With the first wave of MySpace bands over and done with the novelty seems to have worn off. However, MySpace continues to be a place where otherwise overlooked artists can cultivate their talents and share them with the world independently. Kissey Asplund is one such artist and could quickly become known as a “Swedish soul […]
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The Artist in Profile: Kissey Asplund
June 5th, 2008 by Kimberlee Morrison · No Comments
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The Artist in Profile: Girl in a Coma
May 29th, 2008 by Jacob Nicolas · No Comments
You may remember, long before Listen In was formed, I wrote a concert review for a show I saw almost a year ago, of Girl in a Coma performing at a local grocery store. Since that time GIAC have officially made it big, touring around the country and overseas opening for Morrissey, not to mention […]
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The Artist in Profile: Melody Gardot
May 22nd, 2008 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
In 2004, a 19 year old Melody Gardot was struck on her bicycle by a Jeep making an illegal turn. The accident left her with a shattered pelvis – she still uses a cane to get around – hyper-sensitivity to light and sound – she never takes off her dark glasses and earplugs – and […]
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The Artist in Profile: Casey Dienel/White Hinterland
May 15th, 2008 by Jacob Nicolas · No Comments
Always ahead of the curve, Matthew Perpetua of, Fluxblog, in February 2006, claimed that Casey Dienel was “a much much much less precious version of Nellie McKay”. McKay at that time being seemingly on the verge of super-stardom. I had never heard of Casey Dienel, but I was a fan of McKay, so I checked […]
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The Artist In Profile: Charles Mingus
May 8th, 2008 by Steve Mock · No Comments
It seems I have set myself up to fail. I fear there is nothing I can write about Mingus that hasn’t already been written. One need only peruse the half dozen or so substantial biographies (including his own apocrypha: Beneath The Underdog) or the voluminous holdings of The Charles Mingus Collection at The Library of […]
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The Artists in Profile: Sons and Daughters
May 2nd, 2008 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
Glasgow, Scotland’s Sons and Daughters spun off from indie darlings Arab Strap in 2001 when Adele Bethel (vocals, guitar, piano) and David Gowe (drums, percussion) conceived of the idea while on tour, and along with Ailidh Lennon (bass, mandolin, piano) birthed the young rock group. Scott Paterson soon completed the roster as second vocalist/guitarist and […]
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The Artists in Profile: The Beatles
April 24th, 2008 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
In the mid-80s London club soul scene nurtured many up-and-coming acts. None of the names to emerge from this scene, however, have become more prolific, or more ubiquitous than superstars ”The Beatles”.
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Women In Music: Feist
March 28th, 2008 by stolte-sawa · No Comments
Thanks to the iPod Nano, everyone in the English-speaking world has heard “1234″ and indie boys utter her name with lust and reverence (and a little envy that she slides so easily into those skinny jeans). With sold-out shows worldwide and nearly half a million records sold, Leslie Feist is the little indie rocker that […]
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Artist Profile: Corinne Bailey Rae
March 20th, 2008 by Kimberlee Morrison · No Comments
Amidst the criticism of R&B music – talk of mediocre talent and dependence on image rather than vocal ability – Corinne Bailey Rae’s star shone bright with her self titled debut album. In an age where the art smooth R&B seems lost, Corinne Bailey Rae proved that it is indeed alive and well with her […]
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The Artists in Profile: She and Him
March 13th, 2008 by Eric Atienza · 1 Comment
Actors moving on to the music business is in no way a new idea, however it’s an incredibly hazardous one. For every intriguing project involving Scarlett Johansson singing Tom Waits songs there lies a Bruce Willis band, or a Shaquille O’Neal hip-hop record. Credence is clearly lent to the project when, in the case […]
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