Thursday’s things: ► Chuck Ragan and Hot Water Music are back with their first album since 2004. “Exister” came out last week to a warm embrace from longtime fans. The quartet celebrates its release with a sold-out show tonight at the Satellite. ► U.K. rock ’n’ soul trio Little Barrie — fronted by Primal Scream/Paul [...]

In 1958, the American idea of the teenager hit Britain. Pathé News caught early examples of this strange new breed at large in London's Soho This may seem very familiar. That's because it's been chopped and edited into dozens of historical documentaries, as a seminal piece of documentary footage. And rightly so: although burdened with the customary, clunky voiceover that Pathé reserved for youth in this period – all that tired "hepcat" jabber – it gives a clear overview, and some fabulous shots, from the dawn of British pop culture. Journalistically, Pathé was right on time: 1958 was the ...

Time traveling with friends from up north.

Die Wahl-Londonerin Al Spx lässt als Cold Specks  bereits heute in  ihr Debütalbum "I Predict a Graceful Expulsion"  – welches am Freitag  via Mute/ Good To Go  in die deutschen Plattenläden wandert –  hineinhören. Kürzlich präsentierte sie daraus den Clip zur schwelgerischen Ballade "Blank Maps" ( motor.de berichtete ). Der Langspieler der 23-Jährigen wurde von Rob Ellis produziert – welcher bereits für etablierte Künstler wie  PJ Harvey hinter den Reglern saß – und vermischt auf einzigartige Weise Elemente des Jazz, Blues, Gospel sowie Folk. Lasst euch an dieser Stelle in die soulgewaltige Traumwelt der kanadischen Singer/Songwriterin entführen: Cold Specks - "I Predict A Graceful Expulsion ...

Hong Kong-based French artist Charles Munka is showing off some of his latest works for JOYCE in Hong Kong. His aim was to showcase a number of current canvas and mural projects, combined with a dedicated installation at the gallery. The installation is a neon rendering of a close-up taken from the famed Rosetta Stone. [...] Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com

Huge fans of Canadian 6-piece Hey Rosetta! here on Mahogany and just discovered this live studio performance for CBC. The...

Lorsque nous rencontrons les groupes pour les filmer, le temps est généralement compté. Nous n’avons pas bien le choix : ils sont généralement en tournée, et n’ont que peu de [...]

ATO Records is thrilled to announce the release of the U.S. Deluxe Edition of 'Seeds', from Canada's breakout success story of 2011, Hey Rosetta! They will be touring in support of this album playing some of North America's biggest festivals. Check out the dates below.

Las Cruces, Protistas Cazador, Chile Rating: 84 by Pierre Lestruhaut It’s 2012, and what has there been to be genuinely excited about in Latin American indie rock these past couple of years, outside of Bam Bam’s ambitious venture into interstellar psychedelia, and–at the diametrically opposed corner of indie–Piyama Party’s absorption of pop culture consumerism into sluggish indieist desolation? My experience writing and listening to Latin indie rock records for over a year can be summarized in the unvarying initial reaction I have about most records. It goes something like: “not bad, maybe something around 72 ...

City of Ships and Nuclear Summer will join Rosetta on their July/August Australian tour .

“What are record labels for?” A few decades ago, this question would’ve sounded obtuse. But as album sales plummet and bands increasingly run their own business operations, it’s become a pressing concern, especially for label owners. Thus far, the answer seems to be “curation.” Labels succeed or fail based on their ability to establish a [...]

It's wrong, but it can't be helped. Hey Rosetta! are an indie folk-rock band from Canada and therefore a comparison with The Weakerthans is inevitable in my mind. But although "Welcome" is a journey that begins with a Weakerthans-esq spontaneous bang, there is an air of banality throughout the whole song.

We can expect a lot of hype surrounding B.o.B 's Strange Clouds this week. Will the rapper successfully sail past the sophomore slump? Little Broken Hearts from Norah Jones is sure to be the talk of the town as well. But, of course, that's not the only record on our radar. The Spinto Band 's Shy Pursuit is another interesting album--the band have chosen to release it on their own Spintonic label. Pieces from Charlene Kaye 's Animal Love have sounded very impressive, and Carina Round always delivers pleasing songs. All the new releases we know about ...

Die Wahl-Londonerin Al Spx zeigt unter dem Künstlernamen Cold Specks ihr erstes Video zum Song "Blank Maps". Die Single wird auf dem Debütalbum "I Predict a Graceful Expulsion" – welches am  18. Mai via Mute/Good To Go  in die deutschen Plattenläden wandert – zu finden sein. Ihr Langspieler wurde von Rob Ellis produziert, der bereits für renommierte Künstler wie PJ Harvey hinter den Reglern saß. Das aktuelle Stück ist eine schwelgerische, verträumte Ballade, die Optimismus versprüht. Lasst euch an dieser Stelle von dem neuen Clip mit der 23-Jährigen als Eisprinzessin verzaubern: Cold Specks - "Blank Maps" Vor ein paar Jahren strandete die ...

Deerhoof, Hey Rosetta, Shout Out Out Out Out, Dan Deacon, The Garrett Mason & Keith Hallett Show and Chali2na w/ Break Science are among the acts slated to appear at Evolve Festival 2012. The three-day event will take place in Nova Scotia, Canada from July 20...