HGTV & Paste Present: Marnie Stern - Live from The Stage On Sixth at SXSW
Check out this video of Stern performing "Nothing Is Easy" live during SXSW. read more
Sennheiser/Paste Present: Sound Bytes from SXSW Interactive - John Sayles
Paste film editor Michael Dunaway sits down with film icon John Sayles. read more
Song Premiere: Filligar - "Digging for Water"
Hexagon is set for release on July 23. read more
Song Premiere: Leftover Cuties - "One Heart"
Los Angeles band Leftover Cuties has announced their sophomore full-length The Spark & The Fire, set for release this summer. The band has performed alongside bands like The Alabama Shakes and Shelby Lynne, and the band has been featured as one of our own Best of What’s Next artists. The lineup has changed a bit since their inception in 2009, which originally included only vocalist Shirli McAllen on ukelele and upright bassist Austin Nicholson. Now a quartet, Leftover Cuties is continues to produce unique, poppy sound that will surely have fans anxious to hear the new record. You can listen... read more
Press Record with Paul Kolderie and Ed Ackerson: The Complete Series
With the help from these pros, it won't take a fortune to get the quality of sound that you need. read more
Album Stream: No BS! Brass Band, RVA All Day
Bon Iver, Matthew E. White, Feist collaborators team up for RVA All Day. read more
Video Premiere: The Kickback - "Please Hurt"
The Kickback is a Chicago-based band (originally from South Dakota) made up of Billy Yost, Danny Yost, Eamonn Donnelly andJonny Ifergan. The quartet has already seen a fair amount of critical acclaim, but they’ve got quite a lot to anticipate this year, too. This summer, The Kickback will be traveling to Austin, Texas to record their next LP with the help of Spoon’s Jim Eno. “When we found out that Jim Eno from Spoon (and a bunch of awesome records he’s produced and engineered) liked our demos and was into making our album, I went straight back to age 7... read more
Video Premiere: The Lighthouse and The Whaler - "Pioneers"
Cleveland, Ohio band The Lighthouse and the Whaler began with Michael LoPresti and Aaron Smith, but has seen many incarnations since their first EP was release in 2008. More recently, the band released This Is An Adventure, their second full-length recorded at Bear Studios in Seattle, Wash. It was produced by Ryan Hadlock, who has also worked with The Lumineers and Ra Ra Riot, and the The Lighthouse and the Whaler has been touring an impressive amount in the months since its September release. Now, the band has put together a video for standout track “Pioneers.” Watch the music video... read more
HGTV & Paste Present: City and Colour - Live from The Stage On Sixth at SXSW
Watch City and Colour perform "Fragile Bird" live at Stage on Sixth. read more
Album Stream: Mark Mulcahy - Dear Mark J Mulcahy, I Love You
Mark Mulcahy, former singer of Miracle Legion, is producing new music once again after taking a break from recording and the road to spend time at home. This forthcoming release, Dear Mark J Mulcahy, I Love You, contains the kind of thoughtful songwriting you would expect from a man who has seen so much. “I made this record one song at a time,” said Mulcahy. “Once a month on any given Saturday, I went into the studio with a different bunch of friends and pushed play until we were all satisfied that we had minted gold.” Mulcahy let the tracks... read more
Song Premiere: The Grahams - "Revival Time"
Alyssa and Doug Graham have long been musical as well as romantic partners, collaborating on Alyssa’s acclaimed solo albums and playing together on a variety of stages. Now, the duo joins together as The Grahams and is set to release an album of new content this fall entitled Riverman’s Daughter. The album was produced by Grammy-winner Malcolm Burn, and the content was written by the pair as they traveled the Mississippi River. Riverman’s Daugher is set for release on Aug. 6, but you can listen to a track from the album, “Revival Time,” in the player below.... read more
Video Premiere: Ane Brun - "This Voice 2013"
Norwegian-born pop songstress Ane Brun has been known for her ability to rework other people’s songs with several popular covers, but fans anticipating her forthcoming compilation Songs 2003-2013 are in for a particular treat as Brun takes some of her own content back into the studio. “I love trying to remake and remix my own songs, it makes them stay interesting and alive to me,” said Brun. In anticipation of the album, Brun has released a video for “This Voice 2013.” “This new version of ‘This Voice,’ originally released 2005, is how I’ve performed it live in the last 2-3... read more
