The Besnard Lakes Take Maximalist Approach to Psych Rock on Double LP ‘The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Montreal-based indie psych-rockers The Besnard Lakes are back with their new album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings, after a five-year break. The album title may sound pretentious but is in line with past albums like their sophomore release The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse and the 2010 follow-up […]
Legendary Saxophonist Archie Shepp & Piano Great Jason Moran Collaborate On Keeper ‘Let My People Go’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Two jazz giants of two generations have come together for a collaborative project. Let My People Go, a duo recording by saxophonist Archie Shepp and pianist Jason Moran, compiled from a series of duet performances from 2017 and 2018. The 83-year-old Shepp has been a force in the jazz world for six decades. A collaborator […]
Five Music-Themed Slot Games Popular in Canada
It’s been over 20 years since the introduction of online slot games, and ever since that time, we have seen the introductions of many themed games. But there is always a category that resonates with the players, music. There are all types of music for every single emotion you can have in a single. While […]
LISTEN: Deca Vocally Cuts & Jabs On Precise New Track “All In A Dream”
The album Snakes and Birds marks an incredible artistic achievement for Deca, the New York-based emcee, producer, and visual artist who continues to push the boundaries of his own creativity. Conceptually, this album couldn’t feel more relevant as it guides the listener through paranoia, inner turmoil, and varying emotions associated with our world mid-pandemic. But there […]
LISTEN: DJ ZID & Boog Brown Drop Old School Grooves & Rhymes Via Inviting “Majic”
Check out the smooth and stylish new single “Majic” (below) from DJ ZID and hip-hop artist Boog Brown. With old school appeal, Boog Brown flows with tangible character and confident cadence, bringing us back to the golden age of hip-hop. Flavored by an unobtrusive groove laced with colorful keyboard twinklings amidst a steady backbeat, DJ […]
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Seth Walker Provides Rewarding Read Via Combo of Prose & Poetry On ‘Your Van Is On Fire’ (BOOK REVIEW)
The density of content in Seth Walker’s hard/softcover book Your Van Is On Fire belies its page count and dimensions. In fact, presented in slightly less than a hundred pages and 6” x9” size, this heady combination of prose, poetry, and graphics imprints a positive spin to its title, as in ‘that guitarist is ON […]
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (DVD REVIEW)
Originally available on Netflix in 2019, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese is now available on both DVD and Blu-Ray through The Criterion Collection. Most prominent among the usual assortment of bonus features in this ‘Director’s Cut’—digital restoration, trailer, 5.1 Surround Sound– is additional performance footage from the mythic 1975 tour, […]
LISTEN: Vox Rea Cruise Through Sunny Pop & Playful Throwback Sounds On “Reset”
Vancouver based Vox Rea is sisters Kate Kurdyak and Lauren Kurdyak with Kaitlyn Hansen-Boucher, and Mitchell Schaumberg. Kate and Lauren lean on their classical background, featuring violin and piano respectively. Kaitlyn is an accomplished vocalist and all three of the women grew up singing in choirs together. Check out the sunny new single “Reset” (below) from Vox Rea. A swaying melody rests over fluttering vocal harmonies while […]
LISTEN: Austrian Indie Pop Duo Leyya Lay Down Low End Bliss Via “I’m Not Sure”
Austrian indie-pop duo Leyya has released two albums and toured some 30 countries, playing diverse festivals like Benicassim, PrimaveraSound, Iceland Airwaves, SXSW and Reeperbahn Festival. Glide is happy to share the sparkling new single “I’m Not Sure” from Leyya. With hypnotic and unique vocal musing, Sophie Lindinger croons over a cool, wonky and psychedelic instrumental, bathing in low-end bliss […]