42 Years Ago Today – Pink Floyd Release ‘Animals’ LP (Listen “Dogs” Live ’77)
SONG PREMIERE: Altamesa Tap Into Panoramic Cosmic Americana Sound With “Idol Frontier”
The word Altamesa technically is not a word. Not in English. Not even in Spanish. Loosely interpreted, it could translate to signify a “higher plateau,” an elevated, rarefied vantage point from which to view the surrounding landscape and environment. It was with this interpretation in mind that songwriter Evan Charles lent the Altamesa moniker to […]
Wannabe Reviews Fucked Up’s ‘Dose Your Dreams’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Dose Your Dreams, the new album from hardcore punks Fucked Up, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):
Mott The Hoople ’74 To Tour U.S. with Core ’74 Members
This April, Mott The Hoople ’74 will tour the U.S. for the first time in 45 years. The tour, featuring core ‘74 members Ian Hunter, Ariel Bender and Morgan Fisher, celebrates the 45th anniversary of their famous 1974 U.S. tour, as well as the original release of The Hoople and Live, the final albums of […]
The Mountain Goats Plot Busy Spring and Summer Tour
The Mountain Goats have announced an extensive run of nearly forty headlining 2019 tour dates. Kicking off April 25 at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, and extending through September, the tour finds the band – songwriter and guitarist John Darnielle, bassist Peter Hughes, drummer Jon Wurster, and multi-instrumentalist Matt Douglas – playing some of […]
Eli “Paperboy” Reed Announces New LP ’99 Cent Dreams’
On April 12, Yep Roc Records will release Eli “Paperboy” Reed’s 99 Cent Dreams, the self-penned, twelve-song follow-up to his “inspired, raw and powerful” (NPR) 2016 release My Way Home. Recorded in Memphis at the iconic Sam Phillips Recording studio with acclaimed young producer Matt Ross-Spang (Margo Price, Jason Isbell) and background vocals from legendary […]
John Vanderslice Announces New LP ‘The Cedars’ Out April 5th
In 2014, the acclaimed songwriter and producer John Vanderslice stepped away from touring and making his own music to focus on Tiny Telephone, his Bay Area recording studio where he has worked on music for indie rock heavy-hitters including Death Cab For Cutie, Sleater-Kinney, Spoon, St. Vincent, and the Mountain Goats. Five years later, Vanderslice is returning […]
ENTER TO WIN VIA FACEBOOK: Two Passes To The 2019 Arizona Roots Music & Arts Festival (Stick Figure, Dispatch, Rebelution, Atmosphere)
Arizona Roots Music & Arts Festival will take place at the Riverwalk at Rawhide Western Town & Event Center in Chandler, AZ on February 9 and 10, 2019. The festival will be brought to you by the same team that brings you the California Roots Music & Arts Festival in Monterey, CA. Over its ten year history, Cali […]
Daniel Norgren Announces New LP ‘Wooh Dang’
Superpuma Records announced today that Daniel Norgren’s next album, titled Wooh Dang, will be released April 19, 2019. Norgren’s first studio release since 2015, Wooh Dang will be the Swedish artist’s first album to be distributed globally through Redeye Worldwide. Recorded live and entirely on a 16 track analogue rig, the album was produced by […]
Stephen Malkmus Announces Electronic Solo Album ‘Groove Denied’ out 3/15 + Shares Video For “Viktor Borgia”
The rumors are true: The “rejected” electronic album that Stephen Malkmus has been telling everyone about will see the light of day on March 15th, when it’s released on Matador Records. But Groove Denied is not a full-blown plunge into EDM or hiptronica. In fact, there aren’t any purely instrumental tracks on the album. Every song is precisely that: asong, featuring […]