Los Angeles quartet Bodies of Water has attracted an abundance of online support, much of late has been aimed at the band’s forthcoming release A Certain Feeling( scheduled to hit stores July 22nd). Preparing …

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Also: (Four Takes on N.E.R.D.’S “Seeing Sounds”) (N.E.R.D. on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno) (N.E.R.D. “Everyone Nose” Video)

Approach Influenza as a series which serves to help give insight as to where music is born; these are the thoughts, influences and the inspirations directly from the mind of the artists. Here, Chicago …

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Also: (Beck on the Late Show with David Letterman 2006) (Beck on SNL)

Overpowering depth, dramatic beauty, majestic chaos – Sigur Rós is a band that can be described in many ways to many people. The Icelandic quartet has been saluted with its undeniably sharp and inventive …

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Photo coverage of the Mae Shi at Minneapolis’ Uptown Bar (07/07/2008).

English Band The Heavy claim to be from a place called “Noid.” Either their hometown is a fictional place or the band was sprung from the loins of the not so lovable Dominoes Pizza mascot. …

Fleet Foxes “White Winter Hymnal” (mp3)
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Also: (Fleet Foxes “Fleet Foxes” Review) (Fleet Foxes @ Cedar Cultural Center 10/11/2008 photos)

Instead of speaking to a musician, we thought it would be interesting to switch it up this week and talk to an artist of a different kind – in this case Ken Shipley, a sort …

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Also: (Four Takes on Lil’ Wayne’s “Tha Carter III”) (Lil’ Wayne, Music Writers and Trend-Hopping) (Lil Wayne on Jimmy Kimmel Live) (“Lollipop” Video)

Approach Influenza as a series which serves to help give insight as to where music is born; these are the thoughts, influences and the inspirations directly from the mind of the artists. In the second …