While the name Beck may not ring a bell with everyone, the classic slide guitar-driven melody of his debut hit “Loser,” along with the single’s infectious chorus of “I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me,” probably will. It’s been quite a while since then, but Beck hasn’t slowed down since. The renowned singer-songwriter is … Read more
We’ve all heard the worn-out old saying, “location, location, location.” From what I can tell, pretty much all of us hate it. But when it comes to live music venues, we at TickPick really can’t emphasize enough the importance of this saying. A venue can determine whether or not you are able to truly enjoy getting … Read more
A new Lana Del Rey song titled “Meet Me In The Pale Moonlight” has been recently leaked under the name Kaan Erdal (and we have no idea why). The song’s random surfacing has fans wondering (in almost unbearable anticipation) as to what the new album is going to sound like. With an upbeat disco feel … Read more
Breaking news! We at TickPick….are proud to present you…our second-EVER…(drum roll, please)… TICKPICK QUIZ. I don’t know, was that too dramatic? We’re too excited to tell. For any of you readers out there who were struck with violent illness or some such emergency (which are the only possible why you’d miss our first-ever quiz…right?), we’ll … Read more
Tuesday night, Drake released a new song titled “Draft Days”, a song fitting to the occasion of the upcoming NFL Draft and Drake’s blossoming bromance with Johnny Manziel (did you know about Manziel’s tattoo of the rapper’s OVO logo?). But since he dropped the song, fans and critics are speculating as to who a few … Read more
Remember when Jack White dropped his debut solo album Blunderbuss and everyone went crazy over it? Yeah, we haven’t forgotten either. The mysterious, dark, and subtle charm of Jack White is something that none of us understand, but what everyone wants more of. We’ve seen his name everywhere since the lineups of the biggest summer music festivals have … Read more
This review of the Lady Gaga concert at the Roseland Ballroom isn’t so much a review of her performance, but more importantly an overview of the information that’ll help you have a better concert experience. I mean we all know this girl can sing (well actually until I saw her live, I didn’t know she … Read more
Over the weekend, the Flaming Lips released a surprise digital-only album called Flaming Side of the Moon. As the presss release stated, it is intended to be “an immersive companion piece to the original 1973 album,” referring of course to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. The press release went on to explain, “listeners are encouraged … Read more
tUnE-yArDs will release new album Nikki Nack on May 6, and as a teaser they’ve shared the album art, tracklist, and album cut of a new single “Water Fountain.” From what we can tell, we have a lot to look forward to from these guys. The album features producers John Hill (Rihanna, Shakira, M.I.A.) and Malay (Frank Ocean, Alicia … Read more
After a two and a half year year hiatus, The Black Keys dropped their brand new single, ‘Fever’ today. They will premiere the track on US radio around 3:30 EST and the material will be their first in almost 3 years. Don’t let this fool you into thinking the band haven’t been busy, however; Auerbach … Read more
SXSW has been unsurprisingly killing it in the music game recently. We recently posted about Damon Albarn, best known as the visionary behind the multi-platinum Grammy Award winning virtual band Gorillaz, and his first ever live performance of “Clint Eastwood” with fellow Gorillaz members Del the Funkee Homosapien and Dan the Automator, and special guest Snoop Dogg … Read more
So we’ve all heard of Beyoncé… and that’s how I’m going to end that sentence actually, because I value my life. You see, I’m about to open your eyes to a Beyoncé remix that kind of changes the game. And as excited as I am to spread the news, if I were to end that first … Read more
I think we can all agree that there’s something to be said for a band that sounds different. The Pluto Moons are our latest pick for Band To Watch, but this time we actually mean the watch part. Watch their new video “stripped down naked in bushwick” below. Don’t worry; they’re not really naked. (OR ARE … Read more
Darkside, a collaboration of electronic musician Nicolas Jaar and Brooklyn instrumentalist Dave Harrington, summoned a packed house at Terminal 5 last month, and for good reason. The progressive dance duo has been a notable presence on the scene ever since their first release as Darkside, the three-song Darkside EP, which was incredibly well-received by critics … Read more