Posts tagged "serious business on btr"
Young Things - Serious Business on BTR [ep122]
Young Things is a rock ‘n roll band from New York City. With apparent influences from the Beatles to the Strokes, everything is in its rightful place here for their mission to get crowds dancing, drinking, and staying out all night. Aiming to be at the forefront of a raw garage rock revival, they’ve been inching closer to the spotlight, opening sold out shows for Jesse Malin and Har Mar Superstar and enlisting Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Band) to produce their record.
Featured song: “All Human Life”
Complete broadcast and radio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/18olBJc
Young Things’ Hello Love // Goodbye Sexual is out now on Battle Worldwide.
Official website for Young Things: http://theyoungthings.net
Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheYoungThings
Twitter: @theyoungthings
Dead Stars - Serious Business on BTR [ep120]
Brooklyn trio Dead Stars make self-described nerd grunge, which turns out to be the perfect description of their sound. Jangly and fuzzy in all the right places, with hooks reminiscent of everything catchy from Weezer, Pavement, and Superchunk as well as the rumbling rock of Hum or Archers Of Loaf. The list could go on — just take a look at that book of favorite CDs from the 90s to get an idea, as our suspicion is these guys had very similar musical upbringings to most who grew up in the ‘burbs. This is straight up, no-frills, rock music — the sort that was once called “alternative” before it morphed into mainstream rock and then disappeared from the airwaves altogether. And Dead Stars ably give it new life.
Featured song: “Waste Away”
Dead Stars’ High Gain EP is out 6/4 on Uninhabitable Mansions
Complete broadcast and radio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/1545bRm
Dead Stars on Bandcamp: http://deadstars.bandcamp.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/deadstarsmusic
Twitter: @deadstarsmusic
Eternal Summers - Serious Business on BTR [ep118]
Eternal Summers — previously a duo of Nicole Yun and Daniel Cundiff, more recently fleshed out with the addition of bassist Jonathan Woods — are a band coming into their own. While previous releases explored post punk and lo-fi rock territory, their current power trio format pushes things solidly into its own territory, crafting a unique pop sound that’s entirely their own. The band is currently running a Pledge Music campaign, offering everything from vinyl pre-orders to sweaty shirts and house shows in order to facilitate the production of their new album.
Featured Song: “Gouge”
Eternal Summers’ Correct Behavior is out on Kanine Records and their follow-up is expected later this year.
Complete broadcast and radio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/13nb7UH
Eternal Summers on Bandcamp: http://eternalsummers.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/eternalsummers
Twitter: @EternalSummers
Pop Zeus - Serious Business on BTR [ep119]
Pop Zeus is the project of Brooklyn’s Mikey Hodges. As the story goes, it was impressed upon his young music-loving self that idols Prince, Stevie Wonder, and Todd Rundgren all played every instrument on their records. When Mikey was ready to start making his own music — less than two years ago — this idea stuck, and he banged out 10 power pop jams using borrowed gear. Here, he performs with his band and talks with Travis about their shared connections with Guided By Voices, among other thing.
Featured Song: “Hold You Tight”
Pop Zeus, the self-titled album, is available now from Burger Records.
Complete broadcast and radio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/14hFcEV
Pop Zeus on Bandcamp: http://popzeus.bandcamp.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/popzeusmusic
Twitter: @pop_zeus
Eternal Summers - Serious Business on BTR [ep118]
Eternal Summers — previously a duo of Nicole Yun and Daniel Cundiff, more recently fleshed out with the addition of bassist Jonathan Woods — are a band coming into their own. While previous releases explored post punk and lo-fi rock territory, their current power trio format pushes things solidly into its own territory, crafting a unique pop sound that’s entirely their own. The band is currently running a Pledge Music campaign, offering everything from vinyl pre-orders to sweaty shirts and house shows in order to facilitate the production of their new album.
Featured Song: “Gouge”
Eternal Summers’ Correct Behavior is out on Kanine Records and their follow-up is expected later this year.
