Posts by Glide Staff

There was that one time, maybe 15 or 20 years ago, when Rush’s Geddy Lee offered up some winter advice. Being from Canada doesn’t automatically make you the next Bobby Hull, but Geddy has always had a knack for showing his humorous side. Catch him here as he shares a few winter safety tips – […]

Hip-hop celebrated 50 years in 2023 and the genre has never been in a more beautiful place. The diverse array of refreshing faces is providing new takes on the genre and inspiring some of its most beloved elders to descend from the mountains and remind us who is really running things. With country music slowly […]

Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran says this about The Living Pins: ”One of the things I can really recognize when I hear a bit of music– is the FUN. The fun that they were having when they made that. And they were having such a great time making that music. In fact, if you […]

In Glide’s 20th edition of The Glide 20 (2003 thru 2022), we had our most challenging selections to date to choose the top 20 albums of the past year. As Americana has continually squeezed its way as the new indie rock, it would have been easy to pick a majority of Nashville/Austin-influenced sounds. King Gizzard […]

The stretch of Arizona highway from historic Flagstaff to rustic Bisbee might not be more traversed by any musician of late than that of Joe Baker. From the dusty towns of Prescott, Silver City, and Wilcox to regular gigs in Phoenix and Tucson, (often with fiddler/vocalist Carolyn Camp), Baker’s musical destinations almost sound like an […]

In the wake of the 1960s psychedelic and art rock scenes that grew out of the United Kingdom, a new trend emerged: glam rock. The likes of Marc Bolan (and his band T-Rex), and David Bowie pioneered the genre. Around the same time, the heavy metal scene was also exploding following the success of Led […]

Music means different things to different people. One has to admire Robert Hunter- lyricist for the Grateful Dead, who would often speak to his lyrics meaning what they do to the listener, somewhat implying that his intentions were esoteric or moot. This leaves much room for interpretation, creativity, and reflection.  The truth is music is […]

Wanderlodge hails from Portland, Oregon, but like their RV namesake, they’ve spent most of their time on the road.  The duo was brought together in 2016 when Matt Cadenelli (Fernando and The Don of Division Street) returned to the Pacific Northwest after a two year stint living in Ojai, CA. While in southern California, Cadenelli […]

Although it sometimes seems to pale in significance compared to the two years that preceded it, 1969 eventually proved to be one of the more essential 12 months in rock’s remarkable trajectory. It not only found the old masters — Dylan, the Beatles, the Stones, the Who and The Kinks — creating some of the most […]

With 2018 just about wrapped up, it’s never too early to round up Glide’s calls for best of the year. The year didn’t spell for any significant trend or sound but instead was influenced by the artistic growth of many a female songstress including Becky Warren, Courtney Marie Andrews and Erika Wennerstrom- making her solo […]

Austin band the Bright Light Social Hour have managed to gather a loyal following with a style of music that can best be described as loose, soulful rock and roll, that isn’t afraid to venture deeper psychedelic terrain. Of course, the group has never been tied down by genre constraints, and they have been known […]

Angus Young may have been AC/DC’s primary showman, dressed in his ever-present schoolboy garb and stalking about the stage, but his big brother Malcolm, who died Saturday from complications due to dementia, was the band’s ever-present rhythmic anchor and source of sturdy riffing support. In contrast to his diminutive sibling, Malcolm stoically stood his ground […]

The year 2016 and the words “best” might seem ironic considering all the loses we suffered in the past 365 days. Despite the death of David Bowie, we got one of his all time best albums with Blackstar but can the loss of Prince, Lemmy, Leonard Cohen and be even remotely compromised by fantastic new […]

With Halloween less than a week away and the long weekend of parties starting in days, most of us are probably still scrambling for the answer to that seasonal question – “what are you going to wear?”  In the spirit of Desert Trip (“Oldchella”) that took place a couple weekends ago and our 2013 list […]

So what is it about 2016 that’s spelled a death knell for so many stars? It seems there’s never been a year where so many icons have died in such record numbers, and in such rapid succession. What’s sadder still, is that the year is only half over, and this chilling roll call of lost […]

The new year is barely three weeks old and in that short time it’s already claimed the lives of two musicians of immense stature. First it was David Bowie and now Glenn Frey, who, according to an official statement, succumbed on 1/18/16  to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. In every sense, […]

2015 might not go down as the best year for new music on record, but there are still a number of standouts making defining recorded albums. Take Low Cut Connie (pictured above) who are molding showmanship, punk and boogie into a new realm of relevancy. Riley Walker  is mixing the pastoral folk of Nick Drake […]

Although the two leaders of Steely Dan – Donald Fagen and Walter Becker – are grouchy New Yorkers as they approach their 70’s, their songbook still stands up as some of the most original and funky music ever laid to tape. Steely Dan have never been directly derived from any other artist, and instead they […]

When it’s all set and done, who knows what type of legacy 2014 will hold in the history of rock albums.  Anyhow, once again our staff writers narrowed down the list to our top 20 albums of the year along with a list of honorable mentions.  We’re confident that this is a definitive list of […]

The staff here at Glide as usual had a hell of year narrowing down our picks for the best albums of 2013. After critiquing every significant release and deciding whether some releases might be too pop or others not fitting of the band’s strongest efforts, it all still comes down to the best of the year.