[rating=9.00] This one has been in the works for some time and now it’s here in all its resplendent glory. Working with the Blind Boys of Alabama, The McCrary Sisters,
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Fire Dream, the debut solo album from J.D. Wilkes of The Legendary Shack Shakers, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image
[rating=8.00] Looking back in retrospect, NRBQ’s eponymous debut seems like a remarkable feat even now. A stunningly uncommon collision of styles and sounds, it was amazingly adventurous, exploratory and wholly
[rating=7.00] With the third installment in their annual “Myths” series – a joint effort with the Marfa Myths festival in Texas – indie label Mexican Summer has finally realized the
[rating=6.00] Just to get it out of the way, Scott Weiland was always the best part of Stone Temple Pilots. His bombastic stage presence, soulful scratchy baritone, keen ear for
[rating=7.00] Almost two decades on from the release of their debut EP, 5 Songs, The Decemberists have finally decided to take their sound in a new direction. Up to this
[rating=7.00] Hoboken, New Jersey’s Yo La Tengo continues their long indie rock career with their fifteenth studio release There’s A Riot Going On. It is just over an hour of
[rating-8.00] When North Carolina’s 6 String Drag made their bow in 1993, all the doors seemed wide open. Boundaries were being broken between rock, pop, punk and country, and bands
[rating=6.00] Now veteran purveyors over gloom and doom, Birmingham’s Editors have always been – if nothing else – divisive. Opinion over their Joy Division inspired rock drama has been split
[rating=8.00] Primarily known for his work with the late Colonel Bruce Hampton, AJ Ghent — or j-ent as he prefers to be known — is an Atlanta-based lap steel virtuoso
