Missed Out Music
It's better to have loved great music than never to have loved at all. We remind you, just in case you've forgotten.
Time and time again I pretend that my life is a movie. I’m convinced everybody does it at some point – or at least picks a song that goes to a particular situation. I have a train-riding soundtrack that I play whenever I ride the CTA or Metra – it may seem like a silly idea; but I’m willing to bet that you listen to songs in certain situations, too. Music is just too powerful a tool to not use like that. Music can change how you feel for the good or bad - you should have some control over it...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Oct 16, 2007 @ 12:00 am
Windy City Watch
The Young Sea set course for big things.
I typically find girls (including myself) tend to like climatic music. Give me a good crescendo and layers of lush music; and I'll swoon all the way home. Being a fan of shoegazer influenced pop music that usually hails from U.K., such as Travis, Doves and even Coldplay (not always Coldplay, though. Sometimes Chris Martin's voice makes me want to punch him in the face...
Posted by Lisa White on Oct 16, 2007 @ 12:00 am
You're Making a Scene, New Jersey!
Oh New Jersey, you get made fun of so much - but what is your music scene like?
Attempting to sum up the music scene in New Jersey in a few easy sentences is nearly impossible. The Garden State, wedged between the two major metropolises of New York and Philadelphia, has laid the groundwork for thousands of bands over the years.
From mainstream rock icons like Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi, to underground stalwarts like Lifetime, The Bouncing Souls and Thursday - New Jersey seems to crank out more great bands per capita than just about any other major city or state in the nation...
Posted by Matt Kleinschmidt on Oct 15, 2007 @ 12:00 am
Missed Out Music
It's better to have loved great music than never to have loved at all. We remind you, just in case you've forgotten.
It’s something special when you discover a band at just the right time. Whether it is your mood or emotions – finding a group that is so accurately portraying how you feel is as therapeutic as it gets. This happened to me in early 2005 when I came across Dirty On Purpose; a four piece out of Brooklyn, New York.
Dirty On Purpose released Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow in 2004. It immediately became a hit among the critics, eventually being re-released in 2005 on North State Records. The soft and subtle sound of interchanging voices accompanies music that, at points, is just straight up rocking. Sometimes the music isn’t so rocking – and Dirty On Purpose becomes a band that gives you the perfect soundtrack for a long train ride home or a late afternoon nap.
Dirty On Purpose has found great success over the last year, releasing Hallelujah Sirens, another critically acclaimed record that culminated with a “Best Indie Rock Album? nomination at the 2007 PLUG Independent Music Awards.
“Girls and Sunshine? was the first Dirty On Purpose song I heard, and without knowing the rest of the catalog, I did know that I loved Dirty On Purpose. Sometimes I think back and wonder if I would enjoy them as much if I had heard them a day later; but that didn’t happen, so here we are. Take a listen to “Girls and Sunshine? below.
Dirty On Purpose – Girls and Sunshine [MP3]Posted by Wes Soltis on Oct 12, 2007 @ 12:00 am
A Cause for Attention
Some bands pick a platform, some tours take a stand – Here’s music news that doesn’t highlight the messenger, just the message.
This week’s focus: Mogwai and the British Heart Foundation
Finding a used pacemaker for sale under the Ebay classifications “Music > Music Memorabilia > Other Music Memorabilia? might not make too much sense at first.
But today (October 11, 2007) at 2:12 PM Chicago time, Read On
Posted by Leen Morrissey on Oct 11, 2007 @ 12:00 am