Last week I got a chance to sit down with the rising stars of Michigan’s rock and roll scene, Your Best Friend. Their mission is not ultimately all about money but rather to make as many friends possible touring. Since they spend their life on the road with touring and promotion seeing their families isn’t […]
Archive for June 22nd, 2009
A Chat with Your Best Friend
June 22nd, 2009 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Features, Interviews 
Tags: interview, new band, new music first, up and coming artists, you need to know, your best friend 
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June 22nd, 2009 James Shotwell Since this week is the first official week of a new season [Summer], we’re going to be bringing you a lot of new music for your Summer listening pleasure. First off is Kansas City’s own, Antennas Up! These light hearted funk meets electronica rockers have been rising in the music scene for a minute now […]
Posted in Features, Streams, Unsigned Tags: antennas up!, Music Stream, new music, new music first 1 Comment »Moon [Film Review]
June 22nd, 2009 James Shotwell Film: Moon Release: June 12, 2009 Genre: Sci-fi/indie/existential Rating: R 2009 has quickly become a great year for independent cinema. If you’ve been following our last three reviews, you’ve noticed that they all have been fairly positive for recent releases, but this one takes the cake. Moon, a film originally written and now directed by […]
Posted in Features Tags: duncan jones, indie film review, moon 2009, moon film, moon review, review of moon, sam rockwell 1 Comment »A Chat with Johnny Whitney [Jaguar Love – The Blood Brothers]
June 22nd, 2009 James Shotwell Thanks to our good friends at Nasty Little Man PR and Nylon Magazine, we were lucky enough to meet up with one of the masterminds behind both Jaguar Love and The Blood Brothers – Johnny Whitney. His frantic lyrical style, indescribable voice, erratic stage performance, and overall personality is that of scene legends. His music […]
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Millionaires – Just Got Paid, Let’s Get Laid EP
June 22nd, 2009 James Shotwell Artist: Millionaires Album: Just Got Paid, Let’s Get Laid EP Label: Decaydance Genre: Scenepop Let me start this by saying that Millionaires are the kind of group you are either going to love or despise. There is little to no room for someone to be a middle ground listener when it comes to this group […]
Slum Village Concert Review (06-20-09)
June 22nd, 2009 Brandon Slum Village @ The Intersection (06-20-09) Elzhi on stage @ The Intersection in Grand Rapids, MI VENUE: The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI. The Intersection is a nice size club that is perfect for mildly famous groups. If I had to estimate there were at least 150-200 people in the venue and the place was rocking. […]
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