Welcome to the Music Business, You’re Fucked @ SF MusicTech Summit
by Cameron Marling Martin Atkins closed The SF MusicTech Summit in style tonight with his presentation, “Welcome To The Music Business – You’re Fucked.’ Atkins, best known for his drum work in punk bands, Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke, ripped through the packed room while emphasising the need to think objectively in order to receive the best outcomes in the [...]
LIVE REVIEW: The Limousines w/ A B & The Sea and The Hundred Days
Having already seen The Hundred Days and The Limousines, I arrived to The Independent earlier than usual to catch the opening band, A B & The Sea. A B & The Sea play catchy surf rock and they look damn good doing it! The San Francisco 5-piece asserts influences such as The Beach Boys and [...]
LIVE REVIEW: I The Mighty
A few weeks ago a friend put me onto I The Mighty, a Californian progressive/alternative rock band in the same vein as Circa Survive and Saosin. I initially assumed the band must be based out of LA as many other up and coming alternative rock bands are. It was refreshing to find that the four-piece [...]
POPSCENE 12/8: The Frail + The Hundred Days
Last night was my first Popscene experience and the indie club night certainly lived up to its reputation of fast times, good bands and lots of dancing. by Cameron Marling Indie pop darlings, The Frail started the night off right with a tight set played to a growing crowd. Vocalist, Daniel Lannon spent most of his [...]
BOOKS ON TAPE: Hella Good!
by Sierra Frost When I met Adam Dishart, I was 19 years old and he looked a lot like Robert Smith. At the time, Adam was playing in Bay Area band, The Chatholic Comb, living in Concord, and more specifically, freaking out on the balcony while a hand-full of young adults danced emphatically to the [...]
THE BRUISES (San Francisco)
Legendary Pop Punkers The Muffs to Play Oakland for the First Time Ever! San Francisco’s The Bruises will provide support for The Muffs on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at The Uptown with Angry Amputees and Talky Tina. San Francisco power pop quartet The Bruises are proud to announce a show July 30th with TheMuffs. The [...]
PICTURE ATLANTIC: The Rip
Cover Song Numero 2 As some of you may know, Picture Atlantic is currently in the middle of a series of cover song sessions. As requested, they have now covered one of NIKOLAUS BARTUNEK’s favorite songs, The Rip, by Portishead. Thank you to Chelsea for requesting this tune. Click the link and you will be directed [...]
PICTURE ATLANTIC: Across The Universe
Recently on Tumblr/Facebook Picture Atlantic asked their fans what songs they would like to hear them cover acoustically. They got a lot of responses right away. One of the first songs requested that they decided to do was an old favorite of theirs, Across the Universe by The Beatles. For your listening pleasure, They have [...]