Golden Dawn Arkestra Storm Brooklyn With Cosmic Funk Experience (SHOW REVIEW)
Cross the afrofuturistic big band jazz of the Sun Ra Arkestra with the deep grooves and party mentality of Parliament Funkadelic and you get Golden Dawn Arkestra. Under the guidance of bandleader Topaz McGarrigle, known in Golden Dawn world as Zapot Mgwana, (organ, vocals, tenor sax), the avant-garde afrofunk troupe has assembled a cultish following […]
Black Label Society With Zakk Wylde Rocks Philadelphia’s Electric Factory (PHOTOS)
Black Label Society featuring Zakk Wylde rocked out the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on February 3rd, as the venue was celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Photos by Cathy Poulton
20 Years Ago – Neutral Milk Hotel Releases Indie Classic ‘In The Aeroplane Over The Sea’ (Listen to LP)
MGMT Returns To Pop Glory On ‘Little Dark Age’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] MGMT continues the inside joke of their satirical songwriting on their latest album,Little Dark Age, with a tip of the hat to convention. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden wrote their mega-pop hits “Kids”, “Time to Pretend”, and “Electric Feel” as tongue in cheek, but the songs ended up changing the pop music landscape and both […]
25 Years Ago Today – Dinosaur Jr. Release ‘Where You Been’ LP (Watch “Where You Been” Video)
‘Fifty Shades Freed’ Offers Less Bang for Your Buck (FILM REVIEW)
It’s over. It’s finally over.
John Prine Collaborates with Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Dan Auerbach and More on New LP ‘The Tree of Forgiveness’
Legendary singer, songwriter and performer John Prine will release his highly anticipated new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, April 13 on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records (pre-order now). Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the album is Prine’s first featuring new material in over 13 years. In advance of the release, the song […]
Jeff Tweedy Embarking On Solo Acoustic Tour
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy will embark on a solo acoustic tour of North America in April in support of his recently released album Together At Last. The tour goes on sale tomorrow (Feb. 9) via Wilcoworld.net and includes performances in multiple Canadian cities rarely visited by Tweedy as a solo performer or with his band Wilco, […]
‘Entanglement’ Manages To Defy Expectations By Playing Right Into Them (FILM REVIEW)
Entanglement may seem all too familiar, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less charming.
Curtis Roush Gets Mysterious & Expansive On Debut LP ‘Cosmic Campfire Music’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Campfires and the cosmos feel like they share something fundamental at their core. Mysterious and elemental, they can conjure great loneliness and deep belonging; an eternal catharsis lying in the beauty of their steadfast indifference to the affairs of humans. One often burning in futile defiance beneath its colossal heavenly cousins, the two join […]