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As much as you can attempt to prepare for SXSW, once you are there it’s like being dropped in a pinball machine – bouncing around from place to place with very little control. The music festival has grown immensely each year, meaning not only more shows to see but more people to fill up the (…) Read more »

This week, two more of the summer’s biggest festivals announced their lineups and we’re having a hard time deciding which one we like more!  Bonnaroo has always been one of my favorite festivals – I’ve been several times since the beginning, but I always kind of felt like the lineups were never as good as (…) Read more »

For this week’s edition of new music we love I have some awesome new songs – two from artists we love, and one from a new artist discovery that I have FP Shani to thank for! (…) Read more »

Let’s face it, we can’t really talk about love without talking about some of our favorite love songs! We all have them, those songs we listen to that make our heart skip a beat… (…) Read more »

Yesterday was an exciting day as the much-anticipated Local Natives album Hummingbird finally came out! As soon as I got to work I plugged in the headphones and pressed play, letting the sweet sounds and my cup of coffee wake me up.  (…) Read more »

Deciding on my ten favorite albums of 2012 is no easy task. It’s fun to look back on all the new music that came out this year, though, and bring some amazing songs and albums back to the forefront of my mind.  It’s interesting to think about all the new bands I was introduced to (…) Read more »

As the year winds down, it seems like the music scene slows down a bit and magazines and radio stations focus on end of the year lists and countdowns, rehashing the best and worst of the last year.  So when I heard the new song from Phosphorescent this week, it was like a breath of (…) Read more »

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Holiday Mixtape Contest! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to all of your entries – there were so many beautiful songs and such a lovely mood to the playlists overall, it was very difficult to select a winner. (…) Read more »

It’s been a little while since a new album came out that has really blown me away (not since these, and the new Neil Young) – but there have been some new singles popping up that have me really excited about the upcoming albums from these bands! (…) Read more »

UPDATE: This post originally ran on June 30th 2012, but since we’re rained in today it seemed appropriate to share it again :). If you’re on the east coast, hope you’re staying safe and dry! (…) Read more »

Every once in a while there’s a lull in the calendar of new music releases but then it picks back up again and I find myself with a handful of new albums that I can’t stop listening to! Today I wanted to share three new albums that I love – sample them below and let (…) Read more »

Lou Doillon is one of those women with seemingly endless talent… in addition to modeling, her career has also included acting and singing, and she released her first album this past August, titled Places. She has a captivating voice, one that brings to mind iconic singers such as Patti Smith in its strength and passion, (…) Read more »