Christopher Owens’ new album, Lysandre (and a giveaway)
“Don’t try to get me down. Don’t try to harsh my mellow, man!” Because after multiple listens over the last 24 hours, the short & sweet Lysandre album, brand new from former Girls frontman Christopher Owens, is doing the trick.…
Song for Zula, new from Phosphorescent
“Some songs just feel like home.” Commenters on YouTube (and the internet in general) can be a wicked, often ignorable bunch – but in this case, Youtube user RMBRKFLD is spot on. Phosphorescent’s brand new single, “Song For Zula” latches…
Cock’d Gunns and Nick Rose’s “Wintersong”
A simultaneous tip of the hat, high five and hearty kudos to whoever’s responsible for bringing the hilarious Canadian “rockumentary” Cock’d Gunns to the Fuse music channel. First of all, it’s one of the funniest music spoof/comedies I’ve ever seen…
On Discovering Butch Walker
Regardless of how tuned in you think you are to the popular music scene, there’s always something good slipping under the radar. One of the most recent examples for me is Butch Walker. The Georgia-born musician and producer has been…
2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival brings the Roots, the Shins, and lots more to Downtown Phoenix
Arizona’s own McDowell Mountain Music Festival marks its 10 year anniversary in just a couple of months (March 22-24) with a stellar lineup – arguably the strongest lineup in its decade long run. I’ve made it very clear over the…
Lifting My Mind in the New Year
It’s always cool to kick off the new year with some fresh music. It’s even better when it’s some local boys! Lifted Mindz are a five man, hip hop crew that I first heard during a break of the Orange…
Mark’s Top Five Albums of 2012
For my top five albums of the year, we begin with something I didn’t think I would like but then did. And then loved. And then became obsessed with to the point of nausea. But a good nausea. Folks, I’m…
Mark’s Top Five Tracks of 2012
Channeling my inner Cusack via Nick Hornby, here are my Top Five Tracks of 2012. 5. “Don’t Stare At The Sun” – Richard Hawley Haunting and evocative of another time, this song has been stuck to me for the past…
Pete’s Music Highlights: My Top 12 of 2012
I’ve been as quiet here on Ickmusic as I ever have during its eight year run. Worry not, nothing (outside of my family) has taken a back seat to music in my life. It still fuels everything I do. But…
Autumnal Delights (Richard Hawley)
With only a few weeks left until the official end to autumn, I thought it appropriate to return to the that magic mix of music and this time of the year. It seems like kismet for today considering it hit…
