The Fools The Fools are a Brooklyn duo that, upon first listen, took me back to the early days of Righteous Babe Records, Lilith Fair and Tracy Chapman. When good strong female singers tapped a soulful vein but weren’t afraid to really rock out. Jen and Uchenna first met at Rutgers U but they didn’t start playing music together until…read more
Lots of great songs lately. This soulful, slightly off-kilter piano pop ballad is from Joy Ike’s new sophomore album Rumors . Like most piano playing female singers, Joy has been compared to everyone from Regina Spektor to Norah Jones. But I think this song has more in common with John Legend and India.arie, with perhaps a dash of…read more
Laura Veirs has an incredibly honest voice, one that avoids the baby coo- slurred words trap that so many female singers fall into. Throughout her show last week at World Cafe Live I couldn’t help but be notice how striking, not to mention rare, it is to hear that level of vocal purity.Having originally come to music via Minneapolis’ mid 90’s punk scene it makes perfect sense that she has maintained a distinct level…read more
We’re Only Afraid of NYC’s third EP, cunningly titled 0.3, is available right now, for free, from the band’s Bandcamp page. Now, given that We’re Only Afraid of NYC are playing a gig for me on Saturday I’ve got a bit too much bias right now to write an objective review of the release, so I won’t try at the moment…read more
The Parlotones are a South African rock group in the same vein as Coldplay, Kings Of Leon etc. They may not be known here, but in their home country and a lot of the world they are. They have preformed during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Kick-Off Celebration Concert. In 2009, the band embarked on a sold-out, 300-date world…read more
On The Tip Of Their Tongues Filed under Celebrities, Featured, Singers/Musicians An Interview With Paper Tongues’ Guitarist, Devin Forbes The Paper Tongues began organically, coalescing from within the Charlotte, NC music scene in 2007, eventually releasing their debut album on March 30th, 2010. The future members of the Paper Tongues drifted into the orbit of Uptown Charlotte, where those who had…read more
The Las Vegas based One Pin Short is seven members strong, led by a soulful 300 pound Hawaiian named Shawn Garnett. With sounds infused with reggae, punk, ska and alternative rock they caught my attention. They are currently riding their debut full length, a self titled disc. I had a chance to listen to the new disc and it really is…read more
MySpace Page Influenced equally by the likes of Sabbath and Hawkwind, Los Natas are an Argentian rock band which started out by playing stoner rock in the vein of Kyuss, but eventually started to incorporate experimental/space rock elements into their music. Since the late 90s, the band produced a steady stream of albums and singles on labels like Man&#…read more
Paper Tongues have been announced as co-headliners for MTV2 and the Dew Tour’s Rock N Jock Concert Series! During three out of the five stops on the 2010 Dew Tour, Paper Tongues, along with Neon Trees, will perform during the nationally broadcasted event that will air on NBC as well… read more
I made the decision a little more than a year ago to go ahead and share my personal soundtrack with anyone who was interested. In this last year The World In A Paper Cup has really become so much more than blog to me. It has given me license to truly indulge my curiosity and love for all things music. It has brought people and opportunities into my life that I consider myself incredibly lucky …read more
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