Bearfoot stopped by the WNRN studio this morning to play four songs live and talk to Anne Williams about the history of the band, writing songs, and some other things . Check out the podcast below and don’t miss them at Mockingbird’s Roots Music Hall tonight!

Ben Nuckols’ review of Safe House, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds.

Wil Smith and his review of Chronicle below!

HOUR 1:

MAFIA TRACK SUIT – 28 DAYS
BUTTERFLY VENDETTA – POSTER GIRL (ACOUSTIC)
SHAPIRO – I’M NOT THERE
BEETNIX – RADIO ROCK
ASTRONOMERS – THE GARDENER (PART 1)

THE ANATOMY OF FRANK – SATURDAY MORNING
LAUREN HOFFMAN – BROKEN
THE JUDY CHOPS – HOME
TREADING LEMMINGS – A ROAR FROM BORING ALICE
BLACK GIRLS – GET OFF

INVISIBLE HAND – THERE’S ROOM IN MY WILL
ROBIN WYNN – BAIT
PARACHUTE – LOSING SLEEP
FREAK FLAG – EMERGENCY ROOM
BASSHOUND – SOUL FILTER

HOUR 2:

THE MODERN PROMETHEUS – IN THE DARK
THE SORT – MISTLETOE
D-BLACK – VA’S MY HOME
DUMM-DUMMS – CHEMICAL THING
BORROWED BEAMS OF LIGHT – THOUSAND YEAR POWER-NAP

MADRID KIDS – BROKEN SILHOUETTE
TRAGIC CHEMISTRY – DAM
UNDER THE FLOOD – THE MOMENT
STEAL THE PRIZE – WHERE’S YOUR GOD NOW?
THE BUSINESS OF FLIES – ASH SUNDAE

BIRDLIPS – UNDER CROOKED TREES
THE NICE JENKINS – NEEDS
THE BLACKOUT PROJECT – SORRY LOVE YOU FOREVER
JUST LIKE ALWAYS – SAME OLD TALE

Stay tuned to win tickets to Chronicle from WNRN and Regal Cinemas!

Wil Smith reviews The Grey, starring Liam Neeson.

Ben Nuckols and his review of The Woman in Black below!

American Aquarium stopped by the WNRN studio today to talk with Tad Abbey and play 3 songs live! Check out the podcast below and listen to them talk about their new album coming out in late August, their live record, and their concerts tonight at the Jefferson and tomorrow at the Camel.

Just because it’s 2012 doesn’t mean you still can’t relive moments from 2011;  check out Anne Williams’s interview with Janet Muse and Mike Dunn below! They played a few songs live and talked about their album, First Night, and their background-including the first time they played together.

Wes Swing stopped by the WNRN studio on Wednesday to play three songs live and talk to Anne Williams about his music, his new album (coming out around 2013), and sustainability. Check out the podcast below, or better yet, see him play live at the Southern tonight!

Punch Brothers’, Who’s Feeling Young Now?

Completed over three weeks at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Who’s Feeling Young Now? was produced by Grammy Award winner Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Modest Mouse). Ten songs from the album were written by Punch Brothers, with the band’s friend Josh Ritter co-writing lyrics on two tunes (“Hundred Dollars” and “New York City”). Additionally, the album contains the band’s interpretations of Radiohead’s “Kid A” and the Swedish group Väsen’s “Flippen.” The new album is Punch Brothers’ follow-up to 2010’s Grammy-nominated Antifogmatic.

Legendary producer T Bone Burnett recently said of Punch Brothers, in an interview with American Songwriter magazine: “That’s one of the most incredible bands this country has ever produced. Chris Thile, their mandolin player, is probably a once in a century musician, like Louis Armstrong was a once in a century musician. Chris is one of those kind of cats.”
-review from nonesuch

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Craig Finn’s, Clear Heart Full Eyes

When I first heard that Craig Finn was working on a solo record, I was worried. Was there trouble in The Hold Steady? Would he go in a “new direction”? My fears were assuaged when Finn shared a few early songs on Minnesota Public Radio’s Wits in April 2011. They were great, and I made a point to keep tabs on the project. Over the following months, Finn provided context via his blog and Twitter about how he was interested in trying something new and wanted to grow as a songwriter and musician by working outside his comfort zone. The Hold Steady, thankfully, lives on.

