The past few years have been bittersweet for music retail in Los Angeles. The opening of Amoeba Records in 2001 gave the city one of the stronger music outlets in America, but was followed soon by the closings of Aron’s Records and Rhino Records. Yet indie music fans not wanting to brave the Hollywood traffic to hit Amoeba had an outpost near downtown in Sea Level Records, run by Todd Clifford, merchandise man for the rock band Silversun Pickups. The store arrived as the city’s Echo Park neighborhood was undergoing a revitalization, and stocked a heavily curated catalog (top sellers… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 4. Originally aired March 1, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Sugarcult, Silverchair, As Tall As Lions, Hollywood Undead, Silversun Pickups, Paolo Nutini, Waking Eyes, Box Car Racer, and Gary Jules.
Rap-rock band Air Dubai are finally giving us a taste of new material in the form of “Afterglow”, a brand new song from the band’s upcoming full-length Be Calm. And what an impressive taste it is. The song features a perfectly fitted chorus sung by Dia Frampton alongside verses from Julian Church and soulful vocals from singer Jon Shockness. Indie cred? Check. Silversun-Pickups-esque instrumental vibes? Check. Competent and quick rapping? Check. All the soul of an R&B hit? Check. I’m pretty sure “Afterglow” has it all, and it feels like the sound that Air Dubai has been looking for. It’s… Read more »
