Last year, M83’s Anthony Gonzalez announced plans to compose the audio for the new Tom Cruise flick, ‘Oblivion.’ 'StarWaves,' the first piece of music from the film, is now available for your listening pleasure.
Twenty-five years ago, R.E.M. unveiled their sixth studio effort, ‘Green,’ which included such well-known hits as ‘Pop Song 89,’ ‘Stand’ and ‘Orange Crush.’ The 1988 album gained worldwide acclaim and arguably became the defining record of their career. Now, the band has announced plans to release a special 25th anniversary edition of album, along with an exclusive live EP.
March 6, 2013 Charlie Mars has been an under the radar staple here at The MOOSE for several years, and his latest album Blackberry Light has given us some of his best work yet including my new fave tune called "How I Roll".
March 5, 2013 Tess Michel from East Helena is off to California this week to compete for the top spot amongst the country's best young pianists.
Now that Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has introduced his 'Sound City' documentary to the world, the film's soundtrack has become available for streaming in full. Consisting of experimental collaborations with musical giants such as Paul McCartney, Trent Reznor, Corey Taylor and many more, the transfixing 11-track 'Sound City: Real to Reel' album is now yours to experience (listen below).
March 4, 2013 This week's CD releases include some new Jimi Hendrix! Here are some other new releases due out this week that we're looking forward to:
March 3, 2013 You've been hearing the new single from Gooding called "Mountain" on 95-1 "The Moose" for a couple weeks now. Be one of the first to see the official video here:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have just announced the dates for their 2013 summer tour, and now Petty is discussing some of the group's plans for both those live performances and an upcoming album they plan to release later this year.
The key for many an aspiring band in the mid '60s was to take a few things from the Beatles playbook and mix in lessons learned from Bob Dylan. In short order, folk rock was born. The Byrds and the Turtles were among the many who took the genre to pop gold. It was from this seed that the Buffalo Springfield would also grow after joining up in in 1966.
Green Day are starting to get back on track after their fall of 2012 and early 2013 were derailed by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab. Armstrong's troubles came to a head as their heavy promotional schedule took them to Las Vegas for a show last fall in which the frontman went on a guitar-smashing rant onstage. With the band preparing their return to touring, bassist Mike Dirnt addressed the past issues and their current state with Rolling Stone.
February 27, 2013 All my favorite bands in the last few years have been from Australia. Atlas Genius isn't exactly new on the music scene but I've only recently spent time with their music and a new release called When It Was Now.
