Friday, February 10, 2012
Music news Radio Om kicks off Saturday
Posted by Chad Radford on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:10 PM
DJ Swivel is an Atlanta staple who's been on Atlanta's local music scene since the early ’90s, and is a resident DJ at Apres Diem in Midtown. Sharaab is a fixture of the Asian Massive movement, known for blending vintage synth sounds with industrial beatscapes and Eastern inflections. His latest CD, Asura (Nophi Recordings), keeps a fixed focus on fusing traditional Indian music and dubstep.
In the meantime, check out Swivel's Fela Kuti tribute mix, "Taste of Afro-heat podcast.
Free. 10 p.m. till last call. Shewit Eritrean Restaurant & Bar, 926 Montreal Road, Clarkston. 404-294-8899.
New Music Pill unleashes an 'Epidemic'
Posted by Branden Roane on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Rap artists have to work harder than other artists — any artists, R&B artists, Rock artists. A Rock artist gets signed, they put the album out and they go on tour. R&B artist comes out, they put the single out [and] it hits radio. You don’t hear about them dropping a million mixtapes. Basically, how many times you gonna have to keep putting these mixtapes out before you get an album? I think at a certain point artists should be able to put out an album, regardless of how it’s received or how much buzz it has. It’s like, you’ve proved yourself enough.
He also mentioned the recent CL cover story, "Hip-Hop's High Def Hustle," in the interview, and referred specifically to the 2009 Motion Family-directed video for "Trap Goin' Ham" that initially piqued the interest of Warner Bros.
When “Trap Goin’ Ham” hit the ‘net, they was on the phone within three hours. I didn’t even go through the typical A&R trying to sniff out a new artist [thing]. I didn’t go through that. As soon as “Trap Goin’ Ham” hit the ‘Net, they called me the same day.
As for the The Epidemic, Pill follows a balanced formula that he seems to have mastered with his previous offerings — crafting songs that allow listeners to live vicariously through his experience as a corner hustlers, while offering a sense of vulnerability rarely seen from someone coming from that environment.
Music news / randomania Tracklist: Tom Jones and Jack White make good evil
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:54 AM
>> The wait is over. The Tom Jones/Jack White collaboration is here.
>> Madonna stalker is all like, "I'm outta heeeeere." (Miss you, Doug.)
>> Paste gathers 20 songs for the ADD crowd.
>> Every Wes Anderson slo-mo shot, set to Ja Rule? Sure why not.
>> Foos read top 10, Kills do "The Last Goodbye" on Letterman.
>> Suge Knight arrested for the first time. Just kidding. He's been arrested like a million times.
>> Let's all watch the new Pharoahe Monch video (feat. Jill Scott!) for "Still Standing."
>> The New York Times check in with Sinead O'Connor on the eve of her new album, How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?
>> NPR deciphers this year's Adeles, er, Grammy noms.
>> Tyler the Creator misses Earl Sweatshirt. Awwwwww.
Concert Picks Atlanta weekend music update (Feb. 10-12)
Posted by Chad Radford on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Friday, February. 10
>> The Explorers Club, Sealions, Androcles the Lion. $7-$10. 9 p.m. @ Vinyl
>> Soulphonics & Ruby Velle, Cherry Royale. $10. 9 p.m. @ The Earl
>> Austin Lucas, Walk From The Gallows, Jeremy Ray, Wes Ables. $5-$10 suggested donation. @ the Cottage
>> Natural Child, Turf War, The Boom Bang. Free. 9 p.m. @ 529
>> Polyphonic Spree, New Fumes. $20. 9 p.m. @ Center Stage
>> Stokeswood, Jack of Hearts, Calm White Noise. $8. 9 p.m. @ Star Bar
>> They Might Be Giants. Jonathan Coulton (regular old TMBG including songs from their latest album, Join Us). $22.50-$25. 8:30 p.m. @ Variety Playhouse
Q+A Interview: Tim DeLaughter of Polyphonic Spree
Posted by Kevin Crawford on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:09 AM
Earlier this afternoon, I talked to Polyphonic Spree frontman Tim DeLaughter about a variety of topics, including their tour that is stopping by Atlanta at Center Stage tomorrow night.
Kevin: It's been four years since the Polyphonic Spree last toured North America. Heading into 2012, what are you most looking forward to during this stint of tour dates?
Tim: We are looking forward to a sold out show in Atlanta. We are counting on Gail Fountain, a super fan, to help us accomplish that.
Throughout your career, you have written music for television programs, movies, advertisements, and a variety of other mediums. Do you have any plans to make music across different media platforms in the future? Or are you more focused on developing Polyphonic Spree as a band?
