Posts by Glide

The story of Sisyphus and his unceasing duty to roll a boulder uphill is well-known. What the story symbolizes, an unending endeavor in vain, is likewise familiar, perhaps even intrinsic to the human condition. What goes less acknowledged, even as the term “Sisyphean” flows freely through pop culture and everyday conversations, is the actual wisdom […]

Rounding-out our spotlight on Ty Segall this week, part of what separated him from the garage-rock pack last decade was his willingness to embrace is inner-weirdo and produce some genuinely edgy, twisted material. And for this writer’s money, he never topped the delightfully derisive and manically malevolent vibes he put forth on his brilliant 2016 […]

Formed in the spring of 2020, Hot Mustard is the recording duo of producer Jack Powell (guitar, keys, bells, and whistles) and Nick Carusos (bass), whose dynamic low end anchors the project. Powell’s production style combines his love of assemblage art and collage into his musical approach, in which improvised sessions are recorded and then […]

10 Foot Pole is a garage funk band from Lexington, KY. The band consists of Brian Arnett on bass and vocals, Billy Quinn on guitar and vocals, David Farris on drums, and spice, John Turner on trumpet and vocals, and Willie Eames, also on guitar and vocals. After initially forming in the 90s, with a […]

Turnstile have announced details of The Never Enough Tour – a North American headline tour set to get underway on September 15th. The fall run will feature support from SPEED and Jane Remover each night, with special guests Amyl & The Sniffers, Blood Orange, and Mannequin Pussy performing on select dates [admat / tour itinerary below]. Ticket […]

YES—who are Steve Howe (guitars, vocals), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals, acoustic guitar), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar, vocals), and Jay Schellen (drums)—have today (June 10) announced their “The Fragile Tour 2025, The Album Series” set for this fall in the U.S. This “evening with Yes” trek launches October 1 in Wallingford, CT and wraps November 16 in Reno, NV. Tickets go on sale June 13. Go to www.yesworld.com/live for ticketing information. At […]

Margo Price has announced the release of Hard Headed Woman, a new collection of country music that reconnects with her roots, and further redefines what it means to be a modern outlaw. Out August 29th on Loma Vista Recordings, the album captures Margo Price at her wisest, funniest, toughest, and most vulnerable. It is a […]

Josh Ritter will release his anticipated new album, I Believe in You, My Honeydew, September 12 via Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save here). Ahead of the release, his new song, “You Won’t Dig My Grave,” is out today. Listen/share HERE.   Throughout his decades long career, Ritter has established himself as “one of the most perceptive artists making music today” (American Songwriter), releasing […]

David Byrne has announced Who Is the Sky?, his first new album since 2018’s acclaimed and award-winning American Utopia, which will be released September 5th by Matador Records. The album was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Miley Cyrus), while its 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble […]

Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. announces a fall run of his wildly successful sold-out søn of dad tour including performances at The Warfield in San Francisco, The Wiltern in Los Angeles and his largest hometown headline show to date at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium on November 23. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 13 at 10 […]

Rock’n’roll stalwarts Los Straitjackets have announced their new album Somos Los Straitjackets will release on September 19th through Yep Roc Records. Their first new record of all-original material since 2012’s Jet Set, Somos Los Straitjackets was produced by Alex Hall (JD McPherson, The Cactus Blossoms) and demonstrates why they have reigned as the kings of […]

Juneau, Alaska-based Josh Fortenbery is a gravel-voiced singer and guitarist who writes like a poet and effortlessly moves between genres, creating an inviting blend of country, folk, and bluegrass. He sings sad songs but smiles a lot and usually means it.  On his latest single, the raw and infectious “The Exterminator,” Fortenbery delves into the […]

Whitney Walker began his music career playing psychedelic, gutter-blues with Southern Gothic undertones in the Pacific Northwest during the mid-1990s. Some influences include Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Califone, Pavement, Bo Diddley, and many more. His early band, Pay The Coyote, cut their teeth in the local dive bar circuit, then Walker spent the […]

Today, the world received the sad news that a music visionary and pioneer has passed away at the age of 82. Stone revolutionized popular music by fusing funk, soul, gospel, psychedelic rock, and R&B, first gaining acclaim as the frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, formed in San Francisco in 1966. The band produced […]

With Backstage Balladeer, Jefferson Ross has returned with a deeply personal and richly textured album that dives headfirst into themes of life, death, faith, doubt, and the tangled beauty of the American South. This time, it’s a truly solo endeavor—Ross wrote, performed, recorded, mixed, and even photographed every aspect of the project himself. Though not […]

Sterling Drake has always had a taste for adventure. “I left home at 17 without any idea where I’d end up,” he explains. “All I knew was that if I held onto my dreams, they’d lead me where I was meant to be.” With the release of The Shape I’m In, Drake’s remarkable debut, it’s […]

East Nash Grass exemplifies the best of what bluegrass has to offer—as being named the 2024 IBMA [International Bluegrass Music Association] New Artist of the Year would suggest. But their breathtaking talent as singers, instrumentalists, and composers are just the beginning, the secret to East Nash Grass lies in their unflinching ability to be themselves. […]

There’s something undeniably magnetic about the past. From analog textures in vinyl records to the glow of neon arcades, nostalgia has resurfaced as a powerful force across pop culture. In particular, two creative worlds—music and digital gaming—are experiencing a retro revival, driven by a shared craving for authenticity, aesthetic richness, and emotional familiarity. Whether you’re […]

“A friend took me to see Ben De La Cour at a little hole-in-the-wall in Nashville. It didn’t take long to realize I was in the presence of greatness. He has much to say, and knows how to say it as only a true poet can. You owe it to yourself to check him out. He is […]

Nicholas Podany is a New York-based musician who performs his own vocals, as well as guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, ukulele, and mandolin. You can also catch him as Billy Crystal in Netflix’s Saturday Night, Joey Shorter in Apple TV+’s “Hello Tomorrow,” and Podany is currently filming Season 1 of “PONIES” in Budapest opposite Emilia Clarke […]