Florence + The Machine To Hit Saturday Night Live

So far, 2010 has been kind for Florence + The Machine. Not only were they picked to contribute to the new Twilight soundtrack, they will be the musical guests for Saturday Night Live near the end of November.

Joining host Ann Hathaway, Florence + The Machine will be live from New York on November 20th. I’m guessing the new song from the Twilight soundtrack will be on the playlist. In case you haven’t heard it, here is the music video for Florence + The Machine’s “Heavy In Your Arms” from Twilight: Eclipse.

Playtime!: Paul and the Patients – CMJ 2010

Paul and the Patients are one of our favorite up and comers that hit up CMJ this year. We met up with singer Paul Holmes early the Saturday morning of the marathon and headed to a cozy Lower East Side playground tucked away in Manhattan.

Playtime!: Neil Nathan “California Run” – CMJ 2010

One late afternoon during CMJ, we had the pleasure of stopping by Neil Nathan’s studio that was tucked away in one of the coolest places in Brooklyn. By far one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, he played us “California Run,” off of his debut LP The Distance Calls. Playing alongside with him on the banjo is Riley McMahon, a super talented musician. This is one performance you don’t want to miss. Sit back, relax and take it all in.

Violens Premiere New Track And Video Right In Time For Halloween

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If you’re working out your post Halloween Party playlists, or if you’re that fancy, creepy video playlists to project on the large white walls in your loft for your equally creepily-costumed friends, look no further. New York trio Violens have prepared and released a little present for you. In preparation for the release of their debut album Amoral on November 9th via Static Recital/Friendly Fire, the band has released the first video from the album, for the song “Violent Sensation Descends”.

Directed by Alejandro Cardenas, the video features the band in priest costumes and crucifix masks, zombie drummers, bloody keyboard players and flashy images of blood tainted skulls. Along with the horror movie-inspired keyboard riffs, you should everything set up for the perfect atmosphere (or at least 2:16 minutes of your party).

Watch the video below:

And listen to the song here:

And if you want to find out whether Violens can translate that same eeriness live, they will be playing a few dates in the US and Canada in November so check the dates below and go see for yourself!

Here are their upcoming tour dates:
11/05 Chicago, IL – Schubas
11/06 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
11/07- Toronto, ON – Drake Hotel
11/08 – Montreal, QC – Casa del Popolo
11/09- Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs

Someone Still Love You Boris Yeltsin Releases New Video for “Sink/Let It Sway”


In the post-CMJ world we somehow totally MISSED this! Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin has just released the first video for the single “Sink/Let It Sway” off of their newest record, Let It Sway (Polyvinyl). The action pact video shows all four members running around and (not) keeping out of trouble. It reminds us why we love these boys so much. They’re such fun!