So, nine months after that first taste, we have Clear Heart Full Eyes — out Jan. 24 — and it’s clear that this is first and foremost a “lyrics” record. Finn’s vocals reside at the forefront of the mix, while the musical arrangements are subtle and mellow, which allows listeners to concentrate on the words. His chosen themes haven’t changed much; there’s still that same Craig Finn take on religion, solitude and change. It basically comes down to this: Finn is a great storyteller, and Clear Heart Full Eyes provides another great opportunity to let his voice shine.
-review from npr music

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HOUR 1:

THE MODERN PROMETHEUS – NERO’S LAMENT
TRAGIC CHEMISTRY – SAINT AUGUSTINE
MERCUTIO – PLAY
BEETNIX – LET’S GO
PARACHUTE – AVACADO

KI:THEORY – LIVE ON THE LOCALMOTIVE (2008)
– HOLIDAY HEART
– MY THOUGHTS
– LADYTRON “RUN AWAY” REMIX

KI:THEORY (FEAT. MAURA DAVIS) – I WANNA RUN

ELI COOK – DEATH RATTLE
CAUSTIC BLOODLINE – IGNITION
GUNCHUX – WALK UP 21ST STREET
BIRDLIPS – THUNDERBOLT

HOUR 2:

TIM BE TOLD – REJECTED
BUTTERFLY VENDETTA – HIGH HORSE
TRAVIS ELLIOTT – BACKSEAT
HOWARD/JOHNSON & FRIENDS – ODE
ASTRONOMERS – IN PARKING LOTS (DEMO)

SNOWMASS – COUNT THE DAYS (I’M WITH YOU)
BASSHOUND – STEADY
ANDY WALDECK – STAY (LIVE AT CABELL HALL)
THE SORT – TERRIBLE SUBJECTS & OBLIGING VERBS

PSY/OPSOGIST – CHARIOTS OF THE GODS
KATE STARR – LITTLE MISS LIBERTY
AGAINST GRACE – I CAN FEEL IT
BELLA MORTE – HERE WITH ME

+ Audiojack – Robot // AudioRapture “Private Collection”
Shrubbn!! – Echo 2/3 // Shrubbn!! “Echos”
Bronstibock – Minds eye // Bronstibock “Saddersap”
SONOIO – Scientist (drumcell remix) // WNRN “Carts and other single play”

* Errors – Earthscore // Errors “Have Some Faith In Magic”
$ Joakim – Wrong blood // Joakim “Nothing Gold”
* Breathe Carolina – Blackout (wideboys remix) // Nu Dance Trax Vol 201 February 2012 “VA”

* Matthew Dear – Headcage // Matthew Dear “Headcage”
Leila – boudica // Leila “U&I”
$ M83 – Raconte-moi une histoire // M83 “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming”
* Saadi – Dodecahedron (the soundmen remix) // Saadi “Snowyman”

* Phutureprimitive – Cryogenic dreams // Phutureprimitive “Kinetik”
! melleefresh & deadmau5 – afterhours // Deadmau5 “at play”
$ Second Sky – Hundred million (kaleidoscope jukebox mix) // Second Sky “The Art Of Influence Remixed”
! Salem – Frost // Salem “King Night”

* Toxic Coma – Satanic pate // Toxic Coma “Satan Rising”
* Mind.In.A.Box – Cause and effect // Mind.In.A.Box “Revelations”
Dirty Disco Youth & Fukkk Off – Bomb disaster // Dirty Disco Youth & Fukkk Off “Nuclear War Disaster”

* Random Rab – Shishala // Random Rab “Visurreal”
$ Tycho – Hours // Tycho “Dive”
$ Justice – Audio, video, disco (para one remix) // Justice “Audio, Video, Disco EP”

+: history track
*: new this week
$: CMJ RPM Top 5
!: request

Listen all day to win tickets to The Grey from WNRN and Regal Cinemas.

Review of Underworld: Awakening, starring Kate Beckinsale and Michael Ealy.

Lights, Camera, Air Force! 91 Seconds on Film Review of Red Tails.

Rachael was in-studio at WNRN in December. In case you missed the interview and her awesome show at The Southern, you can check out her interview with James here!