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Imelda May and her guitarist, husband Darrel Higham, made their way to our new studio in NYC and stirred us all up playing songs from the latest album Mayhem. Growing up in Liberties section of Dublin, Ireland, Imelda benefited from having a large family in small living quarters (seven in two rooms), so one record player was shared by all. A balanced exposure of Jazz, R&B, Country, Blues, Rockabilly and traditional Irish music gave her a broad range of musical-styles that has helped shaped her musically and given her great direction in her career. It…

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When Jim Brickman sits down behind the piano you know something special is about to happen. The veteran singer-songwriter, who is responsible for some of the most beloved songs on the radio, has a special place in his heart for the holidays. Inspired by themes of family, love and faith, the season provides Brickman with the kind of motivation artists need to create great works. His holiday original “The Gift” captures the spirit of the season in just the right way, complete with Brickman’s signature delivery.
Enjoy this special Christmas studio session with Jim Brickman,…

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He’s one of only a handful of artists to drop a Christmas album as his second release. But then again Ben Utecht is not your average musician. Utecht achieved his fame during six seasons in the NFL, where he starred as tight end and earned a coveted ring when his Indianapolis Colts won Superbowl XLI. Concussions brought his football career to a premature end, but life works in mysterious ways sometimes, and in the case of Ben Utecht the end of his football days meant the beginning of his new career in music.
Click through to watch Utecht perform…

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Last.fm Presents the first in a new series of live music events based in New York City that will showcase rising talent from across the genre spectrum at the end of every month. On February 24th, experience the hypnotic psychedelica of Amen Dunes, the golden brown melodies of Quilt, and Friend Roulette‘s labyrinthine arrangements at Dominion NY (an intimate new space on Lafayette St). Get there early for a special listening party of Mike Wexler‘s debut album, ‘Dispossession‘ – a harrowing epic that channels late 60s British folk through a dystopian kaleidoscope of daydreams and…

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Entering the campus of the Thomas Edison National Historic Park in West Orange, NJ is like stepping back in time to the turn of the 20th Century. Edison’s factory building and laboratories still stand, meticulously preserved so that future generations may learn about the man who brought us the light bulb, the motion picture, and who effectively founded the record industry by developing the machinery to record music.

Edison’s phonograph machines were the topic of the day last week as singer and songwriter Suzanne Vega joined the Audio Engineering Society and a group of students from Bay State College…

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Last.fm Presents were happy that Deer Tick were able to take time out of their schedule while in NYC recently to settle in and play songs off the new album Divine Providence. What started as a solo project for John McCauley, has obviously become a full-fledged main project. Four albums have been released since September of 2007. Start off today by watching them perform the first of four songs from Divine Providence.

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This week Last.fm Presents brings you an ultra-cool session with Every Avenue. In addition to the band being happy with the amount of time making their third album, more so than the previous two, they got to work with a producer they’ve been yearning to. Aaron Sprinkle is someone who has done a lot of records and worked with bands that the guys are fans of. Finally, scheduling worked out perfectly. Lead singer Dave Strauchman adds that “Aaron understood the direction we were going for”. Watch as Dave, Josh Withenshaw and Jimmie Deeghan give us a cool acoustic…

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This week’s Last.fm Presents featured artist Megan Washington, goes by the stage name of simply, Washington.

She was born in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and lived there until the age of 11. Her family moved to Brisbane, Australia were she did her schooling, and currently lives in Melbourne. Her debut album I Believe You Liar got it’s U.S. release this past November. The song “How To Tame Lions” has already garnered some high praise in Australia. In December 2009 she won the inaugural Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition for the song. Last year at the…

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Snow Patrol are back with their sixth studio album, Fallen Empires. Out now as an import, it streets here in the U.S. on January 10th. Instead of working on the album back in Ireland, they headed to Los Angeles & Malibu, CA for a totally different scenery, waking up each day to sunshine and warmth. With the exception of a few shows in Mexico with U2, they stayed off the road, off the stage and dedicated 18 months to the making of this record. A major change for this album was that Gary Lightbody did not go…

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We bring you into the psych rock world of The Black Angels this week. The band treated us to songs from their releases Phosphene Dream, the EP’s Phosgene Nightmare and The Black Angels plus the unreleased “Watch Out Boy”. Jump in to Last.fm Presents and be prepared to be mesmerized!

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