I spent some time working in New York City a few years ago. It had a profound effect on me. At the end of my stay, I felt homesick for a place that was basically unknown to me six months before. I’ve been in and out of love with it ever since. Time has been kind with opportunities, but...

First day of tour, Mansfield, MA, “the calm before the storm.” The weather can’t decide whether it wants to be rainy or sunny, still this does not hurt anyone’s spirit. The first drop of bass pierces through the grounds… Sound check.   This year IDentity Festival at...

via billboard.biz: “MySpace’s Third Act: Why The Social Network Is Doubling Down On Music For Its Latest Incarnation” The new Myspace is aiming to fill the void in music discovery yet to be filled by Facebook, Twitter and even Spotify, and many industry executives and artists...

We hope that people do all that they can to improve our Earth and spread joy and enjoy life themselves. It seems that South African folk musician Jeremy Hewitt is doing his best to make the world a better place. Last week Hewitt’s musical career hit a peak at South Africa’s largest...

(Editor’s note: This article is intended to be taken as personal opinion only, and in no way speaks for any entities/companies involved or mentioned aside from the author.) The following is an excerpt from the July 30, 2012, Los Angeles Times article “Is it time to declare the...

  Identity Festival 2012 is making its way to a select city near you. We will be covering the following dates: -Mansfield, MA       07.26.12 -Bristow, VA            07.27.12 -Wantagh,NY          07.28.12 -Philadelphia, PA   07.29.12 -Atlanta, GA            ...

Born and based in Boston, MA, Fat City Bird is the shared brainchild of six multi-instrumentalists. After keyboardist Kyle Kornack introduced former bandmates Ryan Kershaw and Mike Bougas to rhythm section masters Robin Buyer and Mike Simpson, the five began jamming in Mike’s apartment,...

Life is full of lulls. Loss of interest. Quiet admittances of defeat. You fall in and out of love with significant others, with coworkers, with friends, with expression, with bands, with television, film, and music. With music. Music is my life, my love, and yet there are times when I want to...

Last month, I discussed the overwhelming nature of music discovery and band presence on the Internet. Facebook’s music API now allows for one-click, immediate access to any band’s music. Pretty cool, right? That said, what if you are looking for new music, but not from any band in...

Death metal has long been an acquired taste for most. The dazzling guitar riffs, intense drum presence and deep growling vocals are all standard in the death metal genre. If you are a fan of this dark, brutal music, then you wouldn’t have it any other way. Unfortunately, death metal is...

A week ago today, LTM arrived at the Hynes Convention Center, bright and early, for the first day of the Rethink Music Conference. From the start, it was apparent that we were watching some heavy hitters of the music industry at work. With each discussion, our fingers flew over keyboards,...

With so many resources out there for all kinds of news, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed to the point of disinterest. When it comes to music, there are news aggregators, song aggregators, editorial blogs and music spotlight blogs, to name a few. It reminds me of a Portlandia sketch on...

Foreword: For posterity’s sake, this concert recap is kept in the present tense. For the reader who cannot transport to the nearest Justice concert, this is meant to suffice. Audio, Video, Disco. or March 19th, 2012, The Day Justice Came to Boston 11:45PM So, I just got back from the...

“My goal is to spread authentic hip-hop through the world. I represent the struggle because I lived through and overcame it. That is what this project represents; you have to keep going because, believe it or not, your dream, everything you want, is closer than you think.” The...

With the heavy Dubstep genre becoming mainstream, it’s only natural to see the genre become saturated with many new artists. However, there are few who have seen such success as 19-year-old Porter Robinson. With his career only months into the Dubstep scene, his EP Spitfire debuted as...

Fair to Midland is an artsy prog rock band from Sulphur Springs, Texas that has been on the music scene for quite some time. Originally releasing albums themselves, they soon got the attention of System of a Down’s Serj Tankian and with his help released their first fully produced CD,...

On a cool winter’s Saturday night, a small apartment in Mission Hill, Boston was hosting a band called Emefe in its cramped basement. At least fifty guests danced elbow-to-elbow as sweat slid down their arms and dripped from their foreheads. Their delighted shrieks could be heard under the...

RE: Newt Gingrich Ordered to Stop Using “How You Like Me Now?” Newt Gingrich is the latest in a long line of politicians to receive a cease and desist after using popular music without authorization. At a campaign rally last week, Gingrich used “How You Like Me Now?,” by British band...

The show Digitalism is something that I don’t know how to re-experience unless I saw them live again. Their music, I’ve never heard before. There was some type of pulsing bass movements going on and I went originally not planning to get emotionally attached. The opposite occurred. I...

Identity Festival By Chris O’Hara “Dub Step; somewhat an odd evolution of techno. Everything became an evolution of techno and electronica so much as you get a synthesizer, drum machine, or an ‘uhn tiss’ in there. One could argue Techno is technically an evolution of Disco when it...

  If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend the come to the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge, MA on October 1, 2011 (doors at 1 PM) for the Swaggerin’ Growlers third cd release titled ‘Outlaw Waltz’. Also playing, Jeff Rowe, The Pity Whores, The Snipes...

YES! The excitement is overwhelming. It’s true; Stephanie Farah has released her first official music video! For our new readers that may not know who this radiant woman with the voice of an angel is; her name is Stephanie Farah and she was LTM’s very first cover girl. We were first blown...

Kim Morrell is steadily making her presence known across the internet’s biggest social networks. But make no mistake about it; Kim is no newcomer to the music scene. Growing up in a home full of show tunes, orchestral, folk, and jazz, Kim belted her first melody at the tender age of 2 and...

“It’s Alright sums up the entire album, the writing and recording process. We’re saying ‘It’s okay, buddy. It’s gonna be fine. Don’t worry so much about it.’ Hopefully, listeners will hear the album and agree. Badknight is the sweetness of Emily Lenae Badger’s voice and...