Portland-based singer songwriter Trevor Dahl aka Plug In Stereo has announced three shows with Never Shout Never next month. Also joining the band on the bill will be A Rocket To The Moon, Fake Problems, and Carter Hulsey (who toured with PIS earlier this year).
* with Never Shout Never, A Rocket To The Moon, Fake Problems, Carter Hulsey
Along with that, PIS has launched a Tweet For A Track campaign for their free EP, Mixtape Vol. 2. Every week, a new track will be posted and fans can download each song in exchange for one tweet or Facebook post. Last week’s post included his cover of Lil Wayne’s “How To Love.” Today, Trevor’s cover of Taylor Swift’s “Mean” was posted. Check them both out below and be on the lookout for the next two tracks.
Trevor also hosted Hits Bound on Sirius XM Hits 1 this past weekend. Here is a video of the Trevor Dahl playing “Plans” live in their studios:
The band’s debut full-length Nothing To Something was released earlier this year. The album includes the hit “Oh Darling” (featuring Cady Groves). “Oh Darling” will be featured on SiriusXM all week.
Two local rappers from Cleveland Ohio are having words over who originated the term “Raging.” Raging means intense partying. Kid Cudi is claiming to be the originator of the term. Kelly frequently uses the term when referring to his fans at his concerts.
This is what Kid Cudi tweeted yesterday: “There’s only one original Rager, and thats me, I started this ‘rage’ sh*t. The lifestyle, the term, the whole new meaning and definition of the word. Understand and be clear, IAM THE RAGER, IAM FOREVER. When you hear ANYONE talking bout ‘rage’ or ‘raging’, know where that sh*t originated. Guess ima have to do some trademarkin’. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. WE LIVE THIS SH*T!”
Machine Gun Kelly tweeted back almost immediately back with: “If i was you, i’d hate me too…you jealous muf*cka. 216 what up. EST what up. lace the f*ck up.”Kelly then wrote later on “Headed to the show, hereeeeee we go AZ lemme see what kind of #powerRAGERS yall are working with.”
Now i’m from Ohio and I personally like both of these guy’s. I support both of them. I hope they get over this little spat they have, and still represent Cleveland and put Ohio back on the map!
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Alright, so after finding out that the New Jersey band gates was coming into town on the 24th of August, we also noticed that a local band was on the bill to open up for gates. Out of curiosity we decided to check them out, their name is STARFOX.
We could give you three guesses on how they came up with that awesome name…
Anyways, we love finding and hearing new talent, especially when they are in our own backyard. We are glad to have found these guys. We dove immediately into their music and listened with smiles on our faces because its nice to know that a local band is capable of pulling off more complex musical pieces. The song that shows off their talent the most is the track Trans-Atlantic on the E.P. of the same name.
We honestly can’t wait to hear Starfox on the 24th at Galaxy CDS, and shoot the breeze with them.
dan crapanzano
mike maroney
ethan koozer
dan king
kevin dye
As of today, gates is hitting the road to tour. Click HEREfor their tour dates.
So in anticipation of gates show at Galaxy CD’s, we decided to check these guys out before hand and see what they had to offer. Needless to say…we were pleasantly surprised.
gates recently put out their album The Sun Will Rise And Lead Me Home earlier this year. The album is heavily post-rock sounding and even has hints of Explosions In The Sky, but manages to have flowing lyrics tied to it. Being able to pull that off was a big surprise for us, and had us hooked immediately.
Every song on this album is worth listening to. If you skip through a song, you are only robbing yourself. There might only be six tracks on this album, but they are six very strong tracks that have a lot of substance to them. I would have to say though, that the best song on The Sun Will Rise And Lead Me Home is In The Morning. That particular song alone has been on repeat for the past hour…hour and a half? Ok, I admit…I can’t get enough of it. The guitars on that particular song is so damn catchy and the building up to the end only to leave you hanging is simply masterful.
But it doesn’t stop there, you can DOWNLOADThe Sun Will Rise And Lead Me Home for FREE. All you have to do is go here: http://gates.bandcamp.com/
You can choose to donate some cash when you download.
So if you enjoyed The Sun Will Rise And Lead Me Home by gates,
In a world of digital downloads, albums, and MP3s…there are some places that are staunch holdouts that shine like a beacon proclaiming that the best way to experience music, is still in the physical form and not the digital.
One such place that sticks out to us in doing so is Galaxy CD’S located at 94 N. Brookwood Ave. in Hamilton, Ohio. This safe haven of music is owned and operated by Ryan Shoemaker.
So we decided to sit down and shoot the breeze with Ryan and see what Galaxy CD’S is all about..this is what we found out.
Ryan: “We have been here eleven years…well, a little over eleven years.”
MMN: “So what got you started in wanting to open up a record store?”
Ryan: “Well…I have worked at a chain of independent record stores in the 80’s. That was the coolest job I ever had. Then I spent the next 15 or 16 years in corporate retail and I just got tired of that. I had some money and the opportunity at the time, so I figured if I don’t do it now, I’m never going to do it. So I walked away from a real good job…and opened this place.”
MMN: “You actually started out at a smaller location (over on main st.) correct?”
Ryan: “We actually moved over here to our current location last May. We needed more room and plus our lease was up over there. There was some things we wanted to do that we just couldn’t do over there because we were just so jammed packed full of stuff. (We needed more room) for all the in-store shows we have been having.”
