On May 19 and 20 in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, Superfly Presents will stage the first annual The Great Googa Mooga , an event bringing together approximately 75 food vendors, 35 brewers, 30 winemakers and 20 live music performances. While the food vendors, brewers and winemakers were previously announced, today Superfly unveiled the 20 acts set to perform at the festival’s two stages. Headlining the action will be The Roots, Holy Ghost! and Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Saturday, while John Oates">Daryl Hall & John Oates along with Fitz & The Tantrums are a top Sunday’s bill. We’re also ...

For better or for worse, I recall Hall & Oates as one of the most quintessentially 80s bands out there. They had everything of that decade’s excesses going for them: copious amounts of synth and keyboard flourishes, percussion that could have come out of a drum machine, grainy, cheesy music videos… and, of course, the undisputed magnificence [...]

This one's near and dear to my heart for a couple of reasons. 1) I love Hall & Oates and 2) there was that one time that (in my mind) I almost had a Fiero. It was the '80s (of course it was) and KWES (my local radio station) was giving away a Fiero. I [...]

Summary:  From topping the charts with the release of Watch The Throne to expecting his first child with wife Beyonce, it’s safe to say that he has had an incredible year.   Jay-Z has a lot to celebrate today! Yes, it's his birthday, but he has a laundry list of other things worth celebrating. From topping the charts with the release of Watch The Throne to expecting his first child with wife Beyonce , it’s safe to say that he has had an incredible year. Not only does the legendary rapper turn 42 today and to celebrate we bring ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Daryl Hall is releasing his fifth solo studio album, Laughing Down Crying, on Sept. 27 via Verve Forecast. You can pre-order it here. You need more D. Hall in your life, folks. Do you prefer Daryl Hall with John Oates? Or can you hang with him solo? —Amy

John Oates">Daryl Hall & John Oates returned to Northern California treating a sold out crowd at the historic Mountain Winery to their unique blend of Philly Rock and Soul. The Songwriter Hall of Fame inductees played a career defining set spanning the duos thirteen gold and platinum albums. Hall & Oates have sold more albums than [...]

Arranged By - Arif Mardin, Chris Bond, Hall & Oates Producer - Arif Mardin...

Now that basketball and hockey season have wrapped up, the MSG Network turns over its Friday night programming to the music world. Tonight, the cable network airs a documentary about Steely Dan’s Rent Party ’09 tour at 7PM followed by a Best of Bonnaroo clips show at 7:30. At 8PM, MSG will show the contents [...] Now that basketball and hockey season have wrapped up, the MSG Network turns over its Friday night programming to the music world. Tonight, the cable network airs a documentary about Steely Dan’s Rent Party ’09 tour at 7PM followed by a Best ...

Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival has announced the eclectic musical lineup for this year's event, which takes place from September 3rd through 5th. Headliners will include John Oates">Daryl Hall & John Oates, Wiz Khalifa and Ray LaMontagne & the Pariah Dogs, as well as supporting acts like Broken Social Scene,

First things first. What the hell is a bumbershoot, anyway? My high-tech, proprietary, TMT-issued, Pulitzer-edition text editing software sure doesn't know. In lieu of 'bumbershoot,' it suggests that I really meant to type 'troubleshooter,' 'undershorts,' 'undershot,' and 'slumberous.' But while I'd really much rather be telling you all about this year's lineup for Undershorts Festival, I guess I'll just go with this whole Bumbershoot thing. Who knows, maybe I'll look it up and seamlessly use the term later in the story. Stay tuned, folks! So yeah, Bumbershoot (regardless of whatever else it is) is Seattle ...

Bumbershoot is Releasing 1 artist Per Day for the entire month of May. I’ll keep this updated. tickets Released so far… May 1: Wiz Khalifa May 2: John Oates">Daryl Hall & John Oates May 3: Minus the Bear May 4: Little … Continue reading →

Singer Inara George (“the bird”) and producer Greg Kurstin (“the bee”) have been on the music scene since 2006. Their melodic songs have been on Apple commercials, movies like Sex … Continue reading »

As the author of such books as, 'Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music,' 'Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story,' and 'A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon,' Greg Prato has two new titles that are now available for purchase. The first, 'MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video,' is the first-ever book to focus solely on the channel's important building-block years , specifically from the MTV's launch to when its original group of VJs left the channel. Comprised of ...

So here it is folks, the next instalment of Forgive Me Lord For I Have Synth Peep all the info below and as always there's a cheeky promo mix to warm you up for it. God help us. FORGIVE ME LORD FOR I HAVE SYNTH has moved house. On Friday 26th November we’ll be bringing our delectable mix of Disco, Electronica and Techno to Shoreditch’s best rave-in-a-pub venue The Horse & Groom. We’ll be preaching our usual Ten Commandments, amongst which lie Kompakt and Kitsune, Von Stroke and Vitalic, GI Disco and Gui Boratto. There’ll be extra special DJ sets from Discomal (Collective Joy / To the Lazer Cave), Sharkleberry Fin (CYOA!) and The Daughters of the Kaos (Club Motherf*cker). We’re also pleased to announce that there will be screenings all night of FORGIVE ME LORD FOR I HAVE SYNTH the movie AND we'll be handing out FREE FORGIVE ME LORD FOR I HAVE SYNTH TEE-SHIRTS! Not to be missed, oh followers! Don’t forget too that there are JagerBombs on SPECIAL OFFER on the bar. Be careful though; don’t say we didn’t warn you. All this for £4 entry. Or £3 if you click attending on the Facebook Event . It’s your choice ...