EAST VILLAGE: The NYC indie music scene got a huge boost when Seattle’s KEXP DJ John Richards moved out here to broadcast part-time from Brooklyn’s Radio New York studios. His two shows – John In The Morning and To The Five Boroughs – feature in-studio interviews and performances with Read more...
Danish rock revivalists The Raveonettes will release their fourth album, In and Out of Control, on VICE Records, October 6, 2009. The band mastered the record, including the first single “Suicide”, at NYC’s The Lodge with Chief Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar and Mastering Engineer Joe LaPorta.
The collection marks the Read more...
TRIBECA: In the middle of sessions with Kill Rock Stars dance-rock duo Shy Child, Chris Zane spent an hour chatting with us from behind a drum kit at Gigantic Studios. Drumsticks-in-hand, Zane gestures musically.
“The drums are my cross to bear,” he says. “I played drums my whole life Read more...
SonicScoop was saddened to hear of the passing of Anthony “Grand Master Roc Raida” Williams. A landmark NYC musician and World Champion DJ, Roc Raida was born in Harlem, New York on May 17th, 1972.
Roc Raida’s performances on the X-ecutioner’s unforgettable 1997 album, X-Pressions, made a deep impression on Read more...
WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN: Since Auto-Tune The News #1 hit back in April ’09, the series’ creators — the Brooklyn-based Gregory Brothers — went from being a young, indie-soul band with a new EP to an overnight Internet sensation. Done in a format they call “news opera,” Auto-Tune The News (ATTN) Read more...
