Alice Merton Makes Full Length Debut With ‘Mint’ Following Acclaimed ‘No Roots’ EP (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] Two years after the release of her acclaimed No Roots EP, Alice Merton returns with her full-length debut. Sharing only one song – the mega-hit “No Roots” – with the EP, Mint is an impressive collection of irresistible pop gems that showcases Merton’s knack for infectious hooks and dancefloor-packing beats. From the opening salvo […]
Karen O & Danger Mouse’s Collaborative LP ‘Lux Prima’ Out March 15th, New Single “Woman” Debuts Today
Lux Prima, the forthcoming collaborative album from icons Karen O and Danger Mouse, is set for release March 15 on BMG. “Woman,” a new song from the record, debuts today—and can be heard below. The album’s title track, their debut recording as a duo, was released in November. “‘Woman’ came like a bolt out of the blue when we were in […]
LISTEN: The Cranberries Stellar First Single “All Over Now” From Final Album ‘In The End’ Due 4/26
Thirty years after forming in Limerick (initially as The Cranberry Saw Us) The Cranberries are set to release their 8th and final album In The End on April 26th. With Stephen Street once again taking producer duties, the eleven-track record brings a remarkable career to a fitting and powerful closure. Announcing the album, the band has shared the first […]
SONG PREMIERE: Lucille Furs Bound For Psych Pop Glory With “Paint Euphrosyne Blue”
Those familiar with the sound and style of the DIY scene in Chicago’s Logan Square may be surprised to find out that it was the birthplace of psych pop quintet Lucille Furs. They are a little surprised themselves. At the time it wasn’t exactly the place to hear harmonies and harpsichords so much as songs […]
Fiddle Showstopper Deanie Richardson (Sister Sadie) Breaks Through With New LP ‘Love Hard Work Hard Play Hard’ (INTERVIEW)
Love Hard Work Hard Play Hard is named for Deanie Richardson’s motto about life. The album shows she clearly believes in bringing love, work, and play into her fiddling too. Richardson, who is up for a Grammy this February as part of the all-female bluegrass group Sister Sadie, uses Love Hard Work Hard Play Hard […]
Brian Wilson, Bob Weir, Willie Nelson, X, Bruce Hornsby, Violent Femmes As The Crow Flies Lead Inaugural BeachLife Festival
The BeachLife Festival is excited to announce its 2019 music lineup for a first-of-its-kind coastal event in Los Angeles happening May 3- 5, 2019 at Redondo Beach, CA’s Seaside Lagoon. The three-day immersive experience celebrating Southern California beach culture will feature iconic headliners Brian Wilson, Bob Weir and Willie Nelson performing oceanside, along with artists who are synonymous with SoCal ‘beach […]
Icon of Sartorial and Personal Cool -Bryan Ferry Announces 2019 Tour Celebrating Roxy Music’s ‘Avalon’
British music icon and soon to be inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Bryan Ferry has announced the U.S. leg his brand new 2019 World Tour playing songs from Avalon, solo & Roxy Music hits. The tour will begin July 30 in Toronto, ON and travel across cities such as New York, Los Angeles, […]
The Truest Detective Moments From The ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Premiere
True Detective is back…but just how True Detective is it?
Unreleased Townes Van Zandt Songs To Be Released As ‘Sky Blue’
Sky Blue, a collection of unreleased songs by one of the most celebrated songwriters of the twentieth century, is a time capsule that Townes Van Zandt created forty-six years ago, and we’re only now just unearthing and opening it to find the treasures inside. Scheduled for release by TVZ Records and Fat Possum Records on […]
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Announce 20 Date U.S. Tour
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros will embark on a 20-date U.S. tour kicking off February 28 in Ithaca, NY and running through March 30 in Charleston, SC. The trio, featuring Weir, Don Was and Jay Lane, return to the road following a successful run of sold-out dates in Fall, 2018 that saw them performing the songs of the Grateful Dead and more. See below for a complete […]