Jon McLaughlin - Beating My Heart Video

Honorable Mention: Butch Walker

Butch Walker's new album, Sycamore Meadows, was such a close call for Chelsea's Top 5 list that we decided to post Butch's video for the first single off his latest album, "The Weight of Her". Check it out!



MySpace | Official Site

Black Gold - "Detroit" Video

Introducing Black Gold, your new favorite band from Brooklyn, and their music video for "Detroit." Check it out!



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Nashville Star 6: Pop Goes Country?

This week on Nashville Star 6, get ready as the 10 remaining contestants perform songs by such artists as Madonna, Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper...

POP GOES COUNTRY AS THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT "NASHVILLE STAR" CONTINUES WITH A TWO-HOUR EPISODE FEATURING APPEARANCES BY SALT N PEPA, DANITY KANE AND AN ALL SING BACKED BY A 50 PERSON CHOIR -- BILLY RAY CYRUS HOSTS -- Ten acts remain all competing be named the next "Nashville Star." Special guests Salt n Pepa add a little spice in week three of the competition and the sexy girl group Danity Kane heats things up when pop goes country. Hear cross-over versions of your favorite top 20 hits interpreted by the competing artists topped off with an all sing featuring a 50 person choir. This is the biggest episode yet! Host Billy Ray Cyrus ("Hannah Montana") joins celebrity judges/mentors, singer-songwriter and acclaimed producer John Rich, multi-platinum singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy nominee Jewel and acclaimed industry heavy weight and BMI Songwriter of the Year (2006) Jeffery Steele in the search for a true artist.

And here's some exclusive rehearsal video of last weeks eliminated contestants, Third Town, performing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody - the song they were talked out of performing live on the show by mentor Jeffrey Steele during rehearsals the previous week.



Tune in Monday on NBC, 9/8c.

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SXSW 2008

Every single year I look forward to one week in March where I get to revisit my old stomping grounds of Austin, TX and enjoy one of the biggest & best music festivals/conferences in the world, South by Southwest (better known as SXSW to us veterans). And well yet another amazing year at SXSW has come and gone.

SXSW 2008 was definitely bigger and better than before as I discovered that SXSW has officially busted out of the confines of 6th Street and taken over all of downtown Austin. This year bands such as Lightspeed Champion, Kate Nash, REM, My Morning Jacket, Heloise & Savoir Faire, Kim Richey, The Duke Spirit, and many many more graced the venues of Austin, TX.

Now every year I try to figure out the best way to document all the happenings of SXSW and every year I seem to not satisfy myself with the results. So I tried something new this year... below is my video recap of my favorite sets from SXSW 2008. Included in this recap are Hymns, Steel Train, Hanson, Neimo and more. Enjoy!



Stay tuned for Mai's photo montage from SXSW 2008.

You're gonna Die Tonight!

Wounded Cougar, the best bred musicians in LA, with their balls-out in-your-face big rock n roll have released their first music video today for the song "Die Tonight." It's got utterly cheesy violence and death to match their magically crafted genius band. You just gotta watch it!



For more Wounded Cougar goodness visit their Myspace.

I Took The Walk

We posted previously about Hanson taking one mile walks in every city of their tour (their taking action and raising awareness about the kids in Africa), but this time we're here to tell you about The Walk. That's right, I took the walk today here in Los Angeles - barefoot on the streets of Hollywood. The turn out was great and we gained more people along the way. You see the idea is to take a walk in someone elses shoes; someone who doesn't have shoes.

Here's a little photo/video blog...











Visit Hanson.net for more information on future walks or ways you can help. Also, make sure to buy a pair of Toms Shoes. For every pair of shoes bought from Tom Shoes they will donate one pair to someone whose currently without shoes.

