Chrysalis

No more waiting for “The Waiting Song”

jongranat — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:58:44 +0000

Check out the brand new video for “The Waiting Song” from Hurricane Bells

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

scoppa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:55:13 +0000

Chrysalis writer/artists Greg Dulli, Isobel Campbell (with her longtime musical partner Mark Lanegan) and Mastodon (who are hitting the road with the Deftones and Alice in Chains) have all been selected for Spin’s preview of the 25 best fall tours. Read all about it here.

Cover Girl

jongranat — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:43:01 +0000

Holly Miranda graces the cover of the newest issue of Notion Magazine with a feature article by Daisy Lowe. Read it all here.

Cee-Lo goes viral with “F**k You!”

jongranat — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:35:56 +0000

Over Three million plays… not bad for a song that can’t get played on the radio…

MICHAEL BEEN, R.I.P.

scoppa — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:16:42 +0000

Michael Been, the former leader of The Call, passed away of cardiac arrest Thursday night in Hasselt, Belgium, following a performance by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Pukkelpop Music Festival. He was just 60, and had no history of heart problems. For the last several years, Been had been doing front-of-house sound for the band, which was co-founded by his son, Robert Levon Been. An Oklahome native, Been formed The Call in Santa Cruz, CA, in 1980, recording 10 albums during the following 20 years. The most successful of these was 1986’s Reconciled (Elektra), which featured contributions from The Band’s Robbie Robertson and Garth Hudson, Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr and early fan Peter Gabriel. Been also recorded a solo LP, 1994’s On the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough, and played the role of the apostle John in Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. Among his best-known songs are “The Walls Came Down,” “Everywhere I Go,” “I Still Believe (Great Design)” and the chart-topping “Let the Day Begin,” which was used by Al Gore as his 2000 campaign song. (8/19p)

ARTISTS ONLY

scoppa — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:08:18 +0000

To inaugurate the release of Maximum Balloon, the debut multi-artist collaboration from TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, DGC/Interscope and design collective i am 8-bit Productions are asking artists of all pedigrees, “What’s Your Maximum?” In the competition, inspired by the album and first two singles, “Tiger” and “Groove Me,” contestants are asked to create a work of art that embodies what you hear in each track. The winner will be hand-picked by Sitek and awarded $1,000, while the art piece will be displayed at the Maximum Balloon album release party in late September in L.A. For more info, downloads and to submit your work, go to www.maximumballoon.com/whatsyourmaximum. Maximum Balloon’s self titled LP will be released Sept. 21 on DGC/Interscope. Get a sneak peek Monday night (8/23) when Dave performs an enhanced DJ set at the weekly School Night event at Bardot’s in L.A. at 11:45 p.m. It’s a free show; rsvp to www.itsaschoolnight.com.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON

scoppa — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:58:11 +0000

God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise (RCA), Ray LaMontagne’s latest LP, on which he shares billing with the band he’s dubbed the Pariah Dogs, has been generating killer reviews, none more insightful than Ann Powers’ three-and-a-half-star (out of four) rave in the L.A. Times. Ray’s voice, Powers writes, “is like sea salt caramel: smooth, thick and sticky, with a little bite,” while LP “has a natural feel, comfortably ranging from bar-band rave-ups to contemplative acoustic numbers, with master pedal steel player Greg Leisz leading several tracks into the expertly unfussy territory of blue-chip Nashville country rock… ‘God Willing’ has a lot in common with Robert Plant’s recent country-tinged efforts, [while] the Pariah Dogs free themselves from genre constrictions pretty much by accident: They’re just very good players with a lot of experience, and they go where it feels comfortable. ‘Repo Man’ is gut-bucket blues with old-fashioned lyrics (points off to LaMontagne for threatening to lay his straying sweetheart ‘right across my knee’); ‘Beg, Steal or Borrow’ is a Cat Stevens-style hero’s journey [we hear echoes of Joni Mitchell on this one]. ‘This Love Is Over’ might have been a John Legend song. LaMontagne’s gutsy, dramatic singing ties everything together.”

Holly Miranda Live At Littlefield

jongranat — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:14:49 +0000

Courtesy of the nice folks at Baeblemusic you can watch Holly Miranda & Co crushing it at Littlefield last month.

Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com

LAMONTAGNE GETS DAILY DEAL TREATMENT

jongranat — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:24:20 +0000

The new album from Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs, God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise, is out today on RCA and only $3.99 at Amazon. What are you doing still reading this? Go, click and buy…

God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise

jongranat — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:20:34 +0000

Ray LaMontagne