Band Weblogs

A large part of mourning the loss of a music industry legend is remembering and memorializing their career. Michael Jackson was an idol, the king of pop, and a talent who easily surpassed his peers …

Like Feist, Ingrid Michaelson and Sarah Bareilles, Boh Runga is the next singer-songwriter to keep your eyes on. Hugely popular outside the United States, Boh Runga’s songs are an eclectic mix of modern and classic pop influences …

Elizabeth & The Catapult have released the music video for single “Taller Children”. “The song “Taller Children” is an ode to all of the adults who just never quite figure out how to grow up …

Introducing The Mos Def Music Tee embedded with the new Mos Def album, ‘The Ecstatic’! Mos Def is the first artist to release the new CD in T-Shirt format; four more “Mix Tees” and several new artist tees are coming this Fall as part of the rapidly growing Music Tee? Collection …

Sweeten up this week’s playlist with The Go! Team’s remix of Black Moth Super Rainbow’s “Twin of Myself,” from their new album ‘Eating Us’ (out now on Graveface Records) …

All-female rock quartet The Donnas reveal the single “Get Off” from their forthcoming album ‘The Donnas Greatest Hits, Vol. 16′, out July 7, 2009 on their own Purple Feather Records …

Esser, a 23 year old UK native, created an album’s worth of forward-thinking, explosively catchy electronic pop songs in his bedroom. ‘Braveface’, with no label or marketing behind it, incited the Kaiser Chiefs to bring him on a sold out arena tour as their opening act …

The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn …

Linfinity has been playing a residency in NYC at pianos this month, and the shows have been amazing. Last Tuesday May 19th in particular was an awesome gig. They have a Balkan flair that’s tempered by western country and classic rock impulses …

Cage The Elephant left crowds staggering after outrageous performances on their latest US tour with stops at Coachella and Bamboozle. Rolling Stone annointed the band to be the “Next Big Thing” …

Larry Reddington isn’t a new kid on the block. Not by any means. At age of 67 (68 in July) he’s been spicing up people’s lives musically since the 1950’s. From Oxford, England and originally a drummer, Larry has some pretty interesting rock n roll stories to tell …

As the Canadian-Franconian collective introduced their self-titled debut album and first single “Real Boy” to the worldwide public, the interest was clearly high from the beginning …

Photo: Kim Thayil, Chris Cornell, Chris DeGarmo. Monday night Chris Cornell played a sold out show at Seattle’s Showbox. Good friend and former Soundgarden bandmate Kim Thayil was at the show with Chris as was Queensryche’s Chris DeGarmo …

Everyone knows Better Than Ezra. They’re the million-selling band with hits like “Good” and “A Lifetime” that sells out venues coast to coast and enjoys a legion of fans so faithful they’ve dubbed themselves the Ezralites. So, what’s the story behind that name? …

Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records debuted the video for the Cocktail Slippers single “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” on the label’s website WickedCoolRecords.com. Now, you can watch the video here on Band Weblogs …