On 14th May Spector headlined an intimate gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester to kick off the Ray-Ban Envision tour. Supporting act Young Kato showcased their new single ‘Something Real’ along with tracks from their EP. Spector’s frontman Fred [...]
Kanye West had debuted his new song, entitled “New Slaves”. Rather than the usual fanfare surrounding a new video on YouTube, West has projected the song via video on buildings around the world starting May 17th. Cities and buildings that [...]
It’s happened to us all before and it’s bound to happen again and again and again. We’ve all been at that point where we’ve been madly in love with a song, only to snap to our senses and say to [...]
CraveOnline has been a major presence at South by Southwest for several years running, covering the highlights and talent taking over the city of Austin every March. CraveOnline put together an eclectic lineup for this year’s SXSW show and check [...]
Take contemporary jazzy folk-country singer-songwriting and inject a bit of the wry, often-risque humor of Lou Reed, and what do you get? (Besides a confusing analogy, of course) Carsie Blanton Blanton is a native of Luray, Virginia, developed her style [...]
Aside from finding a miniature version of a large blonde friend of mine, last night’s gig in Hobos, Bridgend, had a number of surprises in store – whilst also reminding me; why it sucks to see bands you like who [...]
It’s been a while since I last harangued you, with musical acts that you should be ear-ingesting, and for that I am sorry. However, here I am again and here you are. To make up for my absence over these [...]
What do Minnie Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Zooey Deschanel have in common? Other than being actresses they have all successfully turned their hand to music. Zooey Deschanel has just released ‘Volume 3.’ It’s her third album (fourth if you include [...]
R.A. The Rugged Man is a Hip Hop artist from Long Island NY. He has worked with MC’s such as The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Jedi Mind Tricks, Tech N9ne, Hopsin, Talib Kweli, Masta Ace, Kool G Rap, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim, Killah Priest, and producersTrackmasters, Erick Sermon, DJ Quik, Buckwild, Alchemist, and Ayatollah. He [...]
The Arctic Monkeys are a very rare type of band in that they are able to mix catchy melodies with interesting musicianship and still remain massively successful in a musical climate that tends to only embrace more unoriginal music at [...]
We’ve all been there…right? You meet a hipster girl. She likes how awkward and funny you are, and you like how she likes how awkward and funny you are. You even see a movie like Drive together and are so [...]
The career path of Finland’s Amorphis has been an interesting one. The band started with defining the sound of a country’s death metal scene (The Karelian Isthmus) to a couple of certifiably classic albums in Tales from the Thousand Lakes [...]
