Based in County Durham, drum builder Andrew Street registered Liberty Drums as a limited company in 2006. The MPX is Liberty's latest, high-end, American maple shell pack drum kit, featuring fashionably shallow 'fast' toms. BuildThe MP (maple) X (extremely thin) kit is a five-shell pack with 10"x6" and 12"x6" shallow toms, together with 14"x12" and 16&q...
The leaders of Delta Spirit, Dawes and Deer Tick will unveil a new project simply titled MG&V [ tickets ] at the Coda Agency SXSW Showcase at Austin, TX's Ale House on March 19. The indie supergroup of Deer Tick's John McCauley, Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit will give their first performance since recording in Nashville. The band came together after De...
CNN: “I can’t find good enough words to speak about Billy,” Simpson said. “He’s a very, very dear friend. For him to give his time and his talents and share them with me, it was a great experience. And I hope we can do more music together.” Billy Corgan, via Spinner: “I have no interest in supporting her in any way, shape or form. You can’t throw eno...
Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Xavier Rudd is releasing his fourth album, Koonyum Sun April 20, 2010. Xavier Rudd's music is a mixture of reggae, funk, blues and folk.
In what has to be one of the most bizarre ailments to have emerged from the crazy world of rock 'n' roll, Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has revealed that he's been singing with a dislocated jaw for the last eight years. His condition only recently came to light when it became too painful for him to sing while recording his forthcoming solo album, 'Tired Portland.' Ha...
Berlin-based Krawalla Rauberhohle makes super-twee disco-pop dance party music. As sweet as this may sound, the observant will not miss the rebellious twists in her layers of petticoats. Bouncy, princess-pink, accompanied only by a boombox and a furry friend or two, the artist calls her live shows "puppet theater," but anyone can see that her unicorn has a horn and she's not afraid to use it....
The UK AMAs are just hours away, so let's take one more look at the nominees for Best Video! Full Story
Pop diva Lady GaGa is known for her unusual outfits but this time she took her fashion statement too far! The Lady had to take off all her clothes during a flight back to America from London because her quirky dress caused her body to swell! Read all about it here. Full Story
"A blend of traditional Bazombo folk with gritty sound distortions that would make Jimi Hendrix proud... Dizzying, danceable and frenetic..." - Newsweek, USA Konono No. 1 encourages all to "Assume Crash Position" with follow up to genre bending Congotronics 1 album via Crammed Discs on June 8th, 2010.
