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by Sir Vent of KingArthur.comLYRICSHow do you know that you’re even alive?Open your eyesReach for the skiesAnd, do more than just trying to surviveLet’s get together and socially thriveHow do you know that you’re even alive?If you open eyes and reach the skiesNo telling liesNo…
"Lion Face Boy" is the first single from Seabear's sophomore album, We Built a Fire , and it's a perfect display of the band's knack for constructing mountains of instrumentation on a simple idea. The track opens with understated vocals and drums, but eventually bursts into a…
This post is part of an ongoing series here on Eye Level: The Best of Ask Joan of Art. Begun in 1993, Ask Joan of Art is the longest running arts-based electronic reference service in the country. The "real" Joan...
Barber's beautiful concerto came about at the request of a soap magnate named Samuel Fels. Although the business end of the commission was sullied, the concerto came out sparkling. Hear violinist James Ehnes play the piece in concert.
Can’t help wondering, what would it be like now, so many more layers to peel away, the onion has grown. It took maybe 15 minutes, to get back on the Boardwalk, Eric and I split up, after deciding not to split up the hits. It was amazing, catching up with him, after a year had [...]
On her debut album, The Magician's Private Library , Miranda teams up with producer Dave Sitek to create a mix of wrenching vocals, dashes of floating digi-synth backgrounds and upbeat Antibalas horns.
The creative force behind the band Sparklehorse took his own life Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47. Linkous' often pretty melodies contrasted with lyrics that were sometimes dark. He deliberately distorted his vocal tracks in a way that made them sound both right in the listener's ear,…
Singer and songwriter Mark Linkous, who performed under the name Sparklehorse, took his own life at the age of 47. Rock critic Ken Tucker remembers the man behind the albums Good Morning Spider and It's a Wonderful Life.
Since 1995, sales of recorded music have seen a significant decline. On the other hand, live music has become more significant. There are four major record labels that dominate recorded music — Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and EMI. The major labels own many…
Peter wrote to us: Hello. I am a composer and I have been obsessed with four dimensional music recently. I don’t know what it is, even though it is a recurring idea. I have been reading a lot and have discovered that the world of fractals and chaos seem to have a definite relationship to [...]
The singer was part of a musical scene in 1950s Cuba that produced an entire generation of musical innovators and pioneers. The two classic boleros she performs in this Tiny Desk Concert are a reflection of the passion for life she instills in every performance.
Hear All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, talk with Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and James Mercer (The Shins) about the duo's new project, Broken Bells. The two discuss their new, self-titled album, and take questions from listeners in an online chat room. You can hear Broken Bells in its…
Shedding nuance and between-song banter almost entirely, the live album Under Great White Northern Lights bursts with redlined intensity, as the Whites barrel through a decade-spanning assortment of newer songs and older fan favorites. Hear the record in its entirety here until its release on March…
Though the New Jersey pop-rock band has been making records since 1996, it was its 2003 hit "Stacy's Mom" that brought Fountains of Wayne fame and two Grammy nominations. The group's Mountain Stage performance offers a taste of its upcoming summer tour.
Though the New Jersey pop-rock band has been making records since 1996, it was its 2003 hit "Stacy's Mom" that brought Fountains of Wayne fame and two Grammy nominations. The group's Mountain Stage performance offers a taste of its upcoming summer tour.
Eric Visnov and KingArthur.com record a multi-track autio and video session of The End’s song “Going Down”. Additional fractal animation courtesy of Sidd [Video / mpeg]
I got down to Ocean City Maryland just in time for the volunteer firemans convention, this my second, their idea of fun, was cutting down some long hairs locks. All in all, it all was working well for me, somewhere out there, someone was watching over me, what a weekend, what an ending, a fresh…
Mark Linkous, the voice and imaginative mind behind the psych-folk rock group Sparklehorse , has committed suicide, Rolling Stone magazine reports.
Allright, Sage will be playing Saturday April 17th at John and Peters in New Hope, PA. Come out and see us us rock!
Why is it, the cops are always the last ones to know, not that they need to be super cops, word was out, all across town, 200 hits of LSD 25 had made its way to this beach town, the scramble was on, who were the lucky ones going to be? I had been run [...]
Sharona Alperin was a teenager in high school when the lead singer of The Knack fell for her. Lead singer Doug Fieger recently died — but not before immortalizing his Sharona in song, and cementing a friendship that lasted well beyond their romance.
All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, LMFAO, Third Eye Blind, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Forever The Sickest Kids, Stereo Skyline, The Ready Set., Vita Chambers, Great Big Planes, Mercy Mercedes and Cady Groves Sunday, 06/20/10 at 12:00 PM Festival Pier, Philadelphia, PA
April 16th at The Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA If you want to see this show don’t delay in getting some tickets before they are gone. This is also a great road trip from the Philadelphia suburban/metropolitan area – an hour and change at most!
Pete Kranz and the Wide Eyed Mother Brothers at the Croc Rock in Allentown Sat. March 6, 2010 Show kicks off @6! Tix are $10 from me or at the door. “See ya there! Let’s bring down the walls once again my friend.”
Hollywood is hosting its annual "fight night" Sunday: It's the 82nd annual Academy Awards. Jim Nayder, host of The Annoying Music Show! on Chicago Public Radio, recently sat down with Scott Simon to prove that talent on screen does not necessarily translate to talent on tape.
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