Yes folks there is new Ratt-n-Roll to be had. With a new album due out early 2010 and of course a tour to follow, Ratt and Roadrunner Records are letting you sample the new stuff with the first single “Best of Me.”
Joining Ratt for the Infestation, the first album in ten years, is former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo. Ratt wanted to get back to the double guitar attack that they had in the days with Warren DeMartini and Robin Crosby. More on the new Ratt later. For now, here is the first single. Comments? What do you think?
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It appears that YouTube is taking a swing at the music discovery and playlist suggestion thing with Disco, it’s own Discovery Project. Sound a bit like Pandora Radio? It’s along the same idea but not yet quite as slick yet. It does however have some points I would prefer to Pandora.
Upon arrival you are hit with a big search box. Enter the desired band name here and you will get a playlist suggested music playlist with various similar artists (but more of the searched artist), a list of the links to the searched band’s videos on YouTube that you can add to the playlist and more tunes from the similar artists you can add to the playlist.
A search for Ratt came up with a live concert video of “Round and Round” and a playlist including AC/DC, Guns and Roses, Skid Row, Motley Crue, and Great White. There were more artists like Poison, Faster Pussycat, and L.A. Guns over in the related artists.
Remember when I mentioned it wasn’t as slick as Pandora Radio? Well, it isn’t as pretty. There is the same element of surprise when you wait to see what the next song will be. There are some things that are better. Like control over which songs are in the playlist (you can eliminate a tune by throwing a quick click on a box) once it is formed. As far as I can tell it is not going to tell you at some point in the month that you used up your listens for that time period.
Overall I think it is something I will use when I’m in the mood for a certain music (The Joe Bonamassa search results were interesting).
I raise a Zippo lighter to Mashable for bringing this to my attention. \m/
Browsing through the Independent Music Award categories a couple weeks ago I came across a video nominee that I can just not get out of my head. The Matt King video for the song “Cursing the Ohio” is one of the most interesting videos I have seen in some time. Goes to show what you have to gain by checking out the IMA site and what you may discover.
The intention of this post was to not only show you the video but to give you a little back ground on the artist. That information is not easy to come by so what I will share is some of his Bio on iLike.com(while you are there hit the I like Button)…
I grew up in the mountains of North Carolina. I worked in a goldsmith shop and an auction company growing up. I came up at the feet of honest to God mountain people singing bluegrass music about dying and losing lovers. My dad told me stories about our family killing people, killing each other and the generalities that go along with a family of bootlegers, preachers and splintered women. I didn’t think it was fashionable to talk about those things and then one day the apostles of suburbia began making up songs about how cool it was, then took it to the people and sang it to ‘em. – I don’t know about that. These are my stories, I try to be as honest as a liar and a thief knows how to be, I hope you find some threads of truth in here.
A couple of weeks ago I received an email newsletter from Joe and Vicky Price that made mention that they were nominated for an Independent Music Award in the Best Blues Album category. Wanting to support my favorite Iowa Bluesman I went and checked it out. What I found was a smorgasbord of Independent Recording Artists to discover.
From the IMA site:
Discover an eclectic mix of self-released & independent label talent culled from six continents. The Independent Music Awards celebrates artists that follow their own muse – with over 250 Nominees there’s plenty to please the most discerning music fans.
So do your part to support independent music. Listen, discover & champion your favorites.
It’s easy to get lost going through the different categories and artists. I have already found several bands whose material I have downloaded and will later give a quick profile on MusicLee Inclined. Go check it out and if you find something oters should hear please leave it in the comments or post it on our Facebook page.
Austin, Texas Singer/Songwriter Matt McCloskey is offering a download of his album “These Times Won’t Last” FREE of charge to you. Just GO HERE and click the download button and enter your email. You will be emailed a link to where to the download page.
From his website…
This is my first solo record. I’m head over heels about it. Everything was recorded in Austin, TX at my house. Download it, burn it, put it on in your car or on your home stereo and turn it up loud.
You can preview the songs right on the landing page of the link above. I have to say that the first thing I thought of as the title track started playing was how much I miss living in Austin, Texas.
“When you really think about it, I'm not delusional enough to think that what I do is important to life as we know it on this planet. No. But neither is what you do.” by Gene Simmons
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