Helicopters: “Emergency”

Chicago’s Helicopters do this great synth, rock guitar, sweet vocals sound that is all but obvious on their single “Emergency” off last years full-length Sizing Up The Distance. The band apparently gained recognition after winning a battle of the bands competition that gave them a performance at the 2007 Lollapalooza festival. Cool. Go them. Check… Continue reading Helicopters: “Emergency”

No Doubt announces pavilion tour

    No Doubt (aka, Gwen Stefani’s other project) is finally playing out again, this time playing  pavilions  and amphitheaters and such across North America. Excited? I’m not really either. Maybe I would have been like 10 years ago, but now I feel like there are about a million other bands I’d rather see live.  Well, whatever, for… Continue reading No Doubt announces pavilion tour

Bishop Allen at the Black Cat

Bishop Allen is so cute and stereotypically indie. Which is probably why whoever picked the music for Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist loved them to death.  Well, now is your chance to soak up all that adorable. The band, who is releasing their new album Grrr… on March 10 will be playing D.C.’s the Black… Continue reading Bishop Allen at the Black Cat

Squirrelhouse (has a french horn!)

Five-piece Tuscaloosa band Squirrelhouse has a french horn. That’s right, a french horn. I haven’t actually seen one since they played behind me in fifth grade orchestra (I played clarinet and sucked at it). But Squirrelhouse actually has one and that is awesome.  I should say, of course that it doesn’t make their sound. The… Continue reading Squirrelhouse (has a french horn!)

The Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack

Now that it won an Oscar, everybody and their mother will go download (buy? On CD?) the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack. Not that it’s a bad thing! I mean, the thing won an Oscar, so it has to be good. Right? Overnight superstar, A.R. Rahman composed the music and performed with a number of people I’ve… Continue reading The Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

Yeah, you were definitely making weird pixelated videos to compete against Chairlift and leaking Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks. That’s why we’re telling you what you missed this week on Knox Road. Sunday: Bob on B.o.B’s “I’ll be in the Sky” Monday: Awful person Santo Gold raps about stealing Santogold’s name iCatching works with N.A.S.A. and… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

The White Stripes kinda disappoint on Conan…

For Conan’s last show in New York (before he goes and takes Jay Leno’s spot in Cali.) he asked the White Stripes to play. Given their rich history together (the music video for “Denial Twist”, the AMAZING performance of “Lets Build A Home,” etc.) you’d think the duo would have something awesome up their sleeves.… Continue reading The White Stripes kinda disappoint on Conan…

N.A.S.A. featuring everybody in the world on The Spirit Of Apollo

Beat-making duo Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon decided a few years ago to get some friends and famous people together to make a ridiculous collaboration album that would be totally rad. Well this past week that album came out and you know what, it’s totally rad.  Under the name N.A.S.A. (North America South America), the… Continue reading N.A.S.A. featuring everybody in the world on The Spirit Of Apollo