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Fishbone Documentary Released On iTunes In Honor of Black History Month

By Kevin posted February 01, 2012 at 20:31 Indies And The Underground

Fresh off a triumphant performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Fishbone’s documentary Everyday Sunshine is out today on iTunes. Continue...
Contest: Pick The Winners at the 2012 Grammy Awards!!

By Harris posted February 01, 2012 at 15:17 Truth About Music

In what has become a yearly tradition at The Truth About Music, our annual Grammy Awards contest is back. Pick your winners for the following 9 categories and you’ll be entered to win a selection of music, featuring during the 2012 Grammy Awards. Think you can pick the winners? Good luck! Continue...
Madonna Releases Preview of “Give Me All Your Luvin” Video

By Kevin posted January 30, 2012 at 17:36 Indies And The Underground

Madonna will unveil the video for her new song “Give Me All Your Luvin’” on this Thursday’s episode of American Idol. Continue...
Guns N’ Roses Announce U.S. Club Tour

By Kevin posted January 30, 2012 at 16:35 Indies And The Underground

After touring extensively throughout 2011, Guns N’ Roses seems to be starting off 2012 the same way, annoucning six club dates beginning in February. Continue...
Q&A:Ticktockman

By Kevin posted January 26, 2012 at 13:31 Indies And The Underground

Seattle alt-rockers Ticktockman have been making waves in the indie scene since the release of 2010′s Periscope, a five song EP that combined the quintet’s love of sound effects, strange time signatures and intense lyricism with catchy melodies and grooves. Now with the upcoming Valentine’s Day release of their self-titled full length, the band is ready to carry out their mission to make fans forget about the current state of rock music. In a Q&A with Indies and The Underground, frontman Ryan Van Weiringen and guitarist Andy Lum talk about Ticktockman’s beginnings, their hometown’s musical legacy, the state of the music biz, and why they’ll stick to lasers and fog machines onstage. Continue...
Avan Lava Offer Preview of ‘Flex Fantasy’ EP

By Kevin posted January 25, 2012 at 15:33 Indies And The Underground

Indie dance pop trio Avan Lava are giving fans a sneak peak of their Flex Fantasy EP, slated for release February 21st. Continue...
Review: “The Artist” Trying To Go Where Only One Film Has Gone Before

By Harris posted January 24, 2012 at 17:38 Truth About Music

We can see it now. “The Oscar for Best Picture goes to….(drum roll please)…”The Artist.” The crowd at the Academy Awards goes crazy while this reaction is shared in front of millions of television screens across the country: “What the hell is ‘The Artist? Have you seen it? No, have you? No. Isn’t it that silent movie? Who would want to watch a silent movie?” This reaction isn’t without reason and while we’re not ready to call this the Best Picture winner, it isn’t hard to fathom. Continue...
Vid Pick: Sleigh Bells “Comeback Kid”

By Kevin posted January 24, 2012 at 16:22 Indies And The Underground

Sleigh Bells have unveiled their latest clip for the thunderously catchy jam “Comeback Kid.” The weirdest images are singer Alexis Krauss jumping up and down on a bed in a red bathrobe, holding a gun and a slo-mo fist pump in a grocery store at the video’s end. Plently of dancing, lounging by the pool and an awesome Nirvana shirt crops up in between. Watch after the jump. Continue...
Blues Legend Etta James Dies At 73

By Kevin posted January 20, 2012 at 16:19 Indies And The Underground

Blues and soul icon Etta James, whose powerful, earthy voice created R&B classics like “I’d Rather Go Blind,” “Something’s Got A Hold On Me,” and the wedding staple “At Last,” has died. She was 73. Continue...
Artist Profile: Ticktockman

By Kevin posted January 18, 2012 at 20:35 Indies And The Underground

Seattle-based band Ticktockman are on a mission: to bring the super heavy, challenging but super catchy rock of their city’s forefathers back to mainstream ears. As the band themselves say, “the aggressiveness of our sound is inspired by the frustration of what’s popular in our region today. We want to bring loud music back to Seattle and make the younger generation feel alive through that sound.” Continue...