VIDEO PREMIERE: Sharlet Crooks Channel Desert-Tinged Bluesy Rock With “Maybe Love”
Since forming less two years ago in Portland, Oregon, Sharlet Crooks’ distinctive and spirited blues stylings, which would sound just as at home in the California desert as they would echoing in a Louisiana bayou, has set them squarely in the spotlight, achieving an onrush of popularity among audiences locally and abroad. The band borrows […]
The Dandy Warhols Offer Mixed Bag of Sounds With 25th Anniversary Album ‘Why You So Crazy’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
After forming in 1994, The Dandy Warhols impressed so much that they were signed at their first gig. Though never quite hitting the heights that both they and their label thought they would, the band has stayed consistent and maintained a loyal following. Each album tends to lean heavy on different rock elements. Their debut, […]
gnash and Mallrat Bring Pop Stylings to NYC (PHOTOS)
Atlantic Records artist gnash just just released his major label debut a week ago, and on Tuesday, January 22 he played NYC’s Irving Plaza with with opener Mallrat, who is from Brisbane, Australia and is billed as a next big thing to come out of the country.
Ex Stray Birds Vocalist Maya De Vitry Flourishes Via Solo Debut “Adaptations” (ALBUM REVIEW)
As we know by now, The Stray Birds left us in September with the parting Let It Pass, the last of their great albums. A central figure in making those was co-founder and often frontwoman, multi-instrumentalist and superb vocalist/songwriter Maya De Vitry. This solo effort, Adaptations, gives De Vitry the freedom to put those great […]
30 Years Ago Today – Skid Row Takes Release Self Titled Debut LP (Watch “18 and Life” Video)
Weezer’s Surprise Release ‘The Teal Album’ Covers All the Wrong Bases (ALBUM REVIEW)
Maybe it’s time to put down the Hash Pipe.
Maya de Vitry (Ex-The Stray Birds) Talks Debut Solo LP ‘Adaptations’ (INTERVIEW)
It was nothing short of a cataclysm for a certain kind of roots music fan when The Stray Birds announced they were disbanding last summer. When Maya de Vitry recorded Adaptations in 2017, she imagined it as a creative outlet. Now that it’s being released (1/25), it’s her path forward. And what a beautiful path […]
Rival Sons Showcase High Energy Riffs & Gritty Soul On Exceptional ‘Feral Roots’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=10.00] Rival Sons, a genuine rock and roll outfit hailing from Long Beach, California, are readying the release of their gritty and soulful sixth studio album, Feral Roots. This five-headed monster boasts the combined talents of Jay Buchanan (vocals/rhythm guitar), Scott Holiday (lead guitar), Michael Miley (drums), Dave Beste (bass) and secret weapon, Todd Ogren […]
Buzzcocks Offer Remastered Version Of Masterful Debut LP ‘Another Music in a Different Kitchen’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=9.00] If the first blush of the Spiral Scratch EP and various singles didn’t make it clear, the opening track on their debut full length, Another Music in a Different Kitchen solidified that there was something different about the Buzzcocks. The song is “Fast Cars” but unlike countless rockers before them, they were on the […]
Amelia White Brings Sharp Honesty, Political Angst, Cathartic Triumph on “Rhythm of the Rain” (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Amelia White is one of those Americana artists revered in her home town of East Nashville and certainly in the UK, where a previous version of this album, Rhythm of the Rain, was released last year. This one has four different songs, and a few different session players. Her songs are not for the […]