At some point we will collaborate on another interactive app with Moonbot like we did with one of our recent singles "Bullseye" on Good Records Recordings. I will be working on The Polyphonic Spree, Preteen Zenith, and a long in the works solo album. The Polyphonic Spree will also be doing a Holiday album this year as well as a national tour of the 10th anniversary of our annual Holiday Extravaganza.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Live Review / Last Night Review: Thurston Moore live at The Goat Farm
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 6:45 PM
When Thurston Moore wandered on stage buttoned top to bottom in a Paddington Bear coat, shaking his bangs, one hand full of loose-leaf paper he exuded all the swagger of a teen about to read his poetry at a high school talent show. Thurston Moore is 53 years old.
But this is nothing new. Moore is the eternal escaped prep-school student, rumpled button down, Hermann Hesse in back pocket, who somehow stumbled his way onto the lower east side and through a street corner puddle that happened to be the fountain of youth. Benjamin Button, as portrayed by Beck.
VIDEO Savannah trio Cusses celebrates CD release at 529 Saturday
Posted by Chad Radford on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Savannah post-grunge trio Cusses recently finished its self-titled debut album with producer Dan Hannon (Manchester Orchestra) for Ha! Records, and is heading this way to celebrate a release party at 529 on Sat., Feb. 11. Check out the video for "Worst Enemy" above. The group has some pretty ominous hooks going on here, and it's all reminiscent of some early ’90s sounds a la Throwing Muses' more intense moments — with a bit more of a creeping Southern traipse to it, and some really deep guitar tones to boot.
ODIST is on the bill as well, still glowing from the release of its December single, “Pyramid Eyes” b/w “Deluge.” … And if you haven’t had a chance to check out the group's 2011 tour diary, it's there for your viewing pleasure.
Cloudeater is playing as well, and although it doesn't have anything new that’s ready for public consumption just yet, it's showing off some new material that kind of kicks things up a notch.
$5. 9 p.m. 529, Flat Shoals Ave. 404-228-6769.
Last Night Photos: Thurston Moore at the Goat Farm
Posted by Joeff Davis on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:47 PM
Thurston Moore, frontman for New York City’s legendary indie rock pioneers Sonic Youth, played the Goat Farm Wednesday night, in the GloATL practice space. The performance included a poetry reading by Thurston, and to the surprise of almost no one, a whole lot of guitar feedback. It was one of the biggest musical performances to date for the venue, and given the introspective nature of Moore’s latest album, Demolished Thoughts, the group rocked a lot harder than anyone expected.
-Matthew Smith/Shadowboxer Photography
Off Beat Andre 3000 is too cool for razor bumps, fool
Posted by Rodney Carmichael on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:18 PM
So 3 Stacks' Gillette commercial with Adrien Brody and Gael Garcia Bernal dropped last week and I've been trying for the life of me to figure out how they talked the brother into shaving with a razor? Everybody knows razor bumps are the bane of a black man's existence. (Thank God for Magic Shave!)
But this is a good look, yes? And just in time for Black History Month. We know we've achieved racial equality when black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics can appear in a Gillette commercial together. And shaving with the same razor, no less.
And while we've been seeing less and less of Andre the thespian lately, I honestly think this is some of his better acting to date:
Seriously though, dude's a natural when it comes to cool. In his extended Gillette Masters of Style interview below 3000 talks about his unique sense of style while wearing a slick pair of riding boots — something else I haven't seen a brother rock since the days of finger waves and Cazals. Go ’head Andre!
New Music heRobust destroys Late Night, rebuilds the Morning After
Posted by Josh Z Pate on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:08 PM
The synth-laden soundscapes of heRobust’s latest two-part release, Late Night and Morning After (Saturate Records), offer a pounding blueprint of more to come from the talented young Atlanta producer Hayden Kramer. With word buzzing of another release lined up for early March, titled Unda, heRobust has been hard at work merging his signature soulful glitch and slam with more smooth R&B, boom bap, jazzy melodies, and warbling bass lines. The celestial sound has been reverberating both locally, as heard at the recent 529 show where he performed alongside another up-and-coming Atlanta producer/auteur Ethereal, and internationally, courtesy the notable remix of his single "Grief Case," from his 2010 debut Albumin, by UK producer Starslinger.
The loops and synths on all 16 tracks are so dense and complex it's impossible to get a full sense of each on the first run-through, so do as the titles suggest and listen in digestible chunks: Make one your mind-altering Late Night soundtrack and the other a smooth pick-me-up for that regrettable Morning After.
