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Song Pick of the Day: Vulcan - Imaginary People

There’s only two more days at CMJ, but still lots of great music to see and hear. For example Vulkano from Sweden, who play tomorrow at Pianos. Imaginary People is our Song Pick of the Day.

CMJ Roundup Day 3: Religia // The Beaches // Georgia

CMJ Roundup Day 3: Religia // The Beaches // Georgia

Unfortunately I couldn’t join for the daytime shows, but Elke saw Idgy Dean, Methyl Ethel and Courtesy Tier. More about them later. For me the evening started with Religia, the project of Asha Iwanowicz from Brooklyn. She combines mostly electronic music with great vocals and I’m sure we’

CMJ Roundup Day 2: Foxtrax // Syvia // OWEL // Controller // Monogem // Lara Snow

CMJ Roundup Day 2: Foxtrax // Syvia // OWEL // Controller // Monogem // Lara Snow

Elke and I split forces at the beginning of Wednesday evening: she went to Leftfield to see Foxtrax, an alternative rock three piece who blew her way. I started the day at Arlene’s Grocery for the 24West showcase to see Syvia, also from New York, who play a more

CMJ Roundup Day 1: Heaters, Mikey and the Other Guys, Mansions on the Moon

CMJ Roundup Day 1: Heaters, Mikey and the Other Guys, Mansions on the Moon

It’s CMJ time in New York City! The CMJ Music Marathon, which goes into its 30th year in 2015, is similar to SXSW in Austin with series of countless shows in venues all over the city. The difference to Austin is that New York can easily absorb a few

Song Pick of the Day: Monogem - Gone

This is glistening electropop from California by Monogem from California. She is playing Rockwood Music Hall tonight for CMJ and I hope I can be there. Our Song Pick of The Day.

VIDEO: Robyn Cage - Born in the Desert

Robyn Cage from Utah loves the desert, after all she’s born there as the title of her debut album proclaims. The title track is a beautiful, big song and Utah’s landscape plus a piano and a bathtub are giving the perfect backdrop.

Song Pick of the Day: Solvey - Wave

I just love this song by Solvey, the lastet project of Jessica Zambri. She will play CMJ on Friday 9:30 pm at Pianos and I will try hard to be there. Here is her song Wave, our Song Pick of the Day.

Song Picks of the Week

1. Line & Circle 2. Dilly Dally 3. Infinity Girl’s 4. For Esmé 5. Beach Baby 6. Blank Paper 7. CHEATAHS

VIDEO: Stranger Cat - RED

Cat Martino, aka Stranger Cat, directed and edited this video herself, which features Charles Schneider as an evil sorcerer who abducts Stranger Cat into some enchanted forest. Beautifully done!

PHOTOS: Ibeyi delights a jam-packed Webster Hall

PHOTOS: Ibeyi delights a jam-packed Webster Hall

I fell in love with Ibeyi pretty much a year ago, when their name appeared on the first SXSW artist list. Since then they have released their full-length debut and have been touring the world non-stop, filling up bigger and bigger venues. Their last NYC stop was a packed Webster

Song Pick of the Day: Blank Paper - Ambien

Today’s Song Pick of the Day is from Blank Paper, a Brooklyn four piece that does high energy danceable electronic music. They play CMJ Wednesday 9 pm at The Paper Box, a great venue that unfortunately hosts concerts only rarely.

Song Pick of the Day: For Esme - Make a Sound

Song Pick of the Day: For Esme - Make a Sound

Here’s a another band from Toronto paying NYC a visit for CMJ: the electropop trio For Esmé. They will play Lit Lounge on Tuesday night at 11, but I hope they can line up some more gigs while they are here. “Make some Sound” is our Song Pick of

Song Pick of the Day: Dilly Dally - Desire

I had my expectations how music by a band called Dilly Dally would sound, but they were all wrong. Listen below to be blown away! They are listed for CMJ, but are not yet on the schedule. Too bad, because I don’t want to miss this!

NEW ALBUM: Idgy Dean - Ominous Harminus

Idgy Dean was one of the first shows we saw this Spring at SXSW in Austin. Listed on the schedule as a “one-woman rock band from Brooklyn”, we didn’t quite know what to expect, but it turned out to be one of the best shows we saw at the

Song Picks of the Week 15.40

Starting this week, we are posting our Song Picks daily on glamglare.com as well as on our Facebook page. Follow along as we go or checkout our Soundcloud playlist every Monday morning. 1. Bent Denim 2. Wolkoff 3. Valise 4. Annabel Allum 5. The Britanys 6. Avec Sans 7.

Song Pick of the Day: Blonde Maze - Letters I Never Sent

Blonde Maze is the electronic solo project of Amanda Steckler. She will play CMJ Saturday at C’mon Everybody, a pretty cool new venue in Bed-Stuy. Letters I Never Send is a beautiful track, written “between New York & London” – our Song Pick of the Day.

Song Pick of the Day: Avec Sans - When You Go

Avec Sans are a electropop duo from London and will play three CMJ shows. According to their bio they are extremely physical live performers and that alone makes them a must-see as well as our Song Pick of the Day.

Song Picks of the Week

Monday evening is in sight, and we’re in the mood for something dreamy with a psychedelic touch, created in Stockholm – a city attracting lots of interesting musical acts. Les Big Bird are our Song Pick of Monday with I Woke Up In A Dream. On Monday we started watching

LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm

LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm

In 1985 I knew Grace Jones mostly of her role as a Bond villain’s right hand in A View to a Kill. When she released Slave To the Rhythm, I liked the song well enough to buy album, which is actually mostly different interpretations of the same song combined

Song Picks of the Week

Monday we were celebrating the wedding of one of our best friends. All the best wishes to her and her husband! But we have only six song picks for this week. Sorry. Like me, you might enjoy some psychedelic tunes on this gorgeous Tuesday morning: how about Kiss the Sun,

LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Placebo - Pure Morning

On our second visit in New York City in 1998, for the occasion of our honeymoon, we visited the Virgin Megastore on Times Square, which of course doesn’t exist anymore. I bought two records there: Hole’s Celebrity Skin and Placebo’s Without You I’m Nothing. Both bands

Song Picks of the Week

Here are our song picks of last week. Find them every Monday morning (EST) here or follow along day by day on our Facebook page. Labor Day… no holiday in Australia though, hence we choose our Song Pick of Monday from there with Sandy by Oh Mercy A warm, driving,

Mothica plays first show ever at Palisades

Mothica plays first show ever at Palisades

It is exciting to have the opportunity to witness the first show of an artist who probably has a long career in front of her (if she wishes to have one). Mothica from Brooklyn took the stage at Palisades to sing a few songs that will (probably) make it on

Song Picks of the Week

Monday is a good day to present new music, so we will post our Song Picks of the Week one day later in the future. Today is also Labor Day in the U.S. and the unofficial end of summer. At glamglare, we are looking forward to fall, to lots

LIFE SOUNDTRACK: Depeche Mode - Strangelove

With the summer waning, on the calendar, not exactly weather-wise in NYC yet, I’m thinking of memorable music-related summer moments in my life. One of them was 1987 in the Southern France town of St. Tropez. I was with a friend on a four weeks poset graduation trip and