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Indie Spotlight: Girl in a Coma
San Antonio’s Girl in a Coma have left a permanent tattoo on the hearts of music lovers with their piercing songs and nuclear performances. They’ve blazed a singular trail since Nina Diaz joined the band at age 13 and have found champions and comrades along the way including Joan Jett who signed them, as well as Morrissey, Sia, Tegan and Sara,…
From News, posted 1.04.12
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
Broken Bells Ring True
Six years ago, James Mercer and Brian Burton (now equal parts of Broken Bells) met on the ancient island Zealand, where they were both booked to play the Roskilde Festival —Mercer as frontman for indie rock band The Shins and Burton as fearless DJ/producer Danger Mouse. The two Americans — perfect strangers in a land of blighted Viking ships and throbbing nightclubs — got acquainted backstage, caught…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.30.10
Singer/Songwriters on Tap at October Acoustic Lounge
BMI will present four talented singer/songwriters, Heather Lauren, Henry Gummer, Larry Bagby and Paul Nagi, at the BMI Acoustic Lounge on Monday, October 1 at Genghis Cohen (740 N. Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood) at 7 p.m. The showcase, held on the first Monday of each month, is free and open to the public. Heather Lauren - Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Heather has performed consistently in the San Francisco Bay Area…
From News, posted 9.26.07
BMI Composer John Frizell Scores ‘The Reaping’
BMI's Doreen Ringer Ross joined BMI composer John Frizell at the scoring session for the upcoming Warner Brothers film "The Reaping," being released April 5. "The Reaping" is a horror/thriller focusing on a former Christian missionary who specializes in debunking religious phenomena. In the film, they investigate a small town which seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues. It stars Hilary Swank, David
From News, posted 3.29.07
Kinks Frontman Ray Davies Takes Top Honor at BMI London Awards
BMI saluted the top European songwriters, composers and publishers at its 2006 London Awards, staged Oct. 3 in the Ballroom of London's Dorchester Hotel. In addition to honoring the past year's most-played songs on U.S. radio and television, the gala dinner and awards ceremony also recognized Kinks frontman and legendary songwriter Ray Davies (PRS) as a BMI Icon for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers."…
From News, posted 10.03.06
Ray Davies To Be Honored as BMI Icon at Annual London Awards Oct. 3
BMI has announced that rock legend Ray Davies (PRS) of the Kinks will be honored as a BMI Icon at the company's annual London Awards, set for Tuesday, Oct. 3 in the Grand Ballroom of London's Dorchester Hotel. The gala ceremony and dinner will also recognize the European songwriters and publishers of the past year's top BMI songs played on American radio and…
From News, posted 8.08.06
Fall Out Boy
If ever a band was poised to assume the power pop mantle of greatness, it’s Fall Out Boy. Exploring the musical turf between heart-on-sleeve tenderness and straight out bombast, the band’s major label debut recording, From Under the Cork Tree, delivers the same heady thrill as the Ramones’ Road to Ruin and Cheap Trick’s In Color. Like those classic rock albums, From Under the Cork Tree…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.06
Fall Out Boy
If ever a band was poised to assume the power pop mantle of greatness, it’s Fall Out Boy. Exploring the musical turf between heart-on-sleeve tenderness and straight out bombast, the band’s major label debut recording, From Under the Cork Tree, delivers the same heady thrill as the Ramones’ Road to Ruin and Cheap Trick’s In Color. Like those classic rock albums, From Under the Cork Tree is…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.22.06
Morrissey’s ‘Quarry’ Marks a Return to Form
It's been a pretty incredible year for Morrissey. The former lead singer for '80s icons The Smiths returned in 2004 with You Are the Quarry (Attack), one of his best-received solo efforts, spawning four Top 10 singles in his native U.K. - the only artist to achieve that feat last year - and reconnecting with his legions of rabid fans. The man's famously dour demeanor…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.03.05
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