The Heavy: Funk from the Land of Noid
Here’s a nice one that came through the inbox recently. The Heavy hails from a small town outside Bath, England called Noid. Their U.S. debut, Great Vengeance and Furious Fire, will be released on April 8th. In the meantime, you…
Ickmix Podcast: A Teaser
What’s that you say? I guess you’ll just have to come back next Thursday to find out! Stay tuned!
Upcoming Shows – Los Lobos
Seeing Los Lobos live should be on the Lifetime To-Do List of every music lover out there. Well into their fourth decade of making music together, with the same core lineup of friends / musicians since their start in East…
What the Kids are Listening to: Juno
I had originally entitled this one What the Kids Everyone is Listening to: Juno Up up down down left right left right B A start Just because we use cheats doesn’t mean we’re not smart I don’t see what anyone…
Up On Cripple Creek
The closest I ever came to going through a country music phase was during the summer of 1992. I had just graduated from college, and my plan was to jump into a career in law enforcement. Ever since an 11th…
Nine Lives…
There are few people in this world that are more rock n’ roll than Lemmy Kilmister. Seriously, I’m fairly certain that should some catastrophic event rob the world of all its life it would be Cher, Keef, Lemmy and the…
A Taste of Honey…
If you have not checked out the video for Erykah Badu’s new single “Honey” then you need to get over to dailymotion to check it out. Links: Official Site | MySpace
Thinking of You
Canadian Cam is back with a look at Toronto singer-songwriter Kim Jarrett… – Pete Kim Jarrett writes excellent songs that showcase her outstanding voice. There’s nothing fancy or pretentious about the songs, or the voice, or Kim herself. Kim received…
The Bird and the Bee
Hello, Ickies. I know I’ve been pretty quiet, sorry about that. Last semester was a doozy, and things have been hectic over the holidays. But I’ve returned! Today, I give you The Bird and the Bee out of L.A. I…
The Time + Rihanna = Jungle Umbrella Love? – Watch the Grammys
Here’s a newsworthy item for a Prince geek like me… According to this Billboard article, Rihanna will be joined by none other than the Time for a performance at next weekend’s Grammys. I’ll be adding my sometimes snide, sometimes cynical,…
