes included on Volume 3 are streaming today. Listen to "Cracks In The Ceiling" by Maize & Wendy Wang at Atwood Magazine, "Another Year" by Lolo Meares at Bad Copy, and "Winds Will Change" by Moon & Star at Ghettoblaster Magazine!
Maize & Wendy Wang: https://atwoodmagazine.com/mzww-maize-wendy-wang-cracks-in-the-ceiling-road-angel-project-volume-3
Lolo Meares: https://thebadcopy.com/news/stream/lolo-meares-premieres-another-year-from-road-angel-project
Moon & Star: https://ghettoblastermagazine.com/features/song-premiere/song-premiere-moon-star-winds-will-change
The next edition of Inara George's "Road Angel Project" charity series of releases with Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is out tomorrow! Three tunes included on Volume 3 are streaming today. Listen to "Cracks In The Ceiling" by Maize & Wendy Wang at Atwood Magazine, "Another Year" by Lolo Meares at Bad Copy, and "Winds Will Change" by Moon & Star at Ghettoblaster Magazine!
Maize & Wendy Wang: https://atwoodmagazine.com/mzww-maize-wendy-wang-cracks-in-the-ceiling-road-angel-project-volume-3
Lolo Meares: https://thebadcopy.com/news/stream/lolo-meares-premieres-another-year-from-road-angel-project
Moon & Star: https://ghettoblastermagazine.com/features/song-premiere/song-premiere-moon-star-winds-will-change
Mike Viola covers so many topics that I am interested in during this interview with Broadway World! Use your powers of literacy to understand the words and how they form sentences and convey thoughts!
Director Mark Pellington has had more influence on pop culture than most rock stars; He’s worked with most of them, too.
If you ask, “What’s one word that comes to mind when you say ‘Pearl Jam,’” the answer may very well be “Jeremy.” This past summer, as reported by Variety, Pearl Jam officially released the uncensored version of their groundbreaking video, which MTV originally refused to air at the time of its release.
“I am addicted to images, and addicted to the creation of them,” Pellington says. “I adore the creation of imagery from imagination, allowing and accessing the subconscious to formulate the image created in collaboration with others. A music video is like a poem, a free form often-direct access to my subconscious.”
In 2020, Pellington continues to do just that with a new long-form video on tap for esteemed indie rock band Nada Surf, which has just wrapped post-production for a scheduled late October release.
"Mike Viola has spent a large part of his career making music with others and for others. His newest single, 'Ordinary Girl,' off his forthcoming album, Godmuffin, is one of a handful of new tracks the pop-rock musician wrote by himself and for himself. Well, actually, he wrote it for his daughters, who both sing background vocals on the track." Check it out over at American Songwriter!
Beyond proud of Mark Bryan and Midlife Priceless, the album he's going to be delivering next year. We've got a bunch of singles coming your way first, including tunes co-written with Wyatt Durrette (Luke Combs, Zac Brown Band), and Stephen Fiore (Young Mister), along with the first official single "Wanna Feel Something," out Oct. 30th. For the Hootie & The Blowfish fans, Mark closes the album with a vocal and acoustic guitar version of the band's 1998 song "Wishing" and Americana Highways has just posted it up!