Trenton Times reviews Smash Palace

Posted on Monday, October 4th, 2010 in
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From the article:

Smash Palace’s style spans the decades

Friday, October 01, 2010

By Lisa Rich
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Smash Palace

When: 8:30 p.m. today; doors open 6 p.m.

Where: Puck, 14 E. Court St., Doylestown, Pa.

Admission: $7, age 21 and older only; (215) 348-9000

They’ve got a little to offer from each of the last seven decades.

A little rock “n roll? Sure.

Power pop? Definitely.

Jingle-jangle of the ’60s? Right on.

Smash Palace has a little touch of everything familiar, yet a sound that’s all its own. Tonight you can catch the band live as it performs songs off its latest (and seventh) album, appropriately titled “7,” at Puck Live in Doylestown, Pa.

The South Jersey band’s bio self-describes its sound as a mix of the Beatles meets Badfinger meets Tom Petty, and, to a large extent, that’s spot on.

Read More at http://www.nj.com/entertainment/times/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-2/1285911914295180.xml&coll=5

New Song of the Month!

Posted on Monday, September 20th, 2010 in
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This song is titled ” The Way Love Has Made Us” from the “Unlocked CD”

The Way That Love Has Made Us

Amplifier Magazine Reviews 7

Posted on Monday, September 20th, 2010 in
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Lee Zimmerman of Amplifier Magazine reviews our latest album, ’7.’ Review is below:

Has it really been seven albums already? Stephen Butler and company seem to be picking up the pace, and if they haven’t quite pierced the collective consciousness, happily, they’re still intent on moving forward. Replicating the cover of the Beatles Revolver album may seem like an audacious attempt to seize the spotlight, but it’s nothing that’s not deserved. While the new disc doesn’t necessarily boast the same degree of evolution as the Fab Four did at this point in their song cycle – notably, opening tracks “Win It All” and “How Can You Say?” each exercise the standard power pop regimen – there are hints that Smash Palace may be inspired by the Beatles’ blueprint after all. The looping melody and wafting harmonies of “Human Kind” and the sneering Lennon-like vocal of “All in Love is Fair” clearly draw their parallels. Nevertheless, this is hardly an attempt to emulate any one outfit in particular. The whimsical set of circumstance that flows through “Secret Life” references the wistful air of Village Green-era Kinks, just as the crunching chords of “Dead End Street” parallel the early Who. So too, the forthright piano ballad “Holding Out for You” and the dreamy, cushy “Bridge of Sighs” suggest their own air of euphoria. Seven albums on, Smash Palace has developed into a reliable commodity, one that reckons to make its mark every step of the way.
–Lee Zimmerman

Read Entire Article Here

Another Radio Show on KAXE Minnesota

Posted on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 in
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Another Great Radio Show Featuring music from the first album!

Live Solo Performance @ KMSU Part III

Posted on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 in
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Live set with DJ Karen Wright @ KMSU
KMSU – Death of Me

Live Solo Performance @ KMSU Part II

Posted on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 in
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This time I played live with DJ Karen Wright on KMSU – 8/30/10
KMSU – Solo
KMSU – Juliet To Me

View the KMSU page

Live Solo Acoustic Performance @ KMSU

Posted on Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 in
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Here is a collection of songs I played live with DJ Gully Gullickson on KMSU Minnesota on 8/30/10
KMSU – All in Love is Fair
KMSU – Bridge of Sighs

Smash Palace on BBC’s Juke Box Jury 8/7

Posted on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 in
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Smash Palace will be featured on the BBC Merseyside Liverpool, Juke Box Jury, Hosted by the legendary DJ Spencer Leigh this Saturday night. View the article and listen below!

On The Beat – Smash-Palace

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2006/06/29/radiomerseyside_pres_spencerleigh_feature.shtml

Free Song of the Month

Posted on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 in
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Each month we are giving away a different mp3 off our new album, ’7′. If you want to download them all, head over to Itunes and download the 7, hot from the press. Please enjoy and spread the word by liking this on facebook below!

Play & Download Free MP3 of the Month!

11 – Solo

Smash Palace at the Record Collector July 30th

Posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 in
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Smash Palace will be playing the Record Collector in Bordentown NJ on July 30th.  Show time is 8pm.

http://the-record-collector.com/

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