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Manic Monday: Bill Kreutzmann’s 80th Birthday Week – Watch “Drums” Alpine Valley 1989
As we celebrate the 80th birthday of Bill Kreutzmann this Thursday, it’s worth appreciating that we still have one of the original members of the Grateful Dead, alongside Mickey Hart, although he joined a bit later. In the wake of the still-shocking loss of Bob Weir, it feels even more important to spotlight what Billy […]
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Goat Farm: The Industrial Playground Redefining Atlanta’s Live Scene”Goat Farm Draft (These Walls)
As any seasoned touring musician or live music fanatic will tell you, no two venues are built the same. Most of the difference, though, is in the nuance. Sometimes a city attracts a lively crowd, sometimes the venues boast a legendary greenroom that artists buzz about for the remainder of the tour, while others look […]
Interviews
Nili Brosh (Dethklok, Danny Elfman) Builds a Synthy World for Instrumental Rock Album ‘Eventide’ (INTERVIEW)
Guitarist and instrumentalist Nili Brosh released her fourth studio album, Eventide, in March, her first in several years. It built on the work of a few singles and videos she’s released in recent years, but added many new tracks and introduced broader musical experimentation to her sound, namely synths. Previously released songs were also remixed and remastered […]
Sean Lennon Shares How The Claypool Lennon Delirium Made Their Ambitious Double LP & Finally Embracing Being John’s Son (INTERVIEW)
Sean Lennon and Les Claypool return with the third album from The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy—an ambitious concept record that both skewers and warns of the accelerating rise of AI. This isn’t just a listening experience. The double album arrives with a lavishly illustrated 24-page comic book […]
Jesse Dayton Is Beaumont-Born, Antone’s-Bred & Still Raising Hell (INTERVIEW)
“When I was a kid, I had honky-tonk music, I had rhythm & blues, I had zydeco, I had all the rock & roll stuff. It was pretty amazing,” Jesse Dayton told me back in 2016. “I think I’m a little bit of all of that.” For singer, songwriter, guitar player, producer, and actor Jesse […]
Michael “CAVS” Cavanaugh Talks New Solo Album – The Multi-Elemental ‘Sojourn’ (INTERVIEW)
You might know Michael “CAVS” Cavanaugh from his day job, drumming for King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. But the percussion wiz has just dropped his second solo album, and you could say it’s a “trip” in every sense of the word. Engaging and lushly arranged, the all-instrumental Sojourn takes listeners on a journey through […]
Toadies Tap Steve Albini for Raw, No-Frills Fire on ‘The Charmer’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Toadies’ eighth studio album continues the band’s throwback alt-rock sound and stays true to the raw, aggressive roots of their early work. The Charmer was one of the last albums produced by the late Steve Albini, with whom the band had always wanted to work. As is typical with Albini albums, The Charmer has a […]
Weird Nightmare Turns Fuzz Into Power Pop Gold On ‘Hoopla’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
It’s probably no accident that Weird Nightmare is releasing its sophomore album, Hoopla, on May 1st via Sub Pop. If ever there was a record primed and ready to inhabit the experiences of a carefree summer (ideally the one after your senior year of high school), it’s this one. Even if your summer is full […]
face of ancient gallery Dives Deeper Into Exploratory Folk On Sparse & Poetic Sophomore Effort ‘Like Kites’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Recently, rock music has seen its fair share of band members launching into wildly successful solo careers. Wednesday’s MJ Lenderman has become a beloved folk-rock figure, Geese’s Cameron Winter’s 2024 debut paraded his vocal acrobatics straight into the hearts of critics and fans alike, and King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard drummer, CAVS, is building […]
Taj Mahal Rekindles Magic With Phantom Blues Band on Unearthed Record ‘Lost’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The octogenarian roots master and national treasure, Taj Mahal, is still going strong. He has a 22-date tour planned for the Spring and Summer, backed by his three-decade collaborators, The Phantom Blues Band (PBB). Surprisingly, they have a ‘new’ record to tour behind. Most of us thought this partnership reached its peak with the back-to-back […]
Hiss Golden Messenger Hits A Sweet Spot With Highly Textured ‘I’m People’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Hiss Golden Messenger’s I’m People is the aural equivalent of comfort food. It’s warm, goes down easy, is simple at the core, and hits many of the right spots. The title alone suggests a universality, the common rhythms of life, the pendulum of emotions, and connection. As you likely know, Hiss Golden Messenger is the […]
Samantha Fish With Texas Headhunters in Tow, Offers No-Holds-Barred Blues Revival in Biloxi (SHOW REVIEW)
There are plenty of things you can do on a southern spring night – sit on your back porch and enjoy a sunset, catch fireflies, or take in a baseball game. But on Saturday, May 02, 2026, my checkmark landed on the concert box. With Samantha Fish coming into Biloxi’s IP Casino & Resort with […]
BADBADNOTGOOD Close U.S. Run With Mesmerizing, Free-Flowing Show at Denver’s Summit Music Hall (SHOW REVIEW)
The night of Wednesday, April 29, BADBADNOTGOOD played an exploratory and hypnotic sold-out show at Denver’s Summit Music Hall, the last stop of a short U.S. tour. The day of, BBNG stopped by local independent Denver-Boulder area radio station KGNU for an interview before chowing down at the Colorado-based burrito bistro Illegal Pete’s. Filled with […]
Fishbone Serve Up Defiant Punk Spirit For Troubled Times at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia (SHOW REVIEW)
Fishbone, founding fathers of the ska/punk/funk/metal genre, were built for times like these. Across four decades, the LA-based band that launched an army of “Fuck Racism” T-shirt-clad kids has sung about everything from nuclear anxiety (“Party at Ground Zero”) and government overreach (“Subliminal Fascism”) to the poverty cycle (“So Many Millions”) and, more recently, the […]
The Queens of the Stone Age Embrace the Theatrical Rock Opera Experience with Orchestral Song Reworkings at Portland, OR’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
The Queens of the Stone Age aren’t playing it safe for the fair-weather fans on their current tour. Instead, they’re leaning into their theatrical side with the closest thing to a rock opera we can expect from a band that continues to evolve nearly thirty years in. The band is currently in the midst of […]
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Bring Songs, Stories & Six Strings To Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On April 26, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit stopped at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, for a night of heartfelt Americana. The veteran singer-songwriter was backed by his five-piece band, made up of guitarist Sadler Vaden, bassist Anna Butterss, drummer Chad Gable, Derry deBorja on keys, and Will […]
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, […]
