Archive for pop Music

morning bender’s Chris Chu: pop interview

By Jon Chattman | March 9th, 2010

The Morning Benders are an indie band from Berkeley, CA and they’re a whole lot of awesome. Their latest release Big Echo is pretty fresh and by fresh I mean cool. Anyway, the band consists of Julian Harmon, Tim Or, and Chris Chu and I caught up with the latter recently. [...]

Muse – so much more than a Twilight fanbase muse

By Jon Chattman | March 9th, 2010

Kate Nash Goes Up in The Air

By Jon Chattman | March 9th, 2010

Kate Nash’s sophomore album drops next month. Her debut was so kickass it’s going to be hard to match it. This first single “Do Wah Do” is promising and the video isn’t chopped liver. Chopped liver, by the way, sucks.

Outbursts by Turin Brakes

By Jon Chattman | March 8th, 2010

By Jake Paque
Now that Muse has finally gotten some respect here in the states, here’s hoping the next group to break through to the red, white and blue is the woefully unheralded British duo Turin Brakes. The pair have been dishing out their unique brand of alt-folk-pop-storytelling albums for a decade now and I can [...]

Killer Queen tribute show comes to Warner Theatre in CT

By Jon Chattman | March 5th, 2010

Don’t expect JJ Midnight to sport a wife beater, false teeth, tight pants and a stache as he performs Freddie Mercury tunes in Torrington this weekend. In no way is the musician trying to mimic the look and feel of the Queen frontman. He is, however, trying to recreate the iconic band’s sound.
“We celebrate the [...]

Gorillaz Stylo and Stylin

By Jon Chattman | March 3rd, 2010

Gorillaz are back, and I couldn’t be happier. In fact, I could be but I’m a pessimist.

Best Mustache Ever with Chris Chu of The Morning Benders

By Jon Chattman | March 3rd, 2010

“75% of us are Asian, and we have trouble growing mustaches. that seems to happen a lot for us. The Asians who can grow mustaches have really badass mustaches, though. so it’s sad we are missing out. i guess Julian gets ‘best mustache’ by default. congratulations Julian!”

Nico Vega’s Gravity

By Jon Chattman | February 26th, 2010

Nico Vega – GravityNico Vega | MySpace Music Videos
We’ve been fans of Nico for awhile… why do I say “we’ve” geez it’s my site… I like em. Anyway here it ’tis!

Domo Dennis DeYoung

By Jon Chattman | February 25th, 2010

Don’t expect too many curve balls at Dennis
DeYoung’s upcoming show at The Ridgefield Playhouse.
“I’m not one of those artists that pooh-poohs his past and thinks he’s got to reinvent every song he wrote,” the Styx founding member said in an interview earlier this month.
“The reason people like the songs 30 or 40 years later is [...]

Don’t Worry, Be Bobby McFerrin

By Jon Chattman | February 25th, 2010

If you’re going to see Bobby McFerrin sing at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday, don’t be surprised if you find yourself performing with him on stage.
“Sometimes I’ll just offer the mic to anyone who wants to sing with me,” the singer explained in a recent interview. “I keep it very casual. I [...]

Eytan’s Do It For Me Free Mp3

By Jon Chattman | February 24th, 2010

Download this dude’s song here. It sort of has an Elvis Costello vibe with less beard.

Open the Cage (the Elephant)

By Jon Chattman | February 22nd, 2010

Fabricated disbelief.

Jason Castro Interview

By Jon Chattman | February 17th, 2010

In an age when reality shows churn out talentless stars like “The Situation” and Trishelle Cannatella, “American Idol” has always made it a habit of finding and backing winners. Even the losers turn out to be winners. Take Jason Castro, for example, who’s anything but a loser. The charmingly chill and oft-sandaled [...]

Solid Gold’s Matter of Time

By Jon Chattman | February 17th, 2010

Solid… solid as a rock.

Best Mustache Ever with Bobby McFerrin

By Jon Chattman | February 16th, 2010

“I’ve never paid attention to that. Jesus? Jesus probably did.”