It's the time of the year when you start thinking about your gift-giving list, trying to figure out the perfect gift for all the certain someones on that list. Got a certain someone who's into really good music? Then I've got the perfect gift idea.Photo courtesy of Last.fmMy boyfriend recently let me borrow the Dark Was the Night compilation that he'd been talking up to me for months. He described it as a "who's who" of indie music. The phrase "who's who" gave me pause, because music is so su... Read Full Story

Photo courtesy of Last.fmAs the daughter of comedian/actor/songwriter/frequent New Order collaborator Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen, as well as goddaughter of Joe Strummer, the late singer/guitarist for The Clash, Lily Allen had a very good chance to inherit some talent, whether by nature or nurture. Here's her ode to the end of the work week.Friday Night by Lily AllenYou can't help but feel a little end of week zen when watching a vid by a band fronted by a fella named Siddhartha... Read Full Story

Madeline's been around the Athens, GA scene for quite a while...since 2000, when she began performing at the tender age of 15. I'd describe her sound as power, girlie folk rock. You'll have to tell me if you agree!Sleeping Dogs by MadelineI Left the Light On by MadelineWith an amazing work ethic, 217 shows across the United States in 2007 alone, the Winter Sounds are working hard to be the hardest working band in Athens, as they "sleep on floors and eat ramen noodles".Though the band had its ... Read Full Story

Since it's the day before Halloween, I thought I'd put together some "scary" tunes for your Friday viewing/listening pleasure!This is a live cut of Pete & The Pirates doing "Blood Gets Thin", a cool song about a fella dating a vampire.Here's A LINK to the official video which is suitably gory for the holiday.Just can't get enough of the vampires? I've got another one for you. Here's the Blakes doing Vampire. Moving from vampires to other things that go bump in the night...ZOMBIES!Metric's vid... Read Full Story

Today we're going to visit Sweden during our tune travels. Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union in terms of overall area, and has a total population of over 9.2 million. ABBA put Sweden on the musical map in the 1970's and there have been many other internationally successful bands since, such as Roxette, Ace of Base, Europe, and The Cardigans. So, what's hot from Sweden now?Helena Arlock released Old Dirty Hound in the spring 2009. It has the same sort of bubblegum pop m... Read Full Story

Every night on Eyewitness News and on the weekends we like to brag on you a little bit by showing off your pictures. Let's face it, a good many of us walk around with tiny flashes either in our phones, in cameras and some of us even cart around an SLR. We just put up a new gallery on the website for your Georgia National Fair photos. I've had a lot of fun posing with chickens or chowing down on fried Reeces cups captured on film. The shots are just starting to come in and honestly I think... Read Full Story

This edition of Flashback Friday is dedicated to the "alternative rock" bands that I listened to circa 1993-1994. First off, we have the mighty California band, Stone Temple Pilots. They were immediately successful with the release of their debut album, Core. STP had a number of hits from that album, but their second effort, Purple, is my favorite. The first single from that record was "Vasoline," and it was a very cool song with a strange video, which is typical of videos of that period.Dino... Read Full Story

EMF, which stood for "Epsom Mad Funkers", were an indie dance band that formed in Cinderford in Gloucestershire in the early 1990's. Their one, and only, hit "Unbelievable" topped out at #3 on the UK Charts and #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Though they had some single success with other cuts off their debut album, Schubert Dip, they never again managed to get a real chart topper, despite their catchy, dance-inspired sound.FUN FACT: The single features sampled utterances from comedian Andrew Di... Read Full Story

We're not really spanning the globe in this edition of Tune Traveling. In fact, since the first post, Scotland, I haven't been able to do another post of this type. But some things have sorted out and Scene 13 has been moved back up to a top spot on my daily priority list. So, time to get the blog back up and running in a timely fashion. Today, we're checking out a few bands that make their home in Minneapolis. Why'd I choose Minneapolis? They've got some great bands. But, being completely ho... Read Full Story

Now a fixture in the San Fran scene (and yes, I can say San Fran, I'm a NorCal native), Still Flyin's very music roots are in Athens, GA where front man Sean Rawls made an impression on the scene as the driving force behind Masters of the Hemisphere and Je Suis France. I think they have a "definite" Athens sound. You can make the call yourself with the listening links below.Photo courtesy, the band's Myspace PageThe 15-member (yeah, I said 15 members) band took the San Francisco scene by sto... Read Full Story