You need to know the British artist Plan B. AKA Ben Drew, Plan B started out writing R&B music and then tried his hand at hip hop. His debut, 2006’s Who Needs Actions When You Got Words sprang him into music fans’ collections everywhere. Last year he released The Defamation of Strickland Banks, a different […]
Britain’s The Coral is one of my favorite bands. I still haven’t been able to see them perform live, so I especially cherish their videos. Here’s the video for “More Than a Lover” from last year’s Butterfly House. The Coral – photo by Kevin Power Unnatural Helpers, a quartet from Seattle, released Cracked Love & […]
Last year Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club played two shows in Seattle. The first show was in May at Nectar Lounge as part of a sold out KNDD 107.7 the End event, and the second show was another headlining show at Neumos in November. Enthusiasm for the band was high at their Seattle debut, […]
I love sparkly things so I have to say I love the video for “Tiny Head” by the Luyas. I also like the black-and-white starkness of this video with just singer Jessie Stein’s face as the focus. They’re here tonight, opening for Liam Finn at the Crocodile. Tiny Head by The Luyas from Secretly Jag […]
Akron/Family will be in Seattle on March 24th at Neumos. Here’s a video of their song “Silly Bears” from their latest release, Akron/Family II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT. It’s got robots and bears in it! Silly Bears by Akron/Family from Secretly Jag on Vimeo. Akron/Family New York’s Jessica 6 is actually […]