Alabama Shakes Announce Highly Anticipated Second Album – ‘Sound & Color’
Sound & Color – the follow-up to Alabama Shakes’ Gold-certified debut album, Boys & Girls, which earned the group three GRAMMY® nominations, including a nod for Best New Artist – will be released in North America on April 21 by ATO Records. Rough Trade will release the album in the UK/Europe on April 20. See […]
POND – Feeling Like Space Again (INTERVIEW)
Heroic Shart just happens to be one of nine creatively named tracks on POND’s sixth album, Man It Feels Like Space Again. Foregoing nomenclature, the album listens like an opus, beginning with the drizzly, 80’s drenched track “Waiting For Grace” which evolves into notable numbers like “Sitting Up On Our Crane” that burst in signature […]
Music Piracy: Danny Carey Joins Nautical Supergroup Legend of the Seagullmen
For fans of Tool, who’ve been waiting patiently for the band to work out their legal woes and release a follow up to 2006’s 10,000 Days, there was a measure of solace to be found in the announcement today that drummer Danny Carey was involved in a new project featuring members of Mastodon and Off!. […]
The Replacements Announce First Full U.S. Tour Since 1991
Following a handful of reunion shows in 2014 including a big homecoming show at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, MN on September 13, which sold out of all 14,000 tickets in less than 15 minutes and playing for 12,000 rowdy New Yorkers at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, The Replacements are back. Their first full […]
AC/DC Rocks “Sin City” During Bon Scott Era
Father John Misty- I Love You, Honeybear (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] As somewhat of a chameleon, Josh Tillman can be a daunting character for fans and critics to examine. His snarky quips and blunt provocations contrast often with his gleaming sincerity and rapt attention to the complexities and confusion of our 21st century lives. “White people problems” as the kids these days say, can often […]
Lotus, Alex Grey, Charles Bradley & The Extraordinaires Lead Purple Hatter’s Ball Lineup
Howling Wolves Present has announced the lineup for the eighth annual Purple Hatter’s Ball. Taking place at the famed Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida May 8 – 10, 2015, the three-day music festival benefits The Rachel Morningstar Foundation (a non-profit 501c3 organization) in honor of longtime SOSMP friend and […]
Seattle Psychedelic Rock Sextet Rose Windows Announce Self Titled Second Album
Seattle’s psychedelic rock sextet Rose Windows will release their self-titled second album, the follow up to their acclaimed debut The Sun Dogs, on CD/DL/LP May 4th in Europe and May 5th in North America via Sub Pop. Rose Windows, featuring the highlights “Glory, Glory,” “Strip Mall Babylon,” and “Blind,” was recorded in the fall of […]
St. Vincent, Old Crow Medicine Show, Beck, Roseanne Cash Win Big at Grammys
As always the Grammy Awards gives props to many of the mainstream artists out there, while overlooking many of the most worthy musicianship of the prior year; we’ll give props to Sam Smith cause the man does have pipes. Although it’s hard to battle the industry dollars that run the Academy, here are some of […]
Stanton Moore of Galactic (INTERVIEW)
“I’m speeding up,” Galactic drummer Stanton Moore said with a laugh at the end of our interview last week when I asked him if he was starting to slow down at all. For anyone who has ever experienced a Galactic live show, you’ll know that the energy level they bring is extremely high. Featuring at […]