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News: More Bonnaroo 2012 Aritsts Announced

12 Mar

Check it out, another handful of acts added to the Bonnaroo line-up today. I must say, most exited for The Temper Trap and they’ll have plenty of new material to play too with their sophomore effort being released just before the festival.  Also if you’ve never seen fun. you are in for a treat; anyone who was a fan of The Format, this is a must see performance.

 

DANZIG LEGACY – featuring music by Danzig, Samhain and Danzig/Doyle performing The Misfits
Puscifer
Santigold
The Temper Trap
fun.
The Cave Singers

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MTV late to the party? Their Buzzworthy Artists of 2012

3 Jan

2012 is here and I have to say I got a good feeling when I came across the piece by MTV on Buzzworthy Artists to Watch in 2012 since not only do I listen to 9 of the 11 artists/bands but more so some of these have been the soundtrack I’ve been preaching for some time.  I also wonder what rock MTV has been hiding under regarding some of these artists.  But in case you don’t know the artists either, you best get caught up fast.

On the list:

Walk The Moon – these guys are solid and put on some of the best shows I saw in 2011.

Alabama Shakes – I’d be shocked if they do not blow up right after SXSW this year.  Holy amazing Brittany Howard’s voice.

fun. – anyone who remembers The Format should already be a huge fan of fun.  Plus a little track with Ms. Janelle Monae doesn’t hurt!

C’mon Avicii is on this list?  So nobody has heard this song before I guess and he doesn’t have any EDM tracks that are played in the clubs.

And Dev had a couple HUGE songs last year….. This one, no?

Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey, guess they aren’t as big as I thought they already were.

Wallpaper on tour last year with The Dirty Heads, this I didn’t see coming but ok.

Electric Guest and Kendrick Lamar – you two I’ll have to get up to speed with.

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New Music: fun. – “We Are Young” ft. Janelle Monae

21 Sep

Who doesn’t like fun.? Seriously how can you not, especially my AZ peeps who loved The Format back in the day. Here’s one more reason to love fun., their new track “We Are Young” featuring the insanely talented Janelle Monae.  I heard them perform this the last show I attended but damn does it sound great now.

 

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One Word: fun.

2 Mar

Last week my dear friend Hannah Allen asked “have you heard of the band fun. before?” I hadn’t so when I got home I immediately did a little YouTube surfing and the minute I played the song “All The Pretty Girls” I kept thinking that the lead singer’s voice sounded really familiar to me.  Lo and behold I searched for some info on the band and learned that Nate Reuss formerly of The Format had started this band in 2008 with Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff and in August 2009 released their debut LP, Aim and Ignite.  Immediately I had two thoughts, first that this was amazing as The Format was on heavy rotation during my college days and two, have I been sleeping under a boulder (not a rock) for a few years to not know about this band? Yes on both.  So far so good with fun. and their contagious indie pop sound.  As I get myself more familiar with these guys, take a listen and see for yourself what we’ve been missing.

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