As originally seen on The Rad Report - California... Knows How to Party In a rare perfect storm of circumstances, the NBC censor guy was asleep at the wheel while M.I.A. went rogue and flipped off America during the Super Bowl. Written by Eddie DaRoza

New Music Now The Class of 2012 INTRODUCING - Porcelain Raft is the ethereal pop project of singer-songwriter Mauro Remiddi. We like him not only for the otherworldly sonic meanderings but for the fact that Remiddi, who turns 39 this year - is so productive. I believe the man has produced nearly a handful of EPs and a full-length over the last two years. Each has been more warmly received than it's predecessor. Clearly, Remiddi is making some of the best music of his life right now. The new one; ‘Strange Weekend’ ( Secretly Canadian ) is out now. Unless You Speak From ...

Asleep at the Wheel with Huey Lewis : Hubbin‘ It [ purchase ] I couldn’t let this week’s theme go by without sharing some western swing with y’all. And I can’t think of a better way to do that than to feature Asleep at the Wheel paying tribute to Bob Wills. Huey Lewis, (Really? That Huey Lewis? Really!) is just a bonus. Western swing is a hybrid of country music and big band swing. It arose in the 1930s and 40s. Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies are the pioneers of the style, but Bob Wills was the man ...

PropertyOfZack is thrilled to be bringing you a brand new 10Of’11 feature from Pure Noise Records that includes Jake Round from the label, The Story So Far, Handguns, The American Scene, and Troubled Coast.  Check them out below and make sure to check back every day for more! From Brandon of Troubled Coast: Tokyo Police Club - Champ -Favourite Color Seahaven - Winter Forever -Understanding Transit - Listen & Forgive -Long Lost Friends Bright Eyes- The People’s Key -Ladder Song Feist- Metals -The Bad in Eachother Hostage Calm - Mixed Signals -The “M” Word Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor -Constant Headache Kevin Devine - Between ...

Christmas and country music go together like peas and carrots. It's that time of year where Santa corrals up his steeds, puts on his spurs, and delivers presents to all of the good little cowpokes who have never heard of, much less seen, snow. Don't mind that flask of shine that Santa has stashed in his leather vest. It's hard work delivering present all over the world! And if you are an extra good little rocker, Santa may bring you a new steel gee-tar for Christmas. Yeee-Haw! Brenda Lee - I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus.mp3 From ...

Each spring music fans from across the globe descend upon The Crescent City for the annual New Orleans Jazz Fest . The festival attracts a diverse and impressive roster of acts each year and the 2012 will be no different. Set to take place between April 27 and May 6 (1st Weekend = 4/27 – 4/29, 2nd Weekend = 5/3 – 5/6), this year’s headliners include the Eagles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Foo Fighters, John Mayer, The Neville Brothers, My Morning Jacket, Bon Iver, John Mayer and the Levon Helm Band with special guest Mavis Staples. HT faves Bruce ...

If rockabilly is ignored, western swing is forgotten. Sometimes a rockabilly release will see some coverage by flirting with the garage rock genre, but the 41-year-old Asleep at the Wheel and 13-year-old The Hot Club of Cowtown are the only bands that the wiki for western swing even acknowledges as currently existing. You know your [...]

The International Festival of Country Music, which will return to U.K. stages in February, has announced the addition of Charley Pride and Asleep At The Wheel to the Wembley Arena bill.

K Será’s new EP, The Cantos: ii , is officially out via Burning House Records. The band was kind enough to write up a Track-By-Track guide behind each of the songs for PropertyOfZack and fans of the band. Check it out below and make sure to listen to the EP! Asleep In 2010 we were on Warped Tour traveling through Texas when we were almost killed in a 10+ car pile up. A tropical storm had just made it’s way inland and the rain had made the highway very slick. I am not sure how it started, but I ...

There’s no denying the unbridled free feeling you get when listening to well-executed powerpop. Equal parts The Breakfast Club (that wind-in-your-hair irresponsibility of a teen playing by their own rules back in the 1980s), equal parts The Pixies (dark clothes and shoegazing rubbed in dirt and fuzz), it’s something that grabs you just right and has you flipping your middle finger to the man all while kicking up your heels with reckless abandon. In Melbourne, back in the early ’80s, this was a common occurrence, as any regular attendee at places like The Seaview Ballroom and the Prince ...

1&done;: Pop Punk/Rock/Alternative/Emo : The rules are: Play a song. Step down. Wait 3 songs, and hop back up! Don’t be a jerk… Top 10 artists this week according to the Last.FM group : ‎1 )   The Get Up Kids 2 )   Saves the Day 3 )   Blink-182 4 )   Transit 5 )   Brand New 6 )   Weezer 7 )   Polar Bear Club 8 )   Mayday Parade 9 )   New Found Glory 10)  Into It. Over It. This Week’s Top Songs: 1)  Transit – Long Lost Friends 2 )  Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades     3)  From Autumn To Ashes – The After Dinner Payback 4)  The ...

New Song:  ”Asleep At The Wheel” // Transit // Listen & Forgive

Fireworks are currently out on tour with Polar Bear Club, Balance & Composure, and Made Do And Mend in support of their new album, Gospel , which is in stores now! Kyle O’Neil from the band will be sending in Road Blogs to PropertyOfZack to keep up on the tour. Make sure to check back every week to catch up on all the antics! From Kyle O’Neil: Hello! Kyle here. Today i’m writing to you from Austin, Texas, The home of a whole lot of bats.  We are about thirteen days in to Clash Battle Guilt Pride tour with ...

photograph: the old kichen window, and others, by rosa b. Me and the grape appear to have come to a parting of the ways. Whether we are finished, or whether he is merely on holiday, is cause for some debate. A sobering thought. Either way, our rules of engagement - the gushing over that till death do us part - are on ice. I was turning the bacon. Musing on the convoluted paths we've trod. We used to get on together so famously, stopping some way short of setting the house on fire, but lately things have turned a little sour ...

Ever wondered what Bruce Springsteen would sound like if he had an emo flair? In all seriousness, Andrew McMahon has the voice of an old soul and it really projects on his new song, “My Racing Thoughts” off Jack’s Mannequin’s new album, People and Things out October 4. His calming piano over a clean guitar and driving drumbeat sounds authentically Jack’s Mannequin. Don’t expect to be blown away by this new tune though—it’d be a ballad if the drums didn’t push the song along. The track starts off with a flowery Owl City-like ...