SF to London Town—B. Bravo Works His Flavor at RBMA 2010
San Francisco native Adam Mori is known back home city for his role in the multi-cultural funk collective Bayonics, but there's another side to Adam's musical odyssey. Under the name B. Bravo henow finds himself hard at work, adding a new edge to his f...
NP18: Memory Tapes' Dayve Hawk Reveals His Strange Life on the Road
Memory Tapes, the brainchild of New Jerseyan Dayve Hawk, has only been on the road a month or two, which is why the buzz amongst the crowd the night Hawk and his drummer Matt Maraldo played Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco was unlike I've experience...
Watching Out for Banda de Turistas' Come Back
It's Thursday night and El Imperial Club opened its doors for a special occasion: to receive one of the bands that SPIN Earth has been following for the past months. Banda de Turistas is now promoting the launch of the lately buzzing "Magical Radio...
The Swell Seasons in Prague Review
PRAGUE, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Mar 12, 2010
by tereza
The Swell Seasons in Prague Review
The Swell Season - Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Review
The greatest thing about having an international relationship is how much music that pers...
00GENISIS: In London to Create and Collaborate ...
LONDON, HIPHOP/RAP/R&B, Mar 09, 2010
by iwillcreate
00GENISIS: In London to Create and Collaborate at RBMA
Representing Maryland, 00Genisis comes through London with a humble sense of inspiration, that get to the heart of what the Red Bull Music Academy is al...
Watching Out for Banda de Turistas' Come Back
MEXICO CITY, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Mar 08, 2010
by monophonicgirl
Watching Out for Banda de Turistas' Come Back
It's Thursday night and El Imperial Club opened its doors for a special occasion: to receive one of the bands that SPIN Earth has been following for...
RBMA 2010: Maurice 'TUTU' Sweeney live at Queen...
LONDON, JAZZ, Mar 09, 2010
by justintoland
RBMA 2010: Maurice 'TUTU' Sweeney live at Queen of Hoxton
Here's a quick taste of Maurice "TUTU" Sweeney on trumpet, displaying the collaborative nature of Red Bull Music Academy 2010 live—some classic jazz imp...
Raw Rock with The Hong Kong Blood Opera at Pasa...
MEXICO CITY, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Mar 08, 2010
by zommba
Raw Rock with The Hong Kong Blood Opera at Pasagüero
They will make your ears bleed from moving your feet and shake your head to their insane sound. The Hong Kong Blood Opera is a band originally from Herm...
V.V. Brown Gets Loose in North America—Lookout ...
BOSTON, POP, Mar 04, 2010
by eurogael
V.V. Brown Gets Loose in North America—Lookout for the Shark!
VV Brown is a rock 'n' roller. Shes a singer from London and if you haven't heard of her yet, you soon will.
I heard about this lady well over a year...
Mastodon Crack The Skye at Big Day Out 2010 in ...
SYDNEY, METAL/PUNK/HARDCORE, Mar 03, 2010
by musicfeeds
Mastodon Crack The Skye at Big Day Out 2010 in Sydney
Mikey talks to one half of American prog metal band Mastodon at Big Day Out Sydney 2010. The boys try hard to hold back the silliness, but there's sever...
Free Deer Tick Show Gets Buck Wild at the Indep...
SAN FRANCISCO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Mar 05, 2010
by amarmor
Free Deer Tick Show Gets Buck Wild at the Independent
Deer Tick played a free show the other night at the Independent, thanks to some sponsor that I can't think of right now. The night started off like any...
NP18 Day Six: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zero...
SAN FRANCISCO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Mar 03, 2010
by justin
NP18 Day Six: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Close Noise Pop
Noise Pop concluded its epic sonic assault on San Francisco with the help of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and The Watson Twins during an official ...
A Tribute to Brazilian Legend Wilson Simonal in...
SAO PAULO, POP, Mar 02, 2010
by kent
A Tribute to Brazilian Legend Wilson Simonal in São Paulo
Max de Castro and Simoninha have a lot in common; both are songs of the great Wilson Simonal, who was a hurricane in the Brazilian music history fro...
BEHIND THE CAMERA: Candy's First Music Video
MEXICO CITY, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 24, 2010
by skid
BEHIND THE CAMERA: Candy's First Music Video
In a constant effort to bring you the up-and-coming and buzzing bands from different parts of our planet, we need to keep our ears and eyes open for...
NP18 Day Five: Memory Tapes Mesmerizes at Botto...
SAN FRANCISCO, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Mar 02, 2010
by lazarus
NP18 Day Five: Memory Tapes Mesmerizes at Bottom of the Hill
In a way-too-short but very sweet 20 minute take-over of San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill on day five of Noise Pop 18, Dayve Hawk, the man behind the...
Exploring Asia's Musical Backbone: Japan's JUZU...
JAPAN PROJECT, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Feb 28, 2010
by jamiesan
Exploring Asia's Musical Backbone: Japan's JUZU aka MOOCHY
The Tokyo-born musician, JUZU aka Moochy (JAKAM), is a jack of all trades. He is an icon of the Japanese underground electronica scene, a pioneer who ...
Massive Attack, Sensualidad e Insurrección en M...
MEXICO CITY, , Mar 02, 2010
by narayana
Massive Attack, Sensualidad e Insurrección en México
Por: Armando Monzón Nieves
Photos: Fernando Aceves-OCESA
La histórica visita de Massive Attack a México impregnó de sensualidad los alrededores del...
