Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Music Tuesdays - Bad Religion


Bad Religion's new album "The Dissent of Man" drops September 28th. The new album will mark their 15th studio album over their 30 year career. This band continues to impress album after album. 

The song below is called The Resist Stance off the new album. 


For more info on Bad Religion, check out http://www.badreligion.com/

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Music Tuesdays - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros


Just heard about these guys a few weeks ago via my coworker Omar. So far, I really like what I hear and I have a feeling they will be making a name for themselves over the next couple years. They are an 11 piece band out of Los Angeles, California with a sound that makes you think they are from the 70's. Their debut album Up From Below came out last year, the download link is below. 

Hear their first single "Home" in the video below. Note that this is not the official music video but a sweet vid showing some guy "walking across america" with the background song to ES + TMZ.


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Music Tuesdays - The Holdup


The Holdup are a reggae/rock/hip-hop band from San Jose, CA. I first discovered these guys a few years ago via some live shows. Their first release "Stay Gold" was very impressive and definitely a tough act to follow. Today they released their 2nd album "Confidence."  Don't think it tops their previous release but still a solid effort. 

Preview their first song off the album below. The track is called Confidence


Preview and download the rest of the album here.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Music Tuesdays - Jimmy Eat World


Today, Jimmy Eat World released their first single off their new album "Invented" which comes out September 28, 2010. The single is called My Best Theory. If it truly is a sign of what we can expect off the new album, the album will no doubt be in the running for album of the year. This song is phenomenal.

Stream My Best Theory below







Band Website 

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Music Tuesdays - Stick Figure



If you are familiar with my blog, this may not be the first time you have seen the name Stick Figure. Stick Figure often makes it into my top played weekly music charts, twitter feed, and their previous albums have also landed the top spots on my last two "Top 10 Albums of the Year" posts.


Today, Stick Figure is at it again with their new release "The Reprise Sessions."  Scott Woodruff is the mastermind behind the band. He had previously recorded and produced all the albums, essentially a one man band, doing all the vocals and instruments himself. This time he his backed by his new band members.  This album showcases many recreated versions of his top songs from his previous 3 albums, with a couple brand new ones thrown in the mix. 
The overall sound of the CD stays true to the once, one-man-band, Stick Figure.  Now that this is a full band, we can hopefully expect a full tour schedule as well as more new music in the near future. They are my favorite band in the reggae/rock/dub genre. There is no better consistent feel good vibes out there right now.


Preview the song "Long Lost Way" off the new album below.



Preview and purchase the rest of the album here.


You can also check out http://www.stickfiguremusic.com/