Life’s A Ghost Beach
Josh Ocean and Eric “Doc” Mendelsohn, who make up New York’s Ghost Beach, tell us about wild CMJ shows and the origins of the band name (no, it’s not from the R.L. Stine book). Filmed and edited by...
View ArticleCMJ Up Close: Robert DeLong
It’s been a year since we last spoke, but during the Pittsburgh stop on his first headlining tour, seasoned drummer and CMJ 2012 artist Robert DeLong tells us about his journey into the electronic...
View ArticleRocket And The Ghost @ CMJ 2013
Rocket And The Ghost, whose EP came out last week, talks pre-released jitters and (hypothetically) getting a ride in an adult-sized BabyBjorn. The post Rocket And The Ghost @ CMJ 2013 appeared first on...
View ArticleCMJ Up Close: MS MR
It’s their first headlining tour, but Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow of New York City’s MS MR found their musical soulmates and a pop DIY pluckiness long ago. Directed by Justin Mitchell. The post...
View ArticlePlacebo Plays “How Well Do You Know Your Bandmates”
Right before their CMJ show, Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest of Placebo divulge undergarment preferences, tattoo surface area, favorite French swears, and more in our modified version of...
View ArticleBest Of CMJ 2013: Jonathan Rado And The Gentlemen Jets
Jonathan Rado, a key member of Foxygen, doesn’t often tour with his superb supergroup of sorts, The Gentleman Jets, but we caught up with Rado and co. just before their Bowery Ballroom set during CMJ...
View ArticleBest Of CMJ 2013: Kodaline
The fellows of Kodaline marvels at the size and scope of New York City while letting us in on the secret of getting free beers at Irish pubs (hint: it has to do with, well, being Irish) before the...
View ArticleArtist Announcement Party Recap
Our 2014 presenting sponsor Champion helped us kick off the CMJ Music Marathon 2014 season last month at Manhattan’s Bowery Electric. It was a night for the books, with music from CMJ 2014 artists...
View ArticlePorches. Play “Headsgiving” Live
Porches. treated an exclusive audience to some well-dressed tunes at our CMJ 2014 artist announcement party recently. In this episode of CMJ TV, we caught the NYC-based band on tape at the start of...
View ArticleJuan Wauters Performs “Woodside, Queens”
In this installment of CMJ TV, Uruguayan-born artist Juan Wauters, best known for his work with former New York DIY mainstays the Beets, performs Woodside, Queens, an ode to him adopted hometown, at...
View ArticleWhat’s Cookin’ With Yellerkin?
We recently caught up with CMJ 2014 performers Yellerkin, and they were nice enough to make us dinner! The Brooklyn experimental pop duo’s Adrian Galvin and Luca Buccellati showed us a thing or two...
View ArticleWatch Sunflower Bean Play The CMJ Offices
We invited CMJ 2014 artists Sunflower Bean into our offices for what may have been the loudest happy hour on record. The New York rock ‘n’ roll trio played a spellbinding set of their massive, spacious...
View ArticleAn Interview With Nuns
We sat down with Hank Hanewinkel III, the mastermind behind CMJ 2014 performing artist Nuns, on the evening of their set at the Bowery Ballroom as a part of Champion’s official CMJ showcase with The...
View ArticleJohn Norris Interviews Twin Peaks
One rainy afternoon last month, reporter and musical smartypants John Norris sat down with Chicago garage snarkers Twin Peaks during CMJ Music Marathon. The dudes chatted about their recent album, Wild...
View ArticleHorse Thief’s Cameron Neal Gets A Haircut
During this year’s CMJ Music Marathon, Cameron Neal of Oklahoma City’s blissful folk five-piece Horse Thief stopped by Fellow Barber SoHo for a shave and a haircut from local tonsorial artist and...
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