Interviews

Casey Neill’s album time zero land, arrived at the end of July, following the Fall 2023 release of Casey Neill and The Norway Rats’ album Sending Up Flares. The juxtaposition was interesting, with one very outward and forward-looking collection released first, and a more private, at times backward-looking and reflective album released afterwards. However, the […]

Smoker Dad is a Seattle-based indie band that describes their sound as “deep-fried Southern Rock,” and it’s hard to argue with that. The attitude and slightly humorous feel of that description are also part of their identity. Consisting of Trevor Conway on vocals and guitar, Teagen Conway on lead guitar, Chris King on vocals and keys, […]

The multi-faceted artist Mike Frazier has had one hell of a year. Firstly, his sixth studio album, Secrets of Atlantis, was released on April 26, 2024. The eight-track outing saw Frazier swapping his usual twangy sound for an onslaught of searing psychedelia that flips into moving balladry in the blink of an eye. The daring […]

Once-and-future Slayer guitarist Kerry King has never been one to shy away from expressing his opinion. And he’s been vocal in his opinion that the band ended years too soon. Thrash metal icon King has spent the time since the Big Four heavy hitters called it a day getting his solo album ready. He pushed through […]

When Bernie Worrell, who was a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and spent a lifetime collaborating across genres with an astonishing number of musicians, passed away in 2016, it closed a chapter of music history. Some years later, former Bernie Worrell Orchestra bandleader Evan Taylor was contacted by Bernie’s family about some tapes and drives they […]

Frankie and The Studs are a Burbank-based Rock band who have an energetic performance history as a string of EPs and singles under the belt, but now they are taking the plunge to release an LP this Fall. The first single and video from that album is out now, titled “Bimini,” and sets the stage […]

Minnesota-born songwriter and vocalist Pamela McNeill is releasing her new EP Wave After Wave today via John Richardson’s (Badfinger, Gin Blossoms) Farm to Label Records via 12-inch vinyl, digital, and streaming. The album was recorded at Soul Train Studios in Nashville and produced by Richardson and Adam Ollendorff. McNeill has been a sought-after songwriter and vocalist throughout her career, working […]

Soul music is at an incredibly exciting point in its history, and Aaron Frazer is a big reason for that. The multi-hyphenate artist has spent years learning how to perfect that nostalgic, sinfully sweet sound the genre is known for, only to create his latest project, Into The Blue, which breaks all of the rules. […]

The Olympia, Washington-born Indie band Oh, Rose, recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of their debut EP, That Do Now See, by re-releasing a remastered edition on cassette, but also combined that celebration with the release of a new single and video, “The Call”, and with the announcement of the upcoming fall arrival of their new […]

Cody Dickinson, best known as a founding member and drummer of North Mississippi Allstars, is also involved in the creation of the documentary film series Take Me To The River, led by Martin Shore, celebrating the origin, growth, and modern expression of Blues music in different regions. In his well over twenty years in music, […]