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Golden Age Thursday Samples: Stevie Wonder’s “Love’s In Need of Love Today” (1976) Becomes Meditative Hip-hop Via JAŸ-Z (2017), 50 Cent (2005), & Busta Rhymes (1997)
Sometimes, a tune finding its way into a producer’s MPC is another chance for the song to survive, a revival of a tune that could’ve fallen victim to the contemporary fast-paced market. Other times, the sample itself is a gift to the producer, a song that needs to help achieve longevity, yet is so intoxicating […]
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Jalen Ngonda Soars To Fresh Soul Heights On Anticipated Sophomore LP ‘Doctrine of Love’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
It feels like just yesterday that we were introduced to Jalen Ngonda, the nostalgic yet singular soul crooner. On his 2023 debut, Come Around and Love Me, we met a young, ambitious soul musician hellbent on stamping his name in the contemporary revival scene, and he did so with flying colors. Ngonda’s debut project was […]
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John Gallagher Jr.: ‘Almost, OK’ and the Long Road to Himself (FEATURE)
For much of his life, John Gallagher Jr. has inhabited other people’s stories. He has stood beneath Broadway lights and accepted a Tony Award at age 22 for his performance in Spring Awakening. He helped bring Green Day’s American Idiot to the stage. He spent years developing ambitious theatrical projects and built a respected career […]
Bassist Reed Mathis Talks About Long-Awaited Return Of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey (INTERVIEW)
After over a decade of estrangement, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey will play two rare shows this week, both in Northern California. The first will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at The Chapel in San Francisco, and the other on Thursday, May 28, at The Crepe Place in Santa Cruz. These shows follow two […]
Ryan Bingham Rides Toward the Horizon On ‘They Call Us The Luck Ones’ With The Texas Gentlemen (FEATURE)
There has always been dust in Ryan Bingham’s music. Not the cosmetic kind Nashville sometimes sprays onto records to make them sound “authentic,” but the real thing—the dust kicked up from rodeo arenas, West Texas highways, desert wind, and nights spent drifting between cheap bars and stranger towns. His voice still sounds like it has […]
Hunter Morris Finds New Ground Between Music and the Mountains With ‘Nowhere, NW’ (FEATURE)
For most of his adult life, Hunter Morris has existed between motion and stillness. One version of his life unfolds onstage, in studios, and in the long, uncertain pursuit of making records. The other begins before daylight in the mountains of North Georgia, where he guides clients through cold trout streams and spends long days […]
Jalen Ngonda Soars To Fresh Soul Heights On Anticipated Sophomore LP ‘Doctrine of Love’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
It feels like just yesterday that we were introduced to Jalen Ngonda, the nostalgic yet singular soul crooner. On his 2023 debut, Come Around and Love Me, we met a young, ambitious soul musician hellbent on stamping his name in the contemporary revival scene, and he did so with flying colors. Ngonda’s debut project was […]
A Return To Simplicity Fuels Death Cab For Cutie’s Introspective ‘I Built You a Tower’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
After three years of touring to celebrate the 20th anniversary of hit albums Transatlanticism and Plans, Death Cab for Cutie put the nostalgia aside and hit the studio to make something new. Back on an indie label, ANTI- Records, after twenty years with Atlantic, the Washington quintet stripped away the thick textures of recent releases […]
Deer Tick Dig Into Providence’s Diverse Past On Thematic ‘Coin-O-Matic’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The ninth studio album from the alt-rock/folk outfit Deer Tick is inspired by their hometown of Providence, RI. The group dug into the city’s shady past and crafted musical tales based on gangsters, religion and the immigrant experience, as the wide-ranging record finds Deer Tick at their most creative. The band (singer/guitarist John McCauley, guitarist/singer […]
The Red Clay Strays Find Redemption and Raw Power on ‘Grateful’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
From Mobile, Alabama, The Red Clay Strays broke into the public consciousness when they got together with producer Dave Cobb to record Made by These Moments (2024). It opens with an ominous strut, alluding to, David, the biblical second king of Israel, and closes with a meditation on God’s faithfulness. With that album’s first single […]
The Claudettes’ ‘Garage Glamour’ Is Charming Mix Of Grit & Grace (ALBUM REVIEW)
What began as a rather bizarre concept has fully blossomed, seven chapters in. Arguably, The Claudettes are the only band to successfully meld soul, rock, punk, and cabaret into an intoxicating stew. The juxtaposition of the two words in the title of Garage Glamour sums it up as succinctly as possible. The Claudettes take the […]
Yungblud Lights Up Austin, TX’s Moody Amphitheater with Leather, Swagger and Singalongs (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On a hot Texas summer night at Austin’s Moody Amphitheater on Friday, May 29th, Yungblud proved that rock and roll stardom is not dead. It just looks a little different than it did forty years ago. Dressed in leather pants despite the oppressive heat, Yungblud barely stopped moving from the opening notes of “Hello Heaven, Hello” […]
The Black Keys Balance Arena-Rock Hits and Vintage Cool Blues Numbers at Edgefield in Troutdale, OR (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
The last few years have been somewhat humbling for The Black Keys as they have shifted gears – not necessarily by choice – from riding high as an arena rock act to moving into smaller venues and returning to their blues-obsessed roots. You can hear this all over their new album Peaches!, which is loaded […]
They Might Be Giants Bring Big Brass & Bigger Surprises at Brooklyn Steel (SHOW REVIEW)
