Modest Mouse Drummer & Founding Member Jeremiah Green Dies At 45 – Days After Cancer Announcement
Just days after announcing he was battling stage 4 cancer, Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 45 in his sleep. Green was one of the three founding members of the band along with Isaac Brock and bassist Eric Judy. Green’s death leaves Brock as the sole original […]
Happy 75th Birthday Jeff Lynne (Watch ELO Live 1976)
SONG PREMIERE: Vincent Neil Emerson Offers Spirited and Twangy Live Take on Willie Nelson’s “Bloody Mary Morning”
Vincent Neil Emerson is a torchbearer of the Texas songwriter tradition. He channels the straightforward truth-telling and resonance of his songwriting heroes in Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Steve Earle into something fresh and distinctly his own. His songs are cathartic and bluntly honest, never mincing words or dancing around uncomfortable truths. Raised in […]
LISTEN: Midnight Granger Drops Inviting Off-Kilter Folk On “Hardly Find the Time”
“Hardly Find the Time”, the recently released Beatles-Esque single from Midnight Granger, is a low-key but biting existential plea to slow it all down and think harder about where your thoughts are coming from in the first place. The centerpiece descending bassline and melody work in tandem with a Damon Albarn stylish unassuming vocal delivery to give […]
LISTEN: Noele Flowers Molds Breezy Rainy Day Pop On “Portland”
“Portland ‘‘, the latest folk-pop single from NYC-based Noele Flowers, is a breezy but deliberate arrangement perfectly suited to accompany the sentimental musings bound to pop up in the frigid tail-end of December. The soft-toned arpeggiated electric guitar chords combined with the doubled vocals provide plenty of movement and atmosphere as Flowers wistfully replays the scenes […]
Phil Marcade on The Senders’ Career-Spanning Archival Release ‘All Killer No Filler’ (INTERVIEW)
We spoke with Phil Marcade about his time with The Senders, their new double vinyl and double CD sets titled ‘All Killer No Filler’ and more.
55 Years Ago today – Leonard Cohen Released Debut Album ‘Songs of Leonard Cohen’
55 Years Later: Revisiting Bob Dylan’s Americana Leaning ‘John Wesley Harding’
Bob Dylan’s eighth studio album John Wesley Harding (released 12/27/67) may be the most singular piece of work he’s ever created.
30 Years Ago Today – Eddie Hazel of Parliament-Funkadelic Dies at 42
LISTEN: Stephen Chopek Brings Edgy XTC Leaning Synth Soundscapes On “Don’t Go Stay Home”
On “Don’t Go Stay Home”, multi-instrumentalist Stephen Chopek brings contemporary synth soundscapes to an 80’s melodic approach that conjures up XTC and Men at Work to create a catchy power pop offering. The centerpiece of the song is the earworm of a chorus, which tastefully Chopek leans into but without risking redundancy. “Don’t Go Stay […]