Punk rock bands seem like a dying breed in the current indie dominated landscape. Hailing from Los Angeles, California, The Adored strives to repopulate the radio airwaves with the type of punk rock that hasn’t been seen since American Hi-Fi’s self-titled debut or with the type of California punk that Goldfinger helped to popularize. … Continue reading…The Adored – A New Language (2006)
Norwegian singer/songwriter Ane Brun knows how her music should exist. Writing her music wasn’t enough. She also runs her own record company — DetErMine Records — co-owned with fellow Norwegian musician Ellekari Larsson and her band The Tiny. To own a record label so early in her career says a lot about the kind of music that Ane wants to make. No pressure to appease the label execs. No pressure to sell loads of albums. … Continue reading…Ane Brun – A Temporary Dive (2006)
The most well known fact of James Blunt’s life is that he served as a captain in the British army, even on a NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. The lesser-known fact is that he can really carry a melody. With his debut album Back To Bedlam, James reinvigorates pop music by utilizing many different sounds like R&B and soul. I know, it’s been done before, but how many of those performers were military veterans? … Continue reading…James Blunt – Back To Bedlam (2004)
There aren’t many television shows that use music to supplement the existing content and story. Some shows use music as filler, the songs seem to be there just to be there. Scrubs is one those rare shows that doesn’t just use music because it can. The music is specifically chosen to compliment the characters and themes in such a way that listening to a song reminds you of that particular scene in the show where the song was used. … Continue reading…Scrubs Soundtrack, Volume 2 (2006)
The Brooklyn based trio The States has traveled the long way to gain notice on the music scene. Started in 2002 by Chris Snyder (vocals, guitar) and Previn Warren (bass), the two placed an ad on Craigslist and found Joe Stroll (drums) to complete the band. … Continue reading…The States – Multiply Not Divide (2006)