SONG PREMIERE: King Dream Offers Modern Psych Genre Bender On “Return to Zero”
In the summer of 2016, Jeremy Lyon found himself anchorless. His band had broken up after five years of touring the country, and Lyon felt consumed by uncertainty about the future — both his own and America’s. So he picked up a pen. “It was the first time I was writing without needing anyone else’s […]
A.J. Croce Tears It Up with a Dozen Soulfully Rendered, Rollicking Covers on ‘By Request’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
In a setlist that covers artists from Neil Young to Brian Wilson to Billy Preston, Sam Cooke, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, among others, pianist/guitarist/vocalist A.J. Croce puts his own soulful spin on a dozen covers, tunes he has familiarized himself with over the years entertaining friends at his home. The effort is aptly […]
Questlove’s Documentary ‘Summer of Soul’ Awarded Grand Jury Prize at Sundance
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s feature documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) has been awarded the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary and the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. In his directorial debut, Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) explores the legendary 1969 Harlem […]
WATCH: M. Ward Release New Video For Billie Holiday’s “Violets For Your Furs”
M. Ward has released his new video for “Violets For Your Furs” today, a rendition of the Billie Holiday song that is featured on his latest album ‘Think of Spring’. Directed by Holly Andres, Ward performs the song on acoustic guitar in a dreamlike state – watch the clip HERE. The title Think of Spring comes from a poem written in […]
LISTEN: Willow The Cat Serves Up Vibrant Collaborative Indie R&B Via “Peach”
Willow the Cat is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter, singer and rapper, Eric Thompson. Thompson was formerly the frontman of FLOTUS, a college band whose vibrant style catapulted them to the top of Syracuse University’s DIY-scene alongside artists like Charlie Burg. His solo project, however, centers around a form of artistic expression more in-tune […]
LISTEN: thomTide Embodies Synth/Drum Lofi Balance On “”zeroSum”
thomTide embodies balance and restoration. “Tide” is representative of the ebb and flow of life– balance, a cycle. It implies a relationship between the water on Earth and the sun and moon in the ether. Thomas is a name meaning twin, and also happens to be the middle name shared by thomTide founder, Lee Rutledge […]
Langhorne Slim Lets Go Of Expectations & Dances With His Own Creative Magic On ‘Strawberry Mansion’ (INTERVIEW)
Sean Scolnick AKA Langhorne Slim is an artist who thrives on cultivating an open and honest creative release, an inspired dance built on vulnerability and candor. Many of you reading this may know, Slim has had his own struggles with addiction and though being an addict does not define a person, it can penetrate them. […]
Jarle Hváll Kvåle Reflects on The Windir ‘Sognametal Legacy’ Vinyl Box Set and Vreid’s Very Busy 2020 (INTERVIEW)
In June 2020, the Norwegian “Black‘n’Roll”/Metal band Vreid played a remarkable outdoor concert by livestream from their home in the mountains, capturing the landscape’s long connection to their music in their current band, and in previous band Windir. Featuring both an outstanding location and very impressive sound, the concert “In the Mountains of Sognametal” was […]
Ten Years Ago Today – The White Stripes Officially Call It Quits (Watch Glastonbury ’05)
LISTEN: Cloud Nothings Shares New Song “Nothing Without You”
Today, Cloud Nothings shares a new song from their forthcoming record The Shadow I Remember, due February 26th via Carpark Records. Released alongside a quirky video game, “Nothing Without You” finds the band operating at a breakneck pace without losing any of the songwriting sensibilities or catchiness for which the band is renowned. Following “The Spirit Of” and “Am I […]