Album Stream: Davell Crawford - My Gift to You
Music is in Davell Crawford’s blood. The grandson of the great James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Davell has been an active member of the New Orleans music scene since single digits. Crawford was raised in Baptist and Catholic churches, playing organ, piano, and directing and singing in choirs. Since his early years in the church, gospel has remained the driving force of Crawford’s music, but he is not one to shy away from detours into R&B, blues, soul, or funk. Now Crawford, affectionately known as “The Piano Prince of New Orleans”, is set to release his first album in thirteen years.... read more
Song Premiere: Lou Doillon - "Questions and Answers"
Lou Doillon may be the daughter of French filmmaker Jaques Doillon and actress Jane Birkin, but Lou is rapidly developing a following of her own. The model/actress-turned-musician spent much of her childhood writing songs in English, and a listen to the content she’s producing makes it clear that she’s inherited a talent all her own. Doillon is set to release her first full length album Places on June 18, but you can listen to a track from the album in the player below. ... read more
Paste Live Sessions NYC: Cheers Elephant
Watch Cheers Elephant perform "Leaves" live on a rooftop in Brooklyn. read more
Album Stream: Matrimony - Montibello Drive
Montibello Drive is set for release June 11 via Columbia Records. read more
Video Premiere: The Rocketboys - "Marching to the Palace"
After a yearlong hiatus in 2011, Austin-based band The Rocketboys returned to their home studio to record Build Anyway. The album, which chronicles some of the band’s struggles personally and musically, was released in the summer of 2012. The Rocketboys are back with a new music video for “Marching to the Palace”, a track from Build Anyway. The video, directed by Dustin Reid, is a shameless homage to the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic Total Recall. The action packed narrative of the video nicely compliments the upbeat yet ethereal vibe of the song. The band will be hosting a video release... read more
Video Premiere: Royal Forest - "Everyone Who Knows You"
Royal Forest has officially taken the idea of live field recordings to new heights—or should we say depths? The Austin-based band boarded the USS Cavalla Submarine to record their song “Everyone Who Knows You,” and although the WWII-era submarine wasn’t submerged, the result is still something special. The band recorded the song and captured the process on camera in just three hours with two microphones. The video documents the process involved and the flexibility and innovation it takes to work in such a unique space. “Capturing the sounds of this weird, boxy, metallic space was our main interest—-for example, we... read more
Song Premiere: Bonzie feat. The Milk Carton Kids - "Felix"
Bonzie is 17-year-old Nina Ferraro, a Chicago-based singer-songwriter who is tapping into her youthful honesty to produce uniquely heartfelt tracks. Her debut full length, Rift Into The Secret Of Things, is a shift in sound for the artist, who has evolved from the pop-centric sound of her early teens. Now, Bonzie has released a new track from Rift Into The Secret Of Things, a song titled “Felix” on which she collaborates with The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan. “I wanted ‘Felix’ to have a male harmony part, and I had a very specific kind of voice in mind,” said Ferraro.... read more
Album Stream: Sleeping At Last - Atlas: Light
Sleeping At Last’s Ryan O’Neal has had big plans for 2013. The singer and multi-instrumentalist is one-third of the way through a project entitled Atlas that will include the release of six EPs throughout the year. Light, the second EP of the project, is a follow up to January’s Darkness EP. “This collection of songs explores as many interpretations of “light” as I could imagine: weightlessness, exposure, heaven, hope, new life, fireworks and even stories projected onto movie theater screens,” says O’Neal. Light is certainly a visual album. The floating keys and accompanying strings section complement O’Neal’s vocals. It’s no... read more