NP18 Day Two: Harlem Chatter Before Their Cafe ...
SAN FRANCISCO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 26, 2010
by lazarus
NP18 Day Two: Harlem Chatter Before Their Cafe du Nord Headline
Peep Harlem, that rambunctious trio of gentlemen from Austin, Texas, while they sit down with us at SPINearth.tv to discuss their new album "Hippies", g...
Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 — Another Fingered R...
LONDON, CULTURAL/HERITAGE, Feb 26, 2010
by victoria
Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 — Another Fingered Roundup
Last night saw the return of the annual Shockwave NME Awards at the Brixton Academy in London. With Jarvis Cocker hosting, it was sure to be a good nigh...
NP18 Day Two: Foreign Born Lively at Rickshaw Stop
SAN FRANCISCO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 26, 2010
by domingo
NP18 Day Two: Foreign Born Lively at Rickshaw Stop
For the second day of Noise Pop 18, we took it easy at Rickshaw Stop, and Foreign Born gave a pretty sweet show. Just a taste here, but "It Grew On You"...
NP18 Day One: Yoko + Deerhoof Kick Things Off
SAN FRANCISCO, EXPERIMENTAL/NOISE, Feb 24, 2010
by analogrebel
NP18 Day One: Yoko + Deerhoof Kick Things Off
Interesting, to say the least. Yup, a very interesting night....
See more of Noise Pop 18 here....
Vancouver CODE: The Golden Filter Arrive for Wi...
VANCOUVER, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Feb 22, 2010
by m3lissa
Vancouver CODE: The Golden Filter Arrive for Winter Olympic Games
The latest addition to Vancouver's spinearth.tv team Art Guest recently joined me to host a night in search of good music in our grand, festive city—jus...
Interview with Ghetto Radio and Nairobi's DJ Ro...
NAIROBI, , Feb 22, 2010
by paulavion
Interview with Ghetto Radio and Nairobi's DJ Rowbow
The Voice of the Slums
Nairobi's Ghetto Radio is the voice of those living in the slums.
I spoke with DJ Rowbow about the violence after Kenya's ...
Depeche Mode Reunite With Alan Wilder for Histo...
LONDON, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Feb 22, 2010
by otilia
Depeche Mode Reunite With Alan Wilder for Historic Performance
Depeche Mode may well have opened Pandora’s box when they invited ex-member Alan Wilder to play a song with them during their Teenage Cancer Trust fundr...
Noise Pop 2010: Day-to-Day Breakdown of This Ye...
SAN FRANCISCO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 18, 2010
by lazarus
Noise Pop 2010: Day-to-Day Breakdown of This Year's Most Awaited Acts
The 18th annual Noise Pop Festival is poised to unleash its storm of indie fare upon the salivating, music-obsessed droves who dwell in the Bay Area and...
Going Big, Interviewing DJ Marky at London's Fa...
LONDON, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Feb 17, 2010
by calvinsmj
Going Big, Interviewing DJ Marky at London's Fabric
An interview with Brazilian Drum & Bass legend, DJ Marky, as he prepares for the first outing of his London residency at Fabric of 2010. The interview g...
RAKA FESTIVAL: Ain't But One Kind Of Blues
CAPE TOWN, BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY/BLUES, Feb 18, 2010
by aliceinggs
RAKA FESTIVAL: Ain't But One Kind Of Blues
Red-brown-gold stubble and then a flash of a green crop-eye in the rugged face of farmland looking down at the open road. We drove on, back to the start...
Alice in Chains: A New Beginning
LOS ANGELES, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 17, 2010
by tourbuslive
Alice in Chains: A New Beginning
TourBusLive.com Road Diary
Volume 18
Alice In Chains
The Palladium, Hollywood, CA
February 13, 2010
A New Beginning
Normally, I’m a bit of a...
Danish Surf Rock Proves to Brew Well in Scandin...
COPENHAGEN, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 16, 2010
by stillrolling
Danish Surf Rock Proves to Brew Well in Scandinavia
Surf Rock, courtesy of Copenhagen, Denmark? Not the most likely place for a band to emerge with the obvious surf pedigree of El Ray. With three full-len...
LOUD LOVE: Musical Couples, Past and Present
SAN FRANCISCO, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Jan 21, 2010
by lazarus
LOUD LOVE: Musical Couples, Past and Present
Jay-Z and Beyoncé
These two tried to be a secret power couple for far too long. Remember when they kept denying they were even together? But once th...
Lunch With Peter, Bjorn and John in Moscow
MOSCOW, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 11, 2010
by yuri
Lunch With Peter, Bjorn and John in Moscow
Fresh off their tenth anniversary tour, Peter, Bjorn and John made their first stop in Moscow, Russia on February 4th. It was the bands last internation...
St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2010: The Rant Fro...
ADELAIDE, ROCK/INDIE/ALT, Feb 10, 2010
by spoz
St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2010: The Rant From Adelaide
Aaaah St Jerome you and your wacky laneway get together are MY kind of music festival. Why? because you're the ultimate boutique event for obsessive mus...
Global Tour Diaries: YACHT in São Paulo Part Two
SAO PAULO, ELECTRONICA/DANCE, Feb 09, 2010
by switzer
Global Tour Diaries: YACHT in São Paulo Part Two
Lets see.... Brazil....
Well it was definitely a whirlwind little tour; we only had four days to see São Paulo, but we certainly made the best of it....
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