This 4th of July Miami was out in force at Audio Junkie’s Independence Day jam with a ton of awesome local bands, including PLAINS, Arboles Libres & Deaf Poets, along with Jolt Radio (providing the tunes outside) & Subvert Ales providing the tasty homegrown brews.
Check out Jolt Radio’s recap for pictures and more! Much thanks to them for the great coverage and jams.
ANR‘s Michael John-Hancock has dropped another gem along the road to their new album, the follow up to 2011′s Stay Kids.
These tripped out, artistic videos feature rare moments with the band, beautiful imagery and sneak peaks into what some of their amazing new tracks sound like. If you haven’t seen the first, “Urban Legends”, get up to speed.
Then watch John-Hancock turn into his father in the new video.
Subscribe to ANR’s youtube page for more, listen to “Stay Kids” here, and check back here for details on everything 10K.
We’ve got lots of instathings to show you. Expect photos from the bands, the weird goings on of the studio, and of course sneak peaks of whats coming up next. Follow us @10kislands or check it out online here.
Our first photo, the silver wolf:
“The 10K Islands studio’s spirit animal. Part wolf, part giraffe–on acid.”
Earlier today, Crossfade of the Miami New Times premiered PLAINS new video for “Stains”, the whiskey drenched punk-rock party track off their debut album.
True to the music, the video–directed by guitarist and awesome dude Jorge Gonzalez Graupera–is fun and.. well, probably whiskey drenched. It’s compiled mainly of tour footage from earlier this year, and has at least one pillow fight. Check it out!
Today, Miami’s bass overlords, Basshead Music, release their first ever LP.
“All Killer, No Filler” stretches right across the grand spectrum of Bass Music, from dubstep to hip-hop, drum & bass to booty bass. It features a number of Miami’s own artists, as well as some out of town heavyweights.
Listen to Basshead’s first album “All Killer, No Filler” below and buy it here!
Also, if you missed the release of F WITH FLORIDA by the GET LOW team, download it here for more juicy beats from Florida artists.
PLAINS teamed up with director Matthew Prickett to create the music video for “Dry”. I don’t think any of us here have ever seen a better depiction of what it feels like to wake up next to an empty bottle of Jameson, rock bottom.
Said frontman Mike McGinnis: “We tried to represent the song in a very literal way. It’s about being at a low point in life after losing a loved one. The character in the song ends up getting out of his funk after he realizes that he can create life just as easy as it’s been taken away from him.”
(via The Broward Palm Beach New Times)
As Dances said, “Every bottle waitress in Miami will pay off her plastic surgery debt tonight”, and LeBron James can finally put his championship ringed pinky out at LIV. Finally.
Earlier this month, Sleepwalking–the musical invention of Michael John-Hancock of 10k Islands/ANR & Jared McKay of Discosoma Records–released their tribute to #22 of the Miami Heat, James Jones. The track has been making its way across the web, featured on Miami New Times, Grantland and Ion Magazine. Check out the awesome video below!
