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UCMAG - EAR CANDY
Good music is good for the soul. It gets you up your hardest send or just through the day.
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 The Paper Stars
“I think the word these days is Americana, which is kind of vague, but that’s what I’ve been told we’re classified as,” says Tres Altman, frontman for Colorado-based band The Paper Stars. Around since 2000, the Stars have only released a seven-song EP, though a new album is due out this fall. The band has been a staple in the Boulder area, with their most recent big show opening for The Avett Brothers at the Boulder Theater, but Altman’s recent move back to his home state of North Carolina to be closer to family signals a shift for the band.  OTHER LIVES
Other Lives, an indie rock band based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, formerly known as Kunek, plays simply beautiful music. Their musings are often redolent of a more organic Radiohead (think less synth, more classical instruments) with a touch of folk. The band has recently begun to change their sound into more polished orchestral works. Their utility musician, Jonathan Mooney, has been climbing for a little over two years...  BARTI, OF AL-BERTO AND THE FRIED BIKINIS
Barti, a musician from Switzerland and Guatemala (“I have family in both countries,” he says), is the front man for Al-Berto & the Fried Bikinis, whose chilled out acoustic/electronic tracks appeared in the Big UP Productions’ climbing flicks Dosage V and Progression. In addition to playing guitar, bass, accordion, and keyboard, Barti sings and is an avid boulderer.  DJ DIRT MONKEY
Patrick Megeath, aka Dirt Monkey, 23, hails from Sacramento, California, where he started climbing some nine years ago. Now living in Boulder, Colorado, he routesets at the Boulder Rock Club by day and spins at clubs, gyms, and comps by night. Megeath plays a combination of dubstep (“like a 70bpm breakbeat, rooted in dub reggae, with super-low bass frequencies,” Megeath explains) and his own music, which he produces on his laptop with apps like Ableton Live and Logic.  LORD SCRUMMAGE
The Detroit-based band Lord Scrummage is more than just a musical act — it’s an experience. UCMag experienced that experience fi rsthand during this year’s Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado — you see, Lord Scrummage crashed with us in our swank suite at the Vail Mountain Lodge. Like any good band, the Scrum Dog Millionaires spent a lot of time drinking, smoking cigarettes, and copping free Internet.  Interview with Yesod Williams of Pepper
Pepper is a group of 3 guys from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Kaleo Wassman, Bret Bollinger and Yesod Williams. I spoke to Yesod, the drummer to ask him a few questions about the group and learn more about their music. Their sound can be defined as rock music with a reggae influence. It definitely has an island feel with influences from Sublime, Police, the Clash. For more check out Pepper's sites: myspace.com/pepperlive and youtube.com/therealpepperlive  SOJA - (Soldiers of Jah Army)
SOJA is a Reggae band out of Arlington, VA that consists of Jacob Hemphill (guitar), Bob Jefferson (bass), Patrick O'Shea (keyboard), Ken Brownell (percussion), and Ryan Berty (drums). The band originally came together in 1997. Since then, they have released four albums, Soldiers of Jah Army, Peace in a Time of War, Dub in a Time of War and Get Wiser. They released an intermediate EP titled Stars and Stripes in early 2008 to promote their new album that’s about to release in the upcoming months. Check out their website, sojamusic.com for photos, tour dates and more.  Interview with Lord Scrummage at Teva Mountain Games
I met with the boys of Lord Scrummage: Alex, Conor, and Ben, at a table outside Moe’s BBQ in Vail, Colorado during the weekend of the Teva Mountain Games and the U.S. World Cup of Bouldering. They had just arrived a few hours ago and it was their first time in Vail. Vail was one of the many stops on their tour across the country to promote their new album. Other stops on the tour include San Francisco, Dallas, New Orleans, and Baltimore.  Love is Love Foundation Compilation CD
Steve Rosenfield, a now-California based climber, wants to help people. One only needs to visit his non-profit organization’s website, thelilfoundation.org, to see this. “The Love is Life Foundation is committed to improving human wellbeing and alleviating human suffering globally,” the LIL’s mission statement reads.  Abel Okugawa
Abel Okugawa is a down-tempo electronic, dub-fusion recording artist specializing in enchanted soundscapes and inspired music. If you’re a smooth, technical, and precisely steezy climber who pays attention to the subtle details of your craft, than Abel Okugawa’s music is the soundtrack to your personal climbing movie.  MUSICIANS, THIS IS STARDOM CALLING
Folk, punk, rap, rock, pop, metal, country, soul, blues — whatever you’ve got, we’re opening our ears and arms. Whether you lay it down on your computer, a four-track recorder or in a professional studio, it makes no difference to us. Log on to urbanclimbermag.com's forums, where you can post up info and links to your band and your music in “Ear Candy”.  Viva Mayday
Intro and interview by Julia David - These days, it is not rare to hear folks say they think current events such as, namely, the Iraq war, mirrors the events of the 1960s and 70s. More over, it is even more common to hear ubiquitous desires for an equal amount of political, strong and honest music that responds to the tyrannies, misjudgments, and wars as there were during the 60s and 70s.  The Hope Trust
By Kevin Riley - Take your time with The Hope Trust’s album The Incurable Want. Let this record sink in – it’s somber pedal steel, earthy acoustic guitar, aching vocals and nostalgic lyrics meld truer with exposure.  LOVE IS ALL
By Kevin Riley - With misunderstanding as their influence, and claming their sound is something like confusion, it’s no wonder their sound ranges from chaotic to Wild Iris limestone smooth. As soon as the first note hit the back wall, the crowd pushed towards the front of the stage, forming an obligatory pulsating mosh pit.  THE AMITY FRONT
Intro and interview by Andrew Tower - When I first heard The Amity Front, a Massachusetts-based roots/rock band, I immediately began tapping my foot under my desk. I couldn’t help it. It was as if the guitar and bass riffs were flowing straight through my ears and into my legs. |
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 STILL TIME
Intro by Julia David and interview by Kevin Riley - Think Dave Matthews impromptu harmonica solos with Jimmy Page in his element, but better. Think Sublime flow while slowly biking alongside the velvety sands of Negril, but better. Think the down under easy-going body-undulating beat of Men at Work while watching surfers on the California coast at high tide… |
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