MMN: “So you put on live shows right in your store?”
Ryan: “Oh yeah! We just did one three days ago (with O’Brother), and a week ago. We actually have another show coming up on August 16th. We are trying to put on a couple a month.”
MMN: “So we noticed you have a lot of graffiti pieces up…”
Ryan: “That was something cool to do. That was actually a whim I had with a guy named Chris that would always come into the store. He was always getting into trouble with graffiti, so I just asked him one day “What if I gave you guys like 100 ft. of wall and no cops would you do some work for free?” So Chris and you (looks over at Richard) and some others were over here I don’t know how many nights and weeks painting before we started moving stuff in here. Man it looks great! Its like a chance to have something different in the store and showcase it as art as opposed to vandalism for people that have a real pre-conceived notion that graffiti is all bad. Actually when people come in and see some of the stuff they are like “Wow, these are really good!” So it worked for us and it worked for them, and plus it helps get rid of some of the stigma away from graffiti art.”
MMN: “So besides albums, what other products do you sell?”
Ryan: “We have new and used DVD’s, Blue-Rays, Magazines, and T-Shirts. Actually…a lot of T-Shirts. Those would be the big ones, the main products outside of albums. We also sell a bunch of energy drinks, Jones Soda, and a lot of odds and ends items to keep people in the store. The reason for that is because this place seems to be kind of a hangout where people can sit on the couch and bullshit for sometimes hours. It just has that cool environment. And actually that couch was something we just picked up for people to use while they are here.”
MMN: “As far as the local Hamilton music market goes, what do you think of it and how does it treat you?
Ryan: “Well, it is a tough market because on one hand its small and it has a limited audience. And not to throw Hamilton under the bus…but the number of people who are into the really cool cultural pieces if you will, is very limited in size and you don’t have the population. But the plus side of it is Hamilton may be a little behind the curve technology wise so there are still a lot of people who buy CDs rather than downloading stuff on their iPods. So it kinda balances out by having a smaller audience but more of them are still purchasing products.”
MMN: “When people walk in the door, is there really one type of genre of music that tends to sell better here?”
Ryan: “Well, typically in an independent record store the music would skew very hip. The stuff would be very indie rock, like the music you would see on Pitchfork and sites like that. But being the only record store in a town this size, the customer base is very diverse. We sell a lot of blues, country, hip-hop, and metal. We are the only place around that carries a lot of that stuff. Unless…you want to drive all the way to Cincinnati. So I don’t think we have just one genre that kinda keeps the place going. Its a very broad spectrum.”
MMN: “Didn’t you open up as a CD shop along with a skate shop as well?”
Ryan: “Actually a friend of mine had that skate shop, and we opened it up ohh I don’t know…a year after I had been open. We had the space at the time and he was looking for something to do, that was really…that was good cenergy for us. We had like the same kind of kids coming in and hanging out. That worked out really well, and we did it for like two years, but then he moved to another spot and we have gone on to do other things. You know, that was a really interesting time in our history that’s for sure. (Laughing)”
MMN: “Out of curiosity and fun, if you could meet any artist dead or alive…who would it be and why?”
Ryan: “Ohhh boy…uh…probably Jeff Buckley.”
“Because his album Grace, it is like a touchstone to my era of kinda alternative music. Its such a gorgeous record. And Jeff was obviously the guy who was cut down in his prime, you never really got to see what he would have been able to do beyond that record. So I uh, I really would like to talk to him to just find out what he would have gone on to do and what his plans were when he died.”
Also, if you have a chance…go to GALAXY CDS and say hello to Ryan for us! I’m sure he would appreciate it. And while you are there, buy some awesome music for your collection and catch an in-store show that has a great intimate atmosphere.
Music industry tool (idiot) for the day goes to……Morrissey. Why you might ask? Well, this vegetarian nut job takes his eating habits just a bit too far.
How far?
How about going as far as saying, “We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown, (but) that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonalds and Kentucky Fried sh*# every day.”
The 52-year-old vegetarian and animal rights activist allegedly made the remarks during a concert on Sunday in the Polish capital, Warsaw, where he is in the middle of a summer tour.
This idiotic remark has of course spilled over into the Twitter world and through the many vast avenues on the http://www.com interwebs. As interesting as some of the comments on Twitter may be though, I really don’t want to have to sit here and site MrOriginalEyeball or Mozzarellastix89. Just know that Morrissey is a tool.
Morrissey is known for doing stuff like this, in fact in a recent concert about a week ago he even screened EVERY PAID fan for meat. If they had ANY meat on them, the meat was confiscated.
The Californian experimental electronic hip hop artist Flying Lotus has released two new singles on his Soundcloud site. He seems to like leaking new material to the public on their lately. Just hours ago he put out his new song Lullaby and Heave (n) Mix2 and you can listen to then above. There is no word yet as to whether or not the two songs are completely new or from his last release Cosmogramma or Pattern+Grid World.
Sleeping With Sirens has announced recently that they were on route to Ohio to film the newest music video for their song “If You Can’t Hang.” Band member Kellin Quinn had this to say via Twitter, “On the way to Ohio to shoot a music video for if you can’t hang with thunder down country, search em on YouTube so stoked!!!
The new song “If You Can’t Hang” will be the first single off of Sleeping With Sirens‘ upcoming album “Let’s Cheer To This.”
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