School of Seven Bells Shows Off All Angles For Its New Video

Since we’ve already directed your attentions to one new music video from an act with area ties, really, what’s another at the start of the work week? (Welcome back, by the way.)This one comes from former UFOFUer and Secret Machine member Benjamin Curtis’ new Brooklyn-based project, School of Seven Bells,…

Is The New Single From The Jonas Brothers Actually, Uh, Pretty OK?

So, Westlake’s own JoBros debuted the video for their new single, “Paranoid,” from the upcoming Lines, Vines and Trying Times album (due out June 16; set your calendars) on Myspace this weekend, and, well, that’s it above. Call me crazy, but I’m kinda digging the tempered, synthed-up style. At the…

Good Friday: The Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Hey guys, it’s a long weekend! Who knew!  Fortunately, we’ve already talked about most of the top shows coming happening around the region either on the blog or in print. Still, there’s some others we think you should know about–and, certainly, that you should check out, should you get the…

Bonus MP3: The Phuss – “Preacher, Preacher”

Joshua Flemming, singer and guitarist for the relatively new local duo known as The Phuss, is hyped about the band’s debut effort (which hits the streets this summer), as well as the band’s big show this weekend, opening up for the Flametrick Subs and The Von Ehrics at the Longhorn…

Wanz Dover Offers Free Download Of Blixaboy EP

Stereo On Strike’s Wanz Dover is on pace to digitally release six EPs of his dub-influenced Blixaboy project in advance of a planned June album release for The Geek. They’re all available for purchase through Amazon, iTunes, Digital Tunes and Emusic; the album will be released as a CD and…

Finally, A Local Rapper’s Taking His Music Videos Seriously

Fast-rising local MC Dorrough Music is on a ridiculous tear at the moment. Over a month after first making a major splash on the Billboard charts, his first two singles, “Walk That Walk” and “Ice Cream Paint Job,” are still rising steadily. This week, “Walk That Walk” reached No. 30…

CBS 11: Your Source For Local Music News.

Major props to CBS 11 and “award-winning reporter” J.D. Miles for following up on our Rec Shop coverage from earlier this week by a) adding nothing new to the story, b) blatantly filming a computer logged onto DC9 without giving any credit to the paper (although, score, you can like…

“Hmmm. Then It’s Not Just A Clever Name…?”

Weird news out of Forever the Sickest Kids camp this week, as the band has been forced to cancel a string of shows because… um, well, this is a little awkward… ok, let’s just say it… because guitarist Marc Stewart caught the swine flu. Stop laughing, guys, this is serious…

Poster Of The Week: Zoroaster, Mouth Of The Architect, H…N

Von Dada designed this poster for Sunday night’s Club Dada bill of riff-metal masters Zoroaster, the sludgy build-up stoner rock of Mouth of the Architect and local twin-guitar experimental act H…N. I like how the poster mixes creative and original psychedelic touches (like the black splotches in the background and…

Play-N-Skillz’s Next Target: Nintendo?

While they’re at it–you know, demanding unpaid royalties and compensation and all–Dallas production duo Play-N-Skillz might wanna take to task a certain plumber by the name of Mario, too. Hopefully not, though, because this five minute and 25 second medley of contemporary hip-hop hits converted to 8-bit blips and bleeps,…