LISTEN: Sports Rev Up Disco Beats & Catchy Melodies On Hypnotic Cut “The Look”
Childhood friends Cale Chronister and Christian Theriot have come to realize that life can change at any second. Perspectives are reshaped, relationships rise or fall, and home is anywhere you want it to be. For indie-pop duo Sports, it’s the intricacies of their lifelong friendship, the victories, and shortcomings of growing up, and the lessons […]
LISTEN: Neo-Soul Chanteuse Dominique Fils-Aimé Strides On Graceful “While We Wait”
Dominique Fils-Aimé is a Polaris Music prize-nominated singer-songwriter from Montreal who draws inspiration from soul icons of the ’40s and ’60s such as Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Nina Simone. While her musical roots are grounded in early soul and jazz, her sound transcends contemporary urban soundscapes. Check out the stunning new single “While We […]
Richard Hell Reveals The Full Saga Of An Early 80s Punk Album with The ‘Destiny Street Complete’ Collection (INTERVIEW)
On January 22nd, Omnivore Recordings released the Destiny Street Complete collection in CD and digital formats, featuring the work of Richard Hell and The Voidoids, which explores the entire “saga” of the Punk album Destiny Street and the definitive remixed version of that work. The album, which follows 1977’s Blank Generation, was recorded in 1981 […]
The Luxurious Faux Furs Stomp Out Garage Rock and Swampy Blues on ‘Like a Real Shadow’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The Luxurious Faux Furs is a duo that started in New York, which seems like a pretty fitting place for a garage-rock duo. The band has since moved to New Orleans, and their adoptive hometown seems to have affected their music. Granted, you’ll still hear a lot of garage rock, but now that rock sound […]
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Guitarist Joel Hoekstra of Whitesnake Talks New LP ‘Running Games’ & Riffing For Whitesnake, Cher & TSO (INTERVIEW)
If the pandemic has done anything good, it’s given people a chance to do things they had been wanting to do. Guitarist Joel Hoekstra had already begun his latest album, Running Games, with his Joel Hoekstra’s 13 project prior to lockdown but with touring on hold, it freed him up to really dig in and […]
Tulsa Band Saugeye, Led by Jared Tyler, Bring Well Oiled Originals & Covers To S/T Debut (ALBUM REVIEW)
Like many, this writer was first introduced to multi-instrumentalist Jared Tyler through his longtime work as trusted sideman for singer-songwriter Malcolm Holcombe. Now Tyler leads a collaborative project with fellow Okies, most of which are familiar names to those who closely follow roots music. They slide guitarist and luthier Seth Lee Jones, who has been […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Armadillo Paradox Deliver String Band Hooks & Cleverness On “Your Eyes Are Like Stars”
Sol Chase and Jared Huskey have always found Texas’s “thing” for armadillos to be a little paradoxical. “They’re kind of glorified here,” Huskey explains. “Supposedly, their shells represent our state’s strength. But nine times out of ten, you see them dead on the side of the road.” Chase, a Bluegrass aficionado, and Huskey, a self-described rambler with […]
LISTEN: Charlotte Cardin Crushes With Edgy Pop Mechanics on “Daddy”
Guided by instinct and gifted with a seismic voice, fast-rising Atlantic Records signee Charlotte Cardin pens personal anthems about life and love without a filter. Following the success of her Big Boy EP across Canada, she made waves worldwide with her major label and US debut Main Girl EP. Check out the chic and moody new […]
LISTEN: Australian Pop-Rocker Jaguar Jonze Showcases Dynamic Range Via “Astronaut’
Check out the enticing and psychedelic new single “Astronaut” (below) from Australian pop-rocker Jaguar Jonze. Blanketed in synthesizers and warm bass tone, Deenya Lynch sings with dynamic range, undoubted passion, and emotional vulnerability. Shades of Lorde and Lana Del Rey grace this elevated songstress that might very well be the next big player in the […]