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10 Questions: Ammar Malik
Ammar Malik is a guitar-toting songwriter from Virginia who, at 24, also happens to be one of pop’s hottest guns for hire. His involvement behind Gym Class Heroes’ “Stereo Hearts” sparked a pivotal camaraderie with that song’s featured vocalist, Adam Levine. That chemistry helped produce “Moves Like Jagger,” the massively infectious Maroon 5 single that needs no introduction. Taking stock—and a…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.06.12
10 Questions: Skylar Grey
Skylar Grey will be hard-pressed to top 2011. Last year yielded a stunning Grammy performance—and nomination—festival appearances, and a European tour. But it’s all been leading to Grey’s debut album, Invinsible, expected in the coming weeks. Grey is again partnered with her golden-eared producer pal Alex da Kid, whose steely, mammoth-like beats hammered beneath Grey's vocals during last year's string of collaborations with hip-hop…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.18.12
Daft Punk: Still Side-Stepping Celebrity & Magnifying Art
If pop groups were held to strict truth-in-advertising standards, then Daft Punk might be sentenced for deceptive practices. Showcasing the talents of DJs Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christ, Daft Punk’s name veritably defies literal interpretation. Maybe, just maybe a persuasive fan could argue that Daft Punk’s guitar-free dance music represents some non-conformist, “punk” rebuke against modern musical trends. But “daft”? Hardly. If anything, Daft Punk’s Grammy-winning…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.24.11
SXSW Ready: Midnight Riot
Midnight Riot will play EXPRESS ROCKS! Music Lounge at Cedar Door (2nd & Brazos). Admittance is free, and the band takes the stage Thursday, March 17 at 2:10 p.m. On the official website for unsigned Texas rockers Midnight Riot, guitarist Kyle Samuel lists a seemingly simple career goal: “To live off of art.” As most creative people throughout history could tell, earning a living through art is…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.15.11
Jumbo Loves to Play
References to the Northeastern Mexican city of Monterrey as “the Seattle of Mexico” have been around as long as the term “grunge.” It’s hard to talk about the Mexican rock scene or Latin alternative music without mentioning many of the American and British bands like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails or The Flaming Lips that have influenced them. Monterrey’s close proximity to the U.S. –only…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.11
Indie Spotlight: A Million Years
A Million Years are a Brooklyn-based four piece who are making music for your grey matter. Stimulated by the intellectualism and sonic experimentation of bands like Radiohead, Spoon and Wilco, they strive to create a world of smart, brooding characters wandering around in our digitized soundscape. Their debut full-length album, Mischief Maker, was released in July 2010 and was produced by…
From News, posted 11.11.10
The Sweeping Sound and Ambition of Vanaprasta
It’s a cool Saturday evening and just late enough for New York’s midtown skyline to be glowing behind Vanaprasta, who are a long, long way from home. The Silver Lake, CA band played its final set of the city’s weeklong CMJ Music Marathon in epic fashion: privately, atop an 11-story condo in Brooklyn. After a week of sweaty, half-hour gigs in congested clubs, Vanaprasta finally managed a…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.28.10
Chiddy Bang: A Tale of Two Teens
Imagine that you are an American teenager. You are an aspiring rapper. And in the course of a single year, you go from playing keg parties in dorm rooms to commanding crowds in far-flung cities like London. And, get this: The radios there are playing your songs. In that same year, you earn the backslaps of hip-hop behemoths like Pharrell, Q-Tip and Kanye West. All this really…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.16.10
Lifehouse’s Jason Wade Comes of Age
Conversationally, Jason Wade is a thoughtful, eloquent guy. At 29, he delivers his words with the kind of self-awareness that one might expect from someone nearing a third decade of life, having survived the perils of personal development in his teens and twenties, emerging on the other side as smart and well-rounded. He’s affable, grounded, and exceptionally honest. In a world where we’ve grown accustomed to chalking…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.04.10
Indie Spotlight: Friendly Fires
Ed Macfarlane, Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge make up the Friendly Fires, born of commuter belt boredom, and now, recognized as one of the most exciting new bands in the United Kingdom. Last year, a super limited seven-inch, Paris, was named the single of the week in both the The Guardian and NME, who called the group “one of the most exciting live bands on the planet.”…
From News, posted 12.17.09
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