They Might Be Giants brought The Bigger Show Tour into their home base of Brooklyn on Thursday night, May 28th, to kick off a three-night stand at Brooklyn Steel. The first show was the only non-sold out night of the run, as the diverse crowd filled in as the band went on promptly at 8pm. […]
Trey Anastasio Launches Acoustic Tour With Rarities and Pacific Northwest Phish Lore at Portland, OR’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (SHOW REVIEW)
Few artists could spend a marathon nine nights rocking the most technologically advanced arena in the world only to flip the script a few short weeks later and embark on a stripped-down solo acoustic tour. Yet, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio can and is doing exactly that with a brief run of shows in the kind […]
Alabama Shakes & JJ Grey & Mofro Lull Red Rocks Into A Communal Reverie (SHOW REVIEW)
On Sunday, May 24, Alabama Shakes and fellow Southern rockers JJ Grey & Mofro took the Red Rocks audience on a swampy adventure before conjuring a communal reverie that transported the venue into a heavenly daydream. The over nine-thousand capacity amphitheater was sold out for this first night in a romping two-night run. The most […]
The Case For ‘PussyCake’ (2021) As A Rock N Roll Movie (FILM REVIEW)
Calling PussyCake (2021) a rock ‘n’ roll movie is a bit like calling Friday the 13th a movie about summer camp. It misses the point. PussyCake embodies the spirit of the music. The horror movie—firmly entrenched in the grindhouse tradition—is the story of an all-female rock quartet: the titular PussyCake. And if you can’t guess […]
Occupational Hazard: A Candid Documentary of Jimmy Buffett’s Early Career, Told With Love By Those Who Were There (FILM REVIEW)
Before the private jets, the billion-dollar hospitality empire, and the globally recognized shorthand for coastal escapism, Jimmy Buffett was, in the words of guitarist Roger Bartlett, “a mere mortal.” Bartlett was the first-ever member of the Coral Reefer Band, and he is one of many past Buffett collaborators to speak in Occupational Hazard: The First […]
Is ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ (2001) Really Even A Rock N Roll Movie? (FILM REVIEW)
The satirical romp Josie and the Pussycats (2001) is a fun movie. But is it a great rock ‘n’ roll movie? Eh, not so fast on that second one. Welcome back to Glide’s quest for what makes a good rock ‘n’ roll movie. Last month, we looked at Almost Famous, a great launching pad because […]
Almost Perfect: Why ‘Almost Famous’ Sets the Gold Standard for Rock Movies
A good rock ‘n’ roll movie remains a tough prospect. Why? It’s a question that has remained elusive for years, and for 2026, the rabbit hole beckons. That’s why, coming to you from the screening room at Glide Magazine HQ, we’ve decided to do a bit of research. Every first Friday of the month, we’ll […]
‘Licorice Pizza’ Can’t Carry Weight Of Its Parts (FILM REVIEW)
Rating C+ The thing about Paul Thomas Anderson is that his talent is so great that even his bad movies are, well, pretty good. His technique and craft are such that his worst movie still has plenty worth noting and considering. Inherent Vice was, by most accounts, not a great movie. And yet there was […]
‘A Quiet Place II’ Leaves Much to Be Desired (BLU-RAY REVIEW)
The Blu-Ray release of A Quiet Place II is a lot like the film itself–inconsequential.
‘Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection’ A Schlocky Ode to Britain’s House of Horror (BLU-RAY REVIEW)
The legendary house of schlock celebrates some less revered works in this stunning box set.
‘2001’ 4K Transfer is a Must Own for Cinephiles (4K BLU-RAY REVIEW)
A stunning new transfer allows you to see the Kubrick classic like never before.
‘A Simple Favor’ Brings Christmas Early (BLU-RAY REVIEW)
One of the year’s most surprising treats comes home for the holidays.
‘The Evil Dead’ 4K Release Offers A Mixed Bag (Blu-ray 4K Review)
The transfer is glorious but the lack of special features disappoints.
Greg Anton’s ‘It’s About Time’ Covers Triumphs & Trials Of One Musician With Poetic Poise (BOOK REVIEW)
As a longstanding professional musician, Greg Anton knows full well the archetypes of that universe as well as their attendant cliches, which, like most truisms, actually contain kernels of truth. Accordingly, he has no qualms about turning the platitudes inside out and on their head during the course of unreeling his fictional story of disputed […]
‘U2 – Until The End of the World’ By Bradley Morgan (BOOK REVIEW)
The efficiency of Bradley Morgan’s U2 Until The End of the World belies its heft. In the 240 pages of the 11″ by 9″ hardcover, the author provides a fairly thorough chronicle of the mega-successful Irish band’s history, without any overt agenda or slanted editorializing. And while the writer doesn’t delve too deeply into the […]
Richard Manuel: His Life and Music, from The Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band (BOOK REVIEW)
The smiling visage of the late Richard Manuel that adorns the dust cover of Stephen T. Lewis’ biography belies the sorrowful tragedy of the musician’s life. And intentionally or not, the author’s narrative follows the ups and downs of the man’s troubled existence. As a result, the clear-eyed insights Lewis offers are worth the effort […]
Heartbreakers Guitarist Mike Campbell Humbly Chronicles an Epic Career in ‘Heartbreaker: A Memoir’ (BOOK REVIEW)
Mike Campbell might just be the most humble musician in rock music. As guitarist for Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, he has co-written some of the most iconic American rock songs of his generation (“American Girl,” “Running Down A Dream,” “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl”). He served in one of Bob Dylan’s backing bands, he […]
‘Brothers’ By Alex Van Halen Serves Up Intimate Tales Of Rock’s Most Electric Band (BOOK REVIEW)
“Ed’s talent was an asset, not just to me but to him. It was an asset to our band; this thing that was bigger than us would be the vehicle for all of our dreams. Of course, the band was more or less imaginary at this point, but if Ed could play guitar like that, […]
