I realize that this bit of information is basically old news, but did you get a chance to check out Google’s Les Paul doodle? If not, never fear. Click here: here to play and record to your heart’s content. Google put up the interactive doodle for Les Paul’s 96th birthday. It’s clever and fun to say the least. Don’t forget that not only can you scroll over the guitar strings to play, you can also use your...

Much like fashion trends, bands have a tendency to come back after they’ve been missing for years. One such band is Blink-182. According to an article released today on Rollingstone.com, the notorious trio is actually going to release thatalbum they’ve been talking about for a year. The band has to have the album turned in by July 31st and then they’re going on tour with My Chemical Romance starting August 5th....

Courtesy of AMG – All Music, new releases for the week of 5-17-11 Featured Albums: Bachelorette Bachelorette Drag City  Though this is Bachelorette’s fourth album, this set of songs is such a statement of purpose that it deserves to be the project’s namesake. With Annabel Alpers’ fondness for folk and synth pop, the genres have never blended together so seamlessly before, as on “The Light Seekers,” which...

The number of things I have to share today is just crazy, so I’ll just jump in. First of all, I’ve discovered a new band. Scottish pop/rock band Little Eye actually caught my attention when I came across this video of theirs on Tumblr. I knew the video was going to be some band doing a cover of the Brittney Spears tune Hold it Against Me, but I didn’t expect it to be so…good. To say the least, I’m not much of a...

I love stumbling upon new bands. I especially love having the option to download their brand new EP for the amazing price of whatever-the-hell-I-want. The music industry nerd in me wants to go on a tangent about how awesome being able to name your price to download music is and why…But I’m not going to do that…Well, I’m at least not going to do that today. Instead I’m going to talk about the band I discovered...

An anthem is defined as a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause. I think that someone’s personal anthem could be the song that really speaks to them. Or one that defines their outlook on life. Or maybe it’s a reminder of who they are – or who they want to be. I recorded my own version of this song with a friend in his studio a couple months ago. If you ever recorded before, you know...