Neil Mason is best known for mashing up other artists' work (at times, to the chagrin of record labels), but he isn't afraid of originality. From his Team9 website:
"I've spent the last few months neck deep on an original album - the first since 2003. 'We Dont Disco' is an electronic soundtrack to the days of my life. A little bit ambient, a little bit pop, a little bit dance......its a little bit kind of thing. If you like it then great, its free to download and completely copyright free - y
BY ANNIE ZALESKIPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten singles saturated the Top 40 -- or what passes for hit-oriented radio in this topsy-turvy musical climate -- while proving that accessibility doesn't necessarily preclude creativity. CHRIS BR
By Randall RobertsYou don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were demolished by a Midwestern black man, and gender barriers were hurdled by an Arkansan and an Alaskan.Democracy has a few awesome new dance moves rolling into the Obama presidency, and it'
The 51st annual Grammy Awards is set to kick off on Sunday, so the duo who brought us Viva La Hova is providing us with an audio crib sheet. From the Mick Boogie website.
"Ironically, looking back at our projects the past 12 months, it seems we were definitely barking up the right tree... since Coldplay, Jay-Z and Adele all were nominated for multiple Grammys. We decided to go through the list of nominees and work with our favorite producers to come up with some really cool takes on your favo
If any area band was ever worthy of some free promotion, it's this group of slightly, *cough*, older Missourians clearly having the time of their lives -- not only while playing music but while Photoshopping, too. Without further ado, Kansas City, it's time to get ...
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BY ELKE MERMIS
With her retro style, exotic roots and riot-grrrl attitude, America's not quite sure what to make of Scandinavian import Ida Maria Sivertsen. Is she supposed to be a 21st century Chrissie Hynde? A thinking man's Katy Perry? A modern pop-punk princess? Or something else entirely?What we do know is that Ida (say "eee-da") Maria rocked a boozy, sweaty set in front of a boozy, sweaty crowd in good ole KC on Friday night, courtesy of 96.5 The Buzz's "Red, White and Blow It Out Your As
Back and forth across MySpace and Facebook this week has been this "is this the worst thing ever?" series of links and vids between Eric Melin of Scene-Stealers and Aaron Weber of Transbuddha. I present to you the three worst offenders. You judge as to which is the most horrible thing ever created.
Is it Brokencyde's auto-tuned crunk-core anthem "Freaxxx"?
Or do we go one step further with the screamo-meets-electronica of Confide, and their frighteningly awful Postal Service cover?
There's
John Doe & the Sadies are basically the world's greatest country cover band. Last night's show at the Bottleneck proved that. From the opening strains of "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)," made famous by Ms. Patsy Cline, through numbers such as Marty Robbins' "Big Iron" (which has "El Paso" beat all to shit -- I don't care which one's sold more copies), Roger Miller's "Husbands and Wives," and not one, but two Merle Haggard songs, John Doe & the Sadies knocked out chart-topping dance numbers the
American Idol alum Brooke White is currently on tour, promoting her new CD, High Hopes & Heartbreak. She's playing the Bottleneck on September 29, as part of a tour with Michael Johns, another Idol contestant.
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Now, I'm sure both artists' performances will be heavy on vocal acrobatics, and your $18 is pretty much paying for karaoke. However, if you'd like to save money and meet yourself a reality show star in the flesh, White and Johns are appearing at the Lee's Summit Borde
