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***If TOUGH AGE’s self-titled debut was the culmination of four radical adults, I Get the Feeling Central busts out of their comfort zone. As before, this twelve-song collection is built on the bedrock of scuzz pop—simultaneously sweet and ear-splittingly loud—but these old dogs have dug deep and taught themselves some new tricks. From the thunderous glam-stomp of “Chutes & Ladders” to the...

Kings of Leon have signed on for a headlining performance at the upcoming Reading and Leeds Festivals. This year the band joins an impressive lineup of headliners set for the twin city event including Fall Out Boy and Kendrick Lamar. Portugal. The Man were unharmed after their tour bus caught fire during the band's current tour. The incident occurred in front of the Iowa Memorial Union before...

Okay, no, we're not running some kind of evil science contest. Please don't actually swap brains with anyone... In... New Deftones, Anderson. Paak, Big G and more on this episode of Xposure! ** = new this week The Temper Trap – Fall... In addition to being the guy who writes a good portion of the blog posts on this website,* Producer Alex Son of a... We all know that Deb lives an "action sports...

Effect Radio, a nationwide radio network playing modern Christian music. Live streaming webcast and listener-supported. The Effect is now capable of broadcasting ministry announcments to your local area. To set up your announcment or for more information, please visit our local origination page, or call 800.357.4226. Your support keeps modern Christian music on the radio, sharing the Gospel of...

Carcassette is not music to relax to. It doesn’t fall easily into any category since it cross-pollenates electronica with styles normally associated with ‘real’ instruments- rock, soul, funk- even country music. The aim is always to create something fresh and challenging to the listener, employing a writing technique which is closer to the linear approach […]. Seacon’s music, pastoral beauty...

Alternate Music Press features the latest music news, reviews, interviews, commentary, pictures, and much more. Released this month via Onearth Records, “Dünya” (Earth) is the newest offering from the 47-year-old musician, born Arkin Allen in 1966 in Bursa, and known in Turkey and around the world for his signature blend of Sufi music traditions with contemporary electronic tunes. In a recent...

The Alternative Music Blog gives you the latest news about the Phoenix area alternative rock scene information including concert dates, times, and locations. Um, yeah, so I’ve pretty much been MIA for the last three months. And to be honest, it feels like the blink of an eye. Meanwhile, life has gone on in the valley with so much music come and gone. I haven’t heard a lick of it. Not the best...

The day before the APMAs, we hosted a fan appreciation day in a very appropriate venue: Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. The free event featured performances by State Champs, Broadside, Carousel Kings and more, as well as a "LGBTQ in Music" panel featuring... [Image Credit: @GrizzleeMartin] Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace hosted the LGBTQ in Music Panel, alongside Life of Agony's Mina...

January 24, 2013 by admin - 1 Comment Over the past several years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stepped up regulations regarding the handling and containment practices that must be taken when working in homes that may be contaminated with lead paint. These new regulations affect any house built before 1978 and any amount of renovation being completed on the…....

We are the Charts! Music Charts for Indie and Unsigned Artists. Music industry professionals use Indie Charts to discover Indie and Unsigned music Artists. The alternative music charts. The top charts will be completely changed in the coming weeks ( Approximately 2 weeks ) , please be patient.

Slicing Up Eyeballs celebrates the legacy of ’80s college, modern, alternative and indie rock, the music — once relegated to campus radio, pioneering commercial stations like San Diego’s 91X and the Sunday night ghetto of MTV’s “120 Minutes” — that paved the way for Nirvana and the alternative revolution. We’ve posted a number of memorable clips over the years as part of our “120 Minutes”...

There were few parameters at these stations. You had to behave (no wall-punching or name-calling), show up on time, and make sure to play a number of songs from the bin of new music. I had loved my time as radio host and producer at U.C. Berkeley and had called the Seattle public station KUOW to see who was similar to KALX in this area. The receptionist at KUOW suggested KCMU and here I was....

Alternative Radio is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to public radio stations around the world. AR provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. David Barsamian's radio program — Alternative Radio.

Your source for alternative music when mainstream becomes meh. Providing atmospheric music through the use of electronic techniques and smooth singing, The Mars Volta fans are in for a pleasurable listening experience with the latest release Noctourniquet. Glassjaw's debut album is drenched in venomous lyrics flavored by shredding guitar rifts and emotionally charged vocals. The original...

Explore alternative music notation systems that improve upon traditional music notation. Learn how a chromatic staff is better. Get resources & software. Traditional notation obscures the interval relationships between notes. For example, a major scale (a series of whole steps and half steps, as shown above) appears as a regular sequence of notes, while a whole tone scale (a series of identical...

KCRW creates & curates music discovery, NPR news, cultural exploration and informed public affairs. From Los Angeles to around the world, KCRW.com. A weekly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The...