WATCH: The Mountain Goats Perform “Get Famous” on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’
The Mountain Goats started 2021 on the small screen Friday night with a rapturous TV performance of “Get Famous” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The band (comprised of John Darnielle, Matt Douglas, Peter Hughes, and Jon Wurster) recorded the session late last year at Overdub Lane with an expanded band including Dexter Moses and Annalise […]
Passenger Opens Up About Success, Love Lost & 13th Record ‘Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted’ (INTERVIEW)
A fitting title, Passenger. And what a ride it has been for Michael Rosenberg, the 36-year-old singer-songwriter from Brighton. Certainly, there are humble beginnings to this story. Rosenberg embarked on his musical journey young, seemingly forced in the direction of his dreams, the path he was destined for. With a clear and simple direction: write […]
ALBUM PREMIERE: Zydeco Artist Corey Ledet Pays Tribute to His Musical Heritage with Self-Titled LP
The self-titled album Corey Ledet Zydeco is this Zydeco star’s 14th album since releasing his full-length debut in 2004, 3 Years 2 Late. His 2012 release Nothin’ But The Best was nominated for a Grammy in 2013. Corey Ledet Zydeco is being released by Arnaudville, Louisiana’s Nouveau Electric Records January 15th on CD, digital download […]
Countless Thousands Capture American Moment with Punk Rock Opera ‘And the Triumph of Justice’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
COVID-19 has taken live music from us, but it has been interesting to see how musicians have responded to the pandemic. Some have written protest songs. Some seem to have found a deep creative well while being stuck at home. Some, like Countless Thousands, have created a rock opera. Yes, that’s right. This punk band […]
Happy 50th Birthday To The Queen Of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J Blige (Watch “Family Affair” Official Video)
VIDEO PREMIERE: M. Caye Castagnetto Stirs Up Experimentalist Pot On Gritty “Snakes” Video
Peruvian artist Caye Castagnetto’s (they/them) highly anticipated debut LP Leap Second is out January 22nd on Castle Face Records. Influenced by a life split between Lima, London, and Twentynine Palms, Peru-born Caye Castagnetto’s Leap Second is an intriguingly personal and hard to classify debut album. The album is a thick collage of samples Caye recorded with different artists […]
LISTEN: Jesse Forever Is Vocally Cool On Transcendent “Wrote You a Poem”
On Jesse Forever’s new record I was electrocuted seven times and now I can see the future, we bear witness to a time capsule of moments from seven years of Jesse Scheinin’s life. From living in an unfinished basement in Brooklyn to the edge of the valley of Ouro Preto, Brazil, the record is a […]
LISTEN: ØZWALD Revs Up Classic Lo-Fi On “10pm at the Greyhound Station”
ØZWALD is the indie side project of lead singer and guitarist Jason Wade and Steve Stout of the band Lifehouse. Wade and Stout started the project over a bond of the Beatles and wrote songs where they both sang together in a new project with no rules. Check out the psychedelic and crafty new single “10pm at the Greyhound […]
Ranking The Top Hockey Movies Of All Time
Hockey movies are significantly underrated. It’s as simple as that. From the Hanson brothers to the Flying V to Herb Brooks, hockey and cinema are a great pairing. There’s a wide variety of movies out there that can meet the needs of casual to die-hard hockey fans. If you are looking for a history lesson, […]
Vaping Use Amongst Teens Remains High
The world has battled the rising use of nicotine and marijuana use by U.S. teens. While those usage numbers have leveled off, the amount of use is still too high according to researchers. There is a date to support that from 2017 to 2019, the percentage of teens that vaped nicotine the past year doubled. […]