What would the industry do without Glee?

For the second week in a row, album sales reached their lowest point in the history of the SoundScan era. “Indie” bands, meanwhile, continue to chart unexpectedly high: This week, The Black Keys are number three, Band of Horses is number seven and LCD Soundsystem is number ten. But these…

Trace Bundy talks about his unexpected success in South Korea

Trace Bundy has quietly been going about his business as a musician for about ten years now. But, really, calling him a musician doesn’t quite do justice to what the guy does with a guitar. With a pioneering finger-style technique that incorporates up to five capos across various strings of…

The Greg Harris Vibe Quintet strikes gold on its new album

Looking for something to smooth out your Friday and ease you into the weekend? Oh, man, look no further. We’ve seriously got just the thing. Glass Gold, the brand new album from the Greg Harris Vibe Quintet is as easy on the ears as Brooklyn Decker is on the eyes…

Makeout Point is Rad. Bandwagon applications still open.

Makeout Point is a relatively new Denver band you can call post-punk because it’s literally true: At least two of the four members used to be in hardcore bands. They’ve settled down now with fuzz pedals and melody, and you can hear the lead single from the upcoming 7-inch Night…

B.o.B. (sort of) wins the week

As expected, B.o.B.’s Adventures of Bobby Ray is the number one album in the country this week. Of course, it only needed to sell 84,000 copies to do it. As Billboard notes, this is the first three-week run of no albums breaking 100,000 since February of last year. Cue alarm…

Pat Metheny talks about going solo with his Orchestrion project

With his latest album, Orchestrion, Pat Metheny takes the player piano concept to a completely different level, putting a new spin on what could be considered a “solo” project in the process. He’s backed by an ensemble of acoustic instruments (several pianos, drum kit, marimbas, “guitar-bots,” dozens of percussion instruments…

Sex sells, but who’s buying? Ciara’s “Ride” anyone?

You know how they say sex sells and all that? Yeah? Well, spoiler alert: It does. Or does it? What if you’re not instantly cognizant that it’s sex that you’re being sold? What if the innuendos aren’t being overtly pushed along by an undeniably sexualized video? Do you still have…