About

Name: Dave Powers
Weblog: newmusicnation.com [RSS]
Articles: 17
First Published: Sunday, February 4, 2007
Last Published: Thursday, April 5, 2007
Writer Bio
Dave Powers worked in production for VH1, MTV and MTV2 for 9 years. During his time at MTV2, he wrote/produced shows such as 120 Minutes, Subterranean, Hip Hop's Toughest Rhymes, Playlistism and more. Now he's a freelance television producer, music writer and runs the daily music blog New Music Nation.
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Currently listing articles 17-1:
  1. Music Review: Blonde Redhead - 23

    — The mood on 23 is brighter, more wide-eyed and enchanting than their last album.

    REVIEW in Music on April 05, 2007

  2. Indie Rockers Making Family-Friendly Music

    — They Might Be Giants have helped inspire a trend to mix indie rock with more family-friendly music and lyrics.

    NEWS in Music on March 25, 2007

  3. Music Review: Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

    — A beefier, more mainstream-rock-radio-friendly Modest Mouse.

    REVIEW in Music on March 22, 2007

  4. Chris Cornell to Tour, Career Retrospective, and Album Preview

    — Now as a solo artist once again, the release date has been set for Cornell’s second album.

    NEWS in Music on March 21, 2007

  5. The Polyphonic Spree: New Look, New Album, New Label

    — They’ve “folded their robes up nicely and put them away for now.”

    NEWS in Music on March 15, 2007

  6. Music Review: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Living With the Living

    — Melodic punk with do-it-yourself passion, political conviction and a well-read vocabulary.

    REVIEW in Music on March 13, 2007

  7. America Waits Two More Months For The View

    — This week was going to a busy one for Scottish band The View.

    NEWS in Music on March 12, 2007

  8. Music Review: The National Lights - The Dead Will Walk, Dear

    — Jacob Thomas Berns’ ability to sing such sadistic words in tender and relaxed tones can be comical

    REVIEW in Music on March 03, 2007

  9. My Brightest Diamond Gets Remixed

    — Frontwoman Shara Worden unleashed some of the most chilling and ominous vocals since the Portishead albums in the mid-90s.

    NEWS in Music on February 23, 2007

  10. Music Review: K-Os - Atlantis - Hymns For Disco

    — He moves even further beyond his rhymin’ roots.

    REVIEW in Music on February 21, 2007

  11. Music Review: Tim Fite - Over the Counter Culture

    — Criticism of the co-opting and commercialization of hip hop culture to market and sell products for big business

    REVIEW in Music on February 19, 2007

  12. All-Star Hip Hop Collaboration For Air Force One’s Anniversary

    — To commemorate the anniversary Nike commissioned a Rick Rubin-produced track featuring Kanye West, Nas and KRS-One on the mic.

    NEWS in Music on February 19, 2007

  13. Metallica to Begin Recording With Rick Rubin in March

    — Of course, Rick Rubin is the genius behind so many amazing recordings from the last two decades.

    NEWS in Music on February 15, 2007

  14. The Police Announce Reunion Tour Dates, Sting’s Son’s Band Is Opening Act

    — Joe Sumner has been blessed with a powerful and distinct set of pipes like his father.

    NEWS in Music on February 13, 2007

  15. Andrew Bird Set To Release Seventh Studio Album

    — Based on the new track, “Heretic,” it sounds like Bird will be back to his old tricks.

    NEWS in Music on February 10, 2007

  16. David Lee Roth Reunites with Van Halen

    — After weeks of rumors, a Van Halen reunion tour is now official.

    NEWS in Music on February 05, 2007

  17. Music Review: Sarah Shannon - City Morning Song

    — Nothing like the scrappy indie-rock of Velocity Girl (her former band)… much more like the classic pop of Carole King.

    REVIEW in Music on February 04, 2007

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