OTM: Steel Train

Biography
Much like Southern rock revivalists My Morning Jacket and Kings of Leon, Steel Train essay a post-punk take on the hoary sounds of '70s album-oriented rock; it's classic rock radio sent through a few hipster fuzz pedals. Singer Scott Irby-Ranniar and guitarist Jack Antonoff formed Steel Train (taking their name from the Bob Marley song of the same title) as a busking duo in New York City in 1999. Adding second guitarist Matthew Goldman, bassist Evan Winiker, and drummer Matthias Gruber, the nascent five-piece signed to the successful emo label Drive Thru Records in 2002, releasing the debut EP For You My Dear early the next year. This was followed in 2004 by 1969, a concept EP of six songs from the titular year by the Jackson 5, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bob Marley, David Bowie, the Beatles, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Steel Train's debut full-length, Twilight Tales from the Prairies of the Sun, was released in 2005, featuring several songs about the breakup of Antonoff's relationship with actress Scarlett Johansson. After touring for the album was completed, Goldman and Gruber left Steel Train, replaced by guitarist Daniel Silbert and drummer Jon Shiffman. — Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Video: Making of Trampoline
What happens when you take five boys from the east coast, cram them in a house in southern California, and let them do what they do best? Not sure, but we're pretty confident it sounds amazing.


Album: Trampoline (Drive-Thru Records)
1. I Feel Weird
2. Black Eye
3. Firecracker
4. Alone On The Sea
5. Dakota
6. Kill Monsters In The Rain
7. A Magazine
8. Diamonds In The Sky
9. Women I Belong To
10. I've Let You Go
11. School Is For Losers
12. Leave You Traveling

Release date: October 16, 2007

Upcoming Dates
Oct 4 @ School of Rock --- Hackensack, NJ
Oct 5 @ Toquet Hall Student Coffeehouse --- Wesport, CT
Oct 6 @ Higher Ground --- South Burlington, VT
Oct 8 @ The Agora Theatre --- Cleveland, OH
Oct 9 @ The Basement --- Columbus, OH
Oct 10 @ Subterranean --- Chicago, IL
Oct 11 @ Creepy Crawl --- St. Louis, MO
Oct 12 @ The Picador --- Iowa City, IA
Oct 13 @ The Jackpot --- Lawrence, KS
Oct 15 @ Marquis Theater --- Denver, CO
Oct 16 @ Kilby Court --- Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 18 @ Bottom of The Hill --- San Francisco, CA
Oct 19 @ Black Box @ CSU-Monterey Bay --- Seaside, CA
Oct 20 @ The Roxy --- Los Angeles, CA
Oct 21 @ Chain Reaction --- Anaheim, CA
Oct 22 @ Modified Arts --- Pheonix, AZ
Oct 23 @ Club Congress --- Tuscon, AZ
Oct 25 @ House of Blues-Dallas --- Dallas, TX
Oct 26 @ Emo's --- Austin, TX
Oct 27 @ The White Rabbit --- San Antonio, TX
Oct 28 @ The Blue Dome --- Tulsa, OK
Oct 29 @ Meacham Auditorium @ Univ. of Oklahoma --- Norman, OK
Oct 30 @ Dregs --- Memphis, TN
Oct 31 @ Rocketown --- Nashville, TN
Nov 1 @ The Masquerade --- Atlanta, GA
Nov 2 @ The Orpheum --- Tampa, FL
Nov 3 @ Studio A --- Miami, FL
Nov 4 @ The Social --- Orlando, FL
Nov 6 @ Ottobar --- Baltimore, MD
Nov 7 @ Black Cat --- Washington DC
Nov 8 @ The Bowery Ballroom --- New York, NY
Nov 9 @ Water Street Music Hall --- Rochester, NY
Nov 10 @ TT The Bears Place --- Cambridge, MA

MySpace | Drive-Thru Records

The Walk

There's a little known fact about High Voltage and that's our love for Hanson. We've all been fans since 1997 (that's a decade of fandom) and got a catch to see them up close and personal a few days ago in Los Angeles. They played a show at Viper Room and didn't cease to amaze us. Playing songs from all of their albums up until this point and even a couple covers.

Their newest studio release, The Walk, came out on July 24th. If you haven't picked it up already - whatcha waitin' for? Highlights include "Blue Sky", "Tearing It Down", "Been There Before", and "Watch Over Me." And of course, their singles too... but those speak for themselves.

Here's a 15 second video clip from Viper Room, courtesy of my digital camera before the always pleasant Viper Room staff asked me (the rest of the room) to stop or they'd throw us out. Gotta love the Viper Room!



Hanson.net

live from abbey road

My favorite people in the universe doing what they do best.

Please enjoy.

ROMEO & JULIET


SAM'S TOWN


WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG


Fuck I miss these boys and real souls like theirs.