Complete broadcast and radio playlist: http://b-t-r.co/13nb7UH
Eternal Summers on Bandcamp: http://eternalsummers.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/eternalsummers
Twitter: @EternalSummers
Clouder - Serious Business on BTR [ep117]
Formed in Brooklyn in 2011, Clouder made a big splash with their roaring, guitar-driven 60’s-inspired rock ‘n roll. After a brief hiatus as singer Eric Gilstrap moved south, the guys are back in action, playing shows up and down the East Coast and working on new music, pushing their psychedelic wall of sound into new realms, spilling beers, whipping hair, and breaking hearts — we welcome these men back to Serious Business On BTR with open arms.
Featured Song: “Phantom Girl”
Clouder’s Freakin’ Out The Squares is available now.
Complete radio playlist and broadcast: http://b-t-r.co/ZRX3Sx
Clouder on Bandcamp: http://clouder.bandcamp.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ClouderNY
Twitter: @Clouderband
Butter The Children - Serious Business on BTR [ep116]
Butter The Children is an NYC-based quartet, newly signed to Downtown Records that features members of Le Rug, Sweet Bulbs, and Night Manager (who were previously featured on Serious Business on BTR). The band blasts out satisfying post-punk/indie rock tunes that would make the perfect soundtrack to just about any flick revolving around road trips, wild parties, or young lovers. Keeping the tempos up and the guitars going wild, no moment is wasted with this band. Also, as they tell Travis here, they may be working on a concept record — so there’s that.
Featured song: “Animal”
Complete radio playlist and broadcast: http://b-t-r.co/11w3LO5
Butter The Children on Bandcamp: http://butterthechildren.bandcamp.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ButterTheChildren
Twitter: @BTCNYC
White Mystery - Serious Business on BTR [ep114]
White Mystery are the brother-sister ginger rock ‘n roll slaying duo of Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White. Making the most of the classic atomic-hot drums-and-guitar combo and sharing vocal duties, these two blast out tunes with impossible energy and gusto. They dropped their rock bomb on our studio and sat down for an interview with Travis, to share a bit about their hard-touring lifestyle.
Featured Song: “Jungle Cat”
White Mystery’s Telepathic will be released on 4/20.
Official website for White Mystery: http://whitemysteryband.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/WhiteMysteryBand
Twitter: @missalexwhite
The Paparazzi - Serious Business on BTR [ep113]
Erik Paparazzi has been recording and touring in various incarnations of The Paparazzi since way back. His heroes are the underdogs of pop like Harry Nilsson, Nick Lowe, Todd Rundgren, Lee Hazelwood, Brian Wilson, and all the other musical visionaries who can get down with happy accidents, soul power, and the lushness of it all. And his experiences performing with the likes of Cat Power, Dirty Delta Blues, and other notable acts informs his powerful solo work. Here, he catches up with Travis, talks about his work, and offers a rousing interpretation of a perhaps-familiar commercial.
Featured Song: “Hi”
The Paparazzi’s Rococo is available from Serious Business Records.
The Paparazzi on Serious Business Records: http://seriousbusinessrecords.com/artists/show/17
Supercute! - Serious Business On BTR [ep112]
Supercute! is a an all-girl band from Brooklyn who definitely live up to their name. Founded by 19-year old singer Rachel Trachtenburg — whose musical roots go back to playing drums in The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players at age 6 — and joined by bandmate Julia Cumming, this duo is currently prepping their debut album, produced by British songwriter Kate Nash. Here, the girls are joined by friends to complete the super cuteness, just before they head out on tour.
Featured song: “I Do”
Supercute!’s debut album is being produced by Kate Nash and will be released Summer 2013.
Complete radio broadcast and playlist: http://b-t-r.co/108vlNY
Official website for Supercute!: http://www.supercuterocks.com/
Bandcamp: http://supercute.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/supercuteband
Twitter: @SUPERCUTEROCKS
So So Glos - Serious Business on BTR [ep111]
Infamous Brooklyn punks, party-starters, Mets fans, and wranglers of legendary DIY venues Market Hotel and Shea Stadium, So So Glos are always up to something. A true rock ‘n roll band of brothers via divorce and remarriage, their childhood musical beginnings found a new life in 2007 when they formed the band and set out to tour, make records, and operate all ages venues.
Featured song: “Son Of An American”
So So Glos’ Blowout will be released on April 2nd.
Complete radio broadcast and playlist: http://b-t-r.co/16ELLEb
Official website for So So Glos: http://thesosoglos.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sosoglos
Twitter: @sosoglos
