August 2012

Divine Fits: A Thing Called Divine Fits

Jeff Strowe August 27, 2012 No Comments

It seems as though “supergroups” have become the latest trend in rock music. Each year, scores of musicians are setting aside their traditional outputs and collaborating on releases with contemporaries or like-minded thinkers. The autumn of 2012 brings forth Divine Fits. In the accompanying press notes for their debut album, A Thing Called Divine Fits, the wise Gerard Cosley warns listeners to not judge the band’s music by its’ members prior output.

Chris Traynor of Bush (INTERVIEW)

Leslie Michele Derrough August 27, 2012 No Comments

Coming into Bush following the departure of founding member Nigel Pulsford during the Golden State tour in 2002, Chris Traynor stuck with Gavin Rossdale after Bush’s abrupt hiatus, playing with him in a project called Insight and then on Rossdale’s solo venture. But 2011 brought forth Rossdale and Traynor with drummer Robin Goodridge and bass player Corey Britz for the recording of The Sea Of Memories. And fans were just as happy to have them back as they were to see their fans, as the first single “The Sound Of Winter” scored at number one.

Ray Davies: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA 7/21/12

Joe Raniere August 27, 2012 No Comments

One the key figures in those revolutionary times was Ray Davies, the chief songwriter and front-man for the Kinks, and on July 21st, he could be found onstage at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, playing a set that consisted mostly of songs by his former band. Davies tackled select gems from his vast songbook over the course of an hour and forty minutes, opening the show with a handful of barebones acoustic numbers and wrapping things up with an electric band.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Double Disc Psychedelic Pill Due In October

August 25, 2012 No Comments

Neil Young and Crazy Horse will release a brand new studio album of original material this fall. According to a release posted at Neil Young’s official website, Young and Crazy

The Faint Performing 2001’s Danse Macabre In Its Entirety

August 24, 2012 No Comments

Saddlecreek is reissuing The Faint’s “Danse Macabre” in October and the indie rock band will go out and play the 2001 album in its entirety on tour, An announcement on

Chick Corea/Eddie Gomez/Paul Motian, Erik Deutsch

Doug Collette August 24, 2012 No Comments

Time Out Take Five is season jazz column by Glide contributor Doug Collette, as this season he takes a closer look at Erik Deutsch, Luis Perdomo and more..

John Lennons Killer Denied Parole For a Seventh Time

August 24, 2012 No Comments

John Lennon’s killer Mark Chapman has been denied parole for a seventh time. The 57-year-old, who shot Lennon in New York in December 1980, had applied for parole again this

Skrillex, Pretty Lights Lead Nashville With Your Friends Festival

August 24, 2012 No Comments

Pretty Lights and Skrillex, two of the most prominent draws in the still-exploding stateside electronic music renaissance, put their heads together for one of the most compelling line-ups of the

Jane’s Addiction: Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn, NY 8/17/12

Shawn Donohue August 24, 2012 No Comments

There were threats of major summer thunderstorms this Friday night on the Brooklyn Waterfront; perhaps that is why one of the vital late 80’s/early 90’s rock and roll acts could only fill about half of the outdoor venue. Whatever the reason Jane’s Addiction didn’t seem to mind as they played with an energy that proved they still have fire in their veins.

Liars: WIXIW

Ron Hart August 24, 2012 No Comments

When Liars emerged in 2001 with their scorching debut LP They Threw Us In A Trench And Stuck A Monument On Top, it was a caustic wad of spit in the mascaraed eyeball of everything trendy, vapid and annoying about hipster New York City in the turn of the century