In the fickle American music scene we’re expected to get all lathered up about the next trendy band. What will pique the interest of the youngster, the Clark Kent bespectacled hipster, today? Then something refreshing comes along, familiar but a bit different, keen to trends but not so hip to be a clone. Better: something different enough to persuade a jaded mature rocker, such as myself, who easily dismisses American music chic.
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Last year, among his many other accolades, Matthias Sturm was nominated for the 10th Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the Short Form Music Video for “Blood And Thunder,” the title track from his debut full length album. Considering his status as a musical citizen of the world, it’s no surprise that he chose the dreamy John Lennon and Pink Floyd influenced global harmony song “Peace on Earth” as the unofficial lead single. The tune is gaining airplay from Triple AAA stations in the U.S. to outlets in India and Dubai. Sturm will be headlining a tour in Dubai the last quarter of 2012 in association with W.O.A International, the Dubai Cable Networks, VH1 and with the support of the Rolling Stone (Middle East).
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Diablo Swing Orchestra does not so much defy convention or genres as twist the hell out of them. The larger category may be progressive rock, but even that is a largely unhelpful and useless metaphor. Influenced by the symphonic, swing, and Latin sounds, the music also envelopes opera and theater in the context of basic melodic rock, sometimes metal, on their third album Pandora’s Pinata.
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