In their own words The Slow Push “make the kind of music that only hipless, pasty Caucasians can pull off.” This stiff, pleasantly jaded band from Down Under has frozen my heart into tiny little pieces.

We’ve fallen for their music pretty hard and we think you will too. Their first single, Lions, from their upcoming new album being released in June is available now!

We are super giddy to welcome Teitur back to The Highway Girl!

Apart from having a successful career of his own and working with artists like Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Aimee  Mann and John Mayer, Teitur has penned songs with Corinne Bailey Rae.

Teitur recorded his current album, Let the Dog Drive Home in Copenhagen, with some of his long time regular musicians, including drummer Derek Murphy, Bass Player Mikael Blak, and Nikolaj Torp Larsen, and a host of guest musicians, and backing singers.

The album, Let the Dog Drive Home, is a metaphor for relaxing and letting things just happen. The artwork for the album, is based on a series of drawings by Teitur of a dog character, reflecting some of the lyrics in the album.

You can watch the video for his song ‘You Never Leave L.A.’ for free over on Teitur’s artist page. We know you’ll love this album!

Related Links

• Teitur Official
• Follow Teitur on Twitter
• Teitur on Facebook

Mike Schmid is a talented singer-songwriter and highly sought-after musician who has worked with some of the biggest acts in the music business.

In addition to playing keyboards and touring with Miley Cyrus, Mike has played with the Jonas Brothers, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sheryl Crow, Kenna, Chantal Kreviazuk, Ed King, Jeffrey Steele, Van Hunt, Aly & AJ and the Corrs as well as many independent singer/songwriters, such as Connie Kim, Right the Stars and Rob Giles.

His songs have been featured on the TV shows “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Flashpoint,” “The Real World,” “All My Children,” “The Bad Girls Club,” “Felicity,” “The Black Donnellys” and others. We also featured him here on The Highway Girl.

His new album, ‘Let it Out’ is all about expressing yourself in every possible way: dancing, dreaming, painting, singing. The album is for the kids (and kids-at-heart). It is about being yourself in every situation, a message that is resonant to children and adults alike.

Related Links

• Interview: Mike Schmid On Miley, Fame, Twitter, And Music For Kids, over on Ypulse.

• Buy: ‘Let it Out‘ on Bandcamp, CD Baby, Amazon MP3 Store and, of course, iTunes.

• Connect: Mike on Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and his website.

A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook fans what places they like to visit in San Francisco. We’ve taken their travel tips and are proud to present–San Francisco: Top Five! Do you have another San Francisco must see? Let us know in the comments.

We will be doing more Top Five lists too! So check back over on our Facebook Page!

San Francisco: Top Five | TheHighwayGirl.com

Just when we thought all the Holiday surprises were over, we received news that our very own Samantha Murphy’s single, a cover of the Johnny Cash classic ‘Ring of Fire‘, is being featured on the CMT show ‘Wide Open Spaces.’

We couldn’t be more thrilled! Thank you CMT! This was a great way to kick off a new year!

All of us here at The Highway Girl want to wish all of YOU, a happy, healthy 2011. Thanks for sticking with us and stay tuned–we have lots of great things in the works!

Be sure to join us over on Facebook for all the latest news, free MP3 and updates on our new episodes.

Founded by Harvard Business School alumnae Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp (Ververis), Birchbox is bringing an unique approach to eCommerce that delivers the most exclusive and desired beauty products from around the world right to your door. Call it Beauty 2.0!

For just $10 a month, members sign up to receive sleek gift boxes packed with handpicked, deluxe size samples from the hottest hair, skincare and makeup brands on the market.

If you like what you try, you can learn more about the products and buy full-size versions directly through the site. Pretty brilliant, huh?

Here’s how to connect with Birchbox on Twitter and Facebook.

Adore Home, an exclusively online magazine, brings you beautiful homes from across the globe, tips and design advice from interior experts, as well as easy online access to the latest home treasures.

If you see something you like, Adore Home magazine makes design resources and products just a click away.

The brainchild of Australian interior designer Loni Parker, the publication allows readers to flip (or rather, click) through pages online while enabling them to readily access more information about—and, in some cases, purchase—featured products through embedded links.

Have a look and tell us what you think! What are your favorite interior design websites, blogs and online magazines?

And while you’re clicking through the pages of Adore Home, don’t forget to have a listen to some of our favorite indie Australian artists!

Mike Schmid, who we have featured on the show, is a talented and accomplished indie singer-songwriter. His songs have been played on So You Think You Can Dance, The Real World, All My Children, The Bad Girls Club, Felicity, The Black Donnellys and more.

In addition to playing keyboard and touring with Miley Cyrus, he has played with the Jonas Brothers, Sheryl Crow, the Corrs as well as many independent singer/songwriters, such as Connie Kim, Right the Stars and Renee Stahl.

In 2006 Mike recorded a Christmas EP titled ‘Snow Day.’ The album features some original new holiday tunes and covers of some traditional Christmas tunes. Right now Mike is offering a free MP3 download of his song “I Want to Get Along.”

So light up the fireplace, grab some nog, download a copy of ‘Snow Day‘ (or one of his other albums), support indie music (Santa will put you on the “Nice” list if you do!) and get in the holiday spirit!

Get to Know Mike Schmid

• Mike Schmid.com
• Mike Schmid on Tumblr
• Connect with Mike Schmid Music on Facebook

Evan McHugh is a talented Nashville based singer-songwriter who we featured on our show back in January 2009. New Years Day to be exact.

At the time, Evan had just released “From The Second Chair” and we were thrilled to have him treat us to a live performance featuring a song from that album. Since then his career has continued to flourish and he has just released his new album “The World Will Move Along.”

Over on his blog, Evan announced that for the next 14 days he would be doing a new cover video each day. He crowd-sourced his play list and the fans responded by requesting covers by Coldplay, Elliot Smith and The Beatles.

So take a minute or two and check out the amazing covers by this talented artist. Don’t forget, you can connect with Evan on Twitter and Facebook too!

Every once in awhile a cool event comes along and we wanna be involved! That’s why for the second year we’re proud to be media sponsors of Silicon Valley Rocks. Benefiting Music in Schools Today (MuST), SV Rocks is features bands comprised of at least one exec from the tech community.

Tech professionals by day, rockers by night – on December 1 at the Great American Music Hall, they’ll pick up their instruments and venture onto the big stage to let their alter egos shine… for a good cause and the love of music.

Silicon Valley Rocks 2010 will bring together the Valley’s tech community – from VCs and entrepreneurs to bloggers and software developers – to raise money for Music in Schools Today (MuST), a Bay Area non-profit that seeks to rescue music programs from budget cuts.

Once again, The Highway Girl is pleased to be supporting this event as a media partner.

Event Details

WHAT: Third Annual Silicon Valley Rocks!
WHEN: 7:00PM on December 1, 2010
WHERE: Great American Music Hall
**WHO: **300+ tech professionals, educators and music fans will come to see 8 bands perform with players from Facebook, Gracenote, Apple, MOG, Dropbox and more. See the lineup at http://svrocks.com/lineup/

TICKETS:
$45 – regular tickets
$75 – VIP Tickets which include drinks, light nosh, and premier seating.
$10 – $50 – RAFFLE Tickets – with great odds!

Tickets can be purchased at http://svrocks2010.eventbrite.com/. Tickets are 90% TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Silicon Valley Rocks benefits Music in Schools Today (MuST).

Connect with Silicon Valley Rocks on Facebook and Twitter!