Talk That Rocks Hibernation
As you can probably see, Talk That Rocks has been off the air since the holidays. We are taking some time off to regroup and reorganize and will be back soon enough!
We do not have an official return date set, but we will keep you posted.
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Talk to you soon!
CD Release of the Week #58
Are you ready to rock!?!?! and prehaps roll a bit?! Well if you are then you’re ready for this week’s CD Release of the Week.
This week we’re taking a listen to the debut self-titled album from Them Crooked Vultures. Them Crooked Vultures has the honor of joining the list of rock super-groups as the band is comprised of Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), none other than John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin).
I’m sure after seeing those names you are creating some high expectations in your mind for this band. Well I’m happy to say that Them Crooked Vultures delivers on those expectations. What the band has laid down on their debut album is Queens of the Stone Age infused with some classic Led Zeppelin and Dave Grohl’s signature drumming.
I’ve pretty much spent all week rockin’ out to this album and so I hope you’ll enjoy my top three picks off the debut album from Them Crooked Vultures as we feature them on tonight’s live episode of Talk That Rocks at 9/8c only on www.talkthatrocks.com
CD Release of the Week #57
Is it that time already? Has it really been a whole week? By golly!! It sure has….and you know what that means!??! It’s time for another brand new edition of the CD Release of the Week!!
This week was a little disappointing for me. None of the major label bands delivered anything good, and the indie bands I were diggin’ on were either a little too weird or a little too sleepy for the 8-10 o’clock hour. So I had to travel back in time….that’s right you heard me correctly…BACK IN TIME!!! All the way back to Oct. 27th where a release by the band The Asteroid Galaxy Tour was sadly overlooked due to Halloween festivities on Talk That Rocks.
So this week we’re featuring the album Fruit by The Asteroid Galaxy Tour. Their music is fun and upbeat and was most recently heard in a commercial for the iPod Touch. So if you’ve been wondering what the heck that one song was…we may have just found it for you. It’s music to make you hopefully forget a bit about the horrible November-on-its-way-to-winter weather outside.
So tune in tonight to Talk That Rocks live at 9/8c where we’ll play through my three favorite songs from The Asteroid Galaxy Tour’s Fruit only on www.talkthatrocks.com
Check out the video for the song “The Golden Age” off of The Asteroid Galaxy Tour’s Fruit after the jump. Read more
Local Catch: Yourself & The Air
“Go pollute yourself and the air.”
This saying referring to someone smoking cigarettes is where Chicago band Yourself & The Air take their name from, but instead of going any further with the cigarette comparisons Yourself & The Air describes THEMselves as an ever-changing musical outfit of emotion, ambition, and will.
The group started in 2006 as 5 friends who came together with barely any prior musical experience with a desire to make music and feel better. I feel that Erick Crosby (guitar, vocals), Drew Rassmussen (drums), Jeff Pappendorf (keys)m and brothers Nicholas David (Guitar) and James David (bass) have at least reached some of those expectations as they’ll be playing to what I can only assume will be a pretty large crowd this Thursday at the Metro when they open for nationwide touring band Peter Bjorn and John.
The band’s music has a sound of it’s own which has fans comparing them to the Cure, but I hear more of Phoenix’s Thomas Mars in the tones of the band’s lead singer Erick Crosby. Hear for yourself and make up your own decision when we play a song off of their newest EP Friends of All Breeds tonight live on Talk That Rocks at 9/8c only on www.talkthatrocks.com
Check out the song “So You’ve Come to Mingle” off of Yourself & The Air’s EP Friends of All Breeds including where to find more info on the band after the jump. Read more
CD Release of the Week #56
After a great week celebrating Halloween on Talk that Rocks we are back with a brand new CD Release of the Week!!! Aren’t you excited!?
This week we’re takin’ a listen to Julian Casablancas’ solo debut Phrazes for the Young. If you think the name Julian Casablancas sounds familiar it’s probably because it does. He’s the lead singer from the band The Strokes. Albert Hammond Jr.’s been making the rounds with his two solo albums and now it’s finally Julian Casablacas’ turn to shine as a solo artist. Phrazes for the Young is full of synth coatings on some quite danceable tracks. “11th Dimension” sits as as a standout from the rest of the tracks, but not by much.
Lucky for you’re we’ll be playing “11th Dimension” along with 2 more great tracks live tonight at 9/8c on Talk That Rocks, found only at www.talkthatrocks.com. See you on the show!!
Check out Julian Casablancas performing “11th Dimension” from Phrazes for the Young live on the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien after the jump. Read more
