Big Apple Music Scene

June 17th, 2008

Girl Talk Does It Radiohead-Style

Mash-up artist extraordinaire Girl Talk will be releasing his latest album Feed the Animals online via a pay-what-you-wish website a la Radiohead’s In Rainbows. According to an interview with Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk, the album should be up “Wednesday or Thursday” and a physical CD and LP release will follow. One new song, “I,” […]

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June 6th, 2008

Apple Store Celebrates Black Music Month

Gnarls Barkley @ Highline Ballroom
Photo Permission: Chris La Putt
Check out these free in-store events at the Apple store in Soho:
June 9, 7 pm: Wyclef Jean
June 10, 7 pm: Gnarls Barkley
June 13, 7 pm: Mike Phillips
June 17: Ting Tings
June 20, 7 pm: Vaughn Anthony (back-up singer for brother John Legend)
June 25, 6 pm: Talib Kweli
And […]

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May 15th, 2008

Gnarls Barkley Playing MySpace Secret Show

Cee-Lo at Highline Ballroom
Photo Permission: Chris LaPutt
Super fun duo Gnarls Barkley are playing MySpace’s 150th Secret Show. They won’t reveal the location yet, and the only way to find out is by adding the MySpace Secret Show as your friend on MySpace, which you can do here. Once you’re their friend they will […]

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November 10th, 2007

Myspace Unsigned: Making April

Let’s start out with the fact that they’re from CORTLANDT MANOR, New York…sounds fancy.
Well fancy this, they’re the top Unsigned New York band on Myspace right now.
Making April has been around for a while - they’re 2006 release Runaway World is still getting wild hype….they’re track These Are The Nights has almost 2 million […]

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November 2nd, 2007

The Antlers CD Release Party

 
The Antlers are throwing a party to celebrate the release of the new album, “In the Attic of the Universe” on Fall Records.
Here are the bands that will be playing:  The Antlers, A Brief Smile, Bubble Gum
The gig is happening on Saturday November 3rd at Pianos (158 Ludlow St, NYC).
Everything will be rockin’ at 10pm.
Enjoy.

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November 1st, 2007

MySpace feature: Just Surrender

The top New York Indie band on MySpace today is Just Surrender.

This 4-piece Emo, Rock, Powerpop band from Poughkeepsie / Dover Plains, New York
has just released their latest album - We’re in Like Sin.
The band is touring like mad, but will be back in New York to play The Knitting Factory with San Diego band […]

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October 27th, 2007

Liars offering free demos

Radiohead has always paved their own path…and others have always followed.  Bottom line is (from BAMS perspective) Radiohead is great for the music industry.
Radiohead’s ‘pay what you want’ tactic was big.  Get new music into people’s ears at a price they feel is fair and if they dig it, they will support you in other […]

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