What began as a side project became a full-time gig for Iceland's Lovísa Elísabet. A keyboardist/vocalist in another Reykjavik band, she recorded a handful of blues- and country-influenced songs with a friend and put them on MySpace in 2006 under the name Lay Low. Today, she's sold more than 10,000 copies of her debut, "Please Don't Hate Me," in Iceland (a platinum-selling effort there) and has recently entered the studio with producer Liam Watson (the White Stripes, Holly Golightly) to prep her international debut.
"I can hardly listen to that first album anymore," the 25-year-old singer/songwriter says in her soft Icelandic lilt. "This next set is more band-oriented. Liam and I bonded over the music we love."
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Nearly a quarter of a century after it stopped recording, the Clash still excites interest. And this week, there's a fresh round of new product in the form of the concert album "Live at Shea Stadium," the DVD "The Clash Live -- Revolution Rock" and a lavish book, "The Clash by the Clash."
All are handsome and enjoyable. However, former Clash drummer Topper Headon was somewhat ambivalent about the continued expansion of the band's original six-album catalog when he agreed to go down memory lane. Though friendly, he pulled no punches about his feelings that the new releases possibly sully the legend of an ensemble whose high ideals for many made them "The only band that matters".
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Safetysuit's vocalist and guitarist Douglas Brown laughs as he recounts how the band first came together: "We just started playing a couple of years ago for fun. Then we performed at a battle of the bands and won."
It's this fun-loving, carefree mentality that has defined the band's presence in today's rock arena. Safetysuit's debut album, "Life Left To Go," (Universal Motown) is a solid representation of today's safe alt-rock -- their name, a nod toward that ideology. And with their penchant for simple, catchy melodies and memorable lyrics ("And if I could stay with someone like you/Would you, would you be strong enough for me?") the band has carved their niche by perfecting a radio-friendly amalgam of rock and pop which sent their first single, "Someo |
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When Melismatics frontman Ryan Smith first joined the ranks as a songwriter at publisher Iowa Homegrown Music earlier this decade, he'd turn in "half stuff that was weird and another half that was pop-rock. They said to me, 'You got to write the pop songs first. After that, do whatever you want.' For a while I had to think like that."
Nowadays, Smith has a number of other filters for his songwriting. The rest of the four-piece band, for instance, which has been together in its current incarnation since late 2005 with bassist Mark Wade, guitarist/vocalist Pony and drummer Ron Caron.
Of late, a more famous friend has helped the group suss out its arena-sized modern rock sound and songs. Producer John Fields (Switchfoot, th |
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The Northeast doesn't have a reputation as a hotbed for country music, but for 23-year-old singer/songwriter Nicole Frechette, there's an audience for country no matter where she performs. "I look at it like being a diamond in the rough," she says of opting to keep her home base in southern Connecticut.
That's not to say Frechette hasn't had Nashville on her mind. She spent a week there in 2006, cutting her self-titled debut. Unlike many self-released albums, Frechette's self-financed set is ripe with high production qualities, with lead single "Yeah Right" penned by hitmaker Phil Vassar.
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You may not know him yet, but Kevin Rudolf is on his way to regular rotation on your iPod. Signed to Cash Money/Universal Republic earlier this year, the 25-year-old singer/songwriter/producer released "Let It Rock." The single, which features Lil Wayne, recently peaked at No. 23 on the Pop 100 and No. 33 on the Hot 100.
After labelmate Lil Wayne's album "Da Carter III" sold over a million copies in it's first week of release this June, Rudolf hoping to follow his success as the November 25 release of his debut, "In The City," nears.
"I came up with the track at home back in June and played if for Wayne. He loved it and wanted to jump on it. We mixed it three days later and it was on the radio a few weeks after that," s |
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