2018

‘Ready Player One’ Is An Exhaustive Parade Of Pop Culture References (FILM REVIEW)

Christian Long March 30, 2018 No Comments

Ready Player One is an avalanche of references wrapped in a CG package.

SONG PREMIERE: Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs Get On Board The “12 Mule Train” With Bluesy Psychedelic Fiesta

Glide March 30, 2018 No Comments

London-born musician Holly Golightly got her professional start as a member of Kent, England’s Thee Headcoatees, a garage rock combo formed as an opening act for Billy Childish and his

SONG PREMIERE: Bumpus Go For Groove-Laden Funky Soul Sound With “Keep Standing Up”

Glide March 30, 2018 No Comments

Passion motivates. It drives people to persevere. And passion makes great music. Case in point: the upcoming EP, Way Down Deep from Chicago funk, soul, and R&B group Bumpus. The new

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite Rally For An Encore With ‘No Mercy In This Land’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes March 30, 2018 No Comments

[rating=9.00] When you win a Grammy as Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite did in 2014 for Get Up! an encore is certainly called for. In No Mercy in This Land

Great Peacock Is The Real Deal On ‘Gran Pavo Real’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Lee Zimmerman March 30, 2018 No Comments

[rating=9.00] There are times where a band’s name and album cover provide little or no indication of what to expect. And when said references offer an image that’s the exact

Kacey Musgraves Blossoms On ‘Golden Hour’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jake Giles March 30, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Within the span of three studio albums, one being a holiday collection, Kacey Musgraves established herself as sharp-witted, sincere, and assured. Her brand of country music recalls the storytelling

Mary Chapin Carpenter Celebrates Thirty Years of Recording with ‘Sometimes Just the Sky’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes March 30, 2018 1 Comment

[rating=9.00] We are reaching the point where many of our favorite artists are pausing to reflect, as if to ask whether they would record their beloved songs the same way

Yes To ‘Cruise To The Edge’ in 2019 For Proggers of the Caribbean Experience

Glide March 29, 2018 No Comments

The 2019 Cruise To The Edge, Proggers of the Caribbean, progressive rock’s preeminent fan/artist experience, kicks off its public on sale beginning today (3/28). Cabins are available at CruiseToTheEdge.com, with

Dan Auerbach’s Easy Sound Revue Rolls Into Brooklyn Steel With Shannon and the Clams & Robert Finley (SHOW REVIEW)

Shawn Donohue March 29, 2018 No Comments

The Easy Eye Sound Revue rolled into Brooklyn Steel on Tuesday, March 27th as Dan Auerbach brought a slew of Nashville’s finest to rock and roll around his excellent album Waiting

Bettye LaVette Turns Heads Yet Again With ‘Things Have Changed’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes March 29, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] True to her reputation as a singular interpreter, Bettye LaVette will turn heads again with Things Have Changed, putting her own spin on Bob Dylan’s songs much the way