2018

‘Skyscraper’ or, “Die Hard: Between The Rock and a Tall Place’ (FILM REVIEW)

Danielle Houtkooper July 13, 2018 No Comments

It’s not Die Hard, but it’s not NOT Die Hard either.

Smashing Pumpkins Stick To Setlist Script To Kick off Semi-Reunion Tour in Glendale, AZ

Glide July 13, 2018 No Comments

Last night (7/13/18), The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their 43 date, (semi) reunion tour at Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ. Back in February, Billy Corgan actually posted the setlist for

‘Leave No Trace’ A Work of Sheer Mastery (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts July 13, 2018 No Comments

The fantasy of off-grid living may be better than the reality.

AHI Strikes With Gravel On Silk Vocals On Second LP ‘In Our Time’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

William Lewis July 13, 2018 No Comments

[rating=7.00] There’s nothing immediately striking about AHI (an acronym of Ahkinoah Habah Izarh’s name and pronounced ‘eye’), and that seems to suit him well. Humble is an oft overused word,

Cowboy Junkies Continue Their Unique Hushed & Harmonious Sound With ‘All That Reckoning’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Lee Zimmerman July 13, 2018 No Comments

[rating=7.00] Anyone who’s ever heard even a few notes culled from any Cowboy Junkies album released in the past 30 years will attest to the fact that they’re hardly the

Rolling Stones Shine a Light In Later Era ‘From The Vault: No Security San Jose ’99’ (ALBUM/DVD REVIEW)

Doug Collette July 13, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00 In his essay for the seventh release in the Rolling Stones From the Vault archive series, San Jose ’99, Paul Sexton adopts a wizened but nonetheless insightful perspective writing

Twenty Albums In, Eliza Gilkyson Channels a New Kind of Spirituality on “Secularia’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes July 13, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Eliza Gilkyson, twenty albums in, seems to be marshaling all her inner emotions, her feminist and political activism, as she challenges conventional religious beliefs while beseeching us to be

Paul Simon Reveals New Album ‘In The Blue Light’ – New Versions of Simon’s Less-Familiar Classics

Glide July 12, 2018 No Comments

Legendary songwriter, recording artist and performer Paul Simon will release his 14th studio album – In The Blue Light – on September 7. Produced by Simon and Roy Halee, who have worked together since the 1960s, the

Paul Weller Announces New Album ‘True Meanings’ Available September 14th

Glide July 12, 2018 No Comments

True Meanings, Paul Weller’s 14th album will be released on September 14th and is an album characterized by grandiose-yet-delicate, lush orchestration: an aesthetic to which Weller’s better-than-ever voice, singing some of his

Deafheaven Reach New Audial Heights With ‘Ordinary Corrupt Human Love’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Shawn Donohue July 12, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] The fourth album from California based, post-black/shoe-gaze/black-gaze/whatever metal outfit Deafheaven is a transitional disk that manages to expand upon their foundation while reaching new audial heights. Ordinary Corrupt Human Love