Archive: 2020

Today marks the premiere of “Picture of My Dress” off The Mountain Goats’ imminent new album, Getting Into Knives (out October 23)! The song’s creation happened in plain sight, beginning with a single tweet from “Good Bones” poet Maggie Smith suggesting a simple photo essay involving a woman driving across the country taking pictures of a discarded wedding dress. […]

Juno nominated and pipes of steel vocal dynamo Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar return with their upcoming album, The Reckless One on November 20 via Gypsy Soul Records. Reckless One is produced by Darcy Yates and Renan Yildizdogan. The album focuses on stories of “Love: desire, disappointment, and when everything works out emotional and sexual satisfaction.”  The 12 track album features […]

In the last week, we’ve been mourning the loss of guitar hero Eddie Van Halen who passed away last Tuesday, October 6th at the age of 65. Through the numerous tributes and lists posted online, we all know what Eddie offered the world in terms of guitar pyrotechnics. By now you’ve seen numerous photos of […]

“On the heels of his spring EP Slow Drugs, Swiss Brooklyn-based artist Sam Himself offers the first glimpse at his debut album, due out in 2021, with his anthemic new single, “Cry”. The indie-rocker was on tour in Europe when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out earlier this year. After only one show, all remaining dates […]

Frontman/guitarist Andrew Nelson of Nashville based Great Peacock certainly tells it like it is when describing the inspiration behind the band’s third album Forever Worse Better (released 10/9). “We’re struggling to find success, and I want people to know we’re struggling, just like they are. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, though, […]

Nikki O’Neill is an artist who was born and lives in Los Angeles, but spent her childhood in Stockholm in a tri-lingual household. The record player in that house in Stockholm played a lot of records by Al Green and other soul artists. That soul music was absorbed and is now a big component in […]

Mike Flanagan crafts and impressive and beautiful take on the haunted house story.

The creatively admired Canadian label Arts & Crafts is home to many a renowned band- including Broken Social Scene, Stars, and Andy Shauf. The eight-piece Montreal jazz/funk collective, Busty & The Bass is bringing a retro-flavored soulful blast to the Arts & Crafts label with their recently released new LP Eddie, a well-needed spoonful of […]

The term ‘avant-garde blues band’ is an intriguing one, because it doesn’t immediately bring very many names to mind.  In their own experimental style, Churchwood has carved out a rather unique place, using some structural blues, jazz, metal and punk elements– plus a blend of like-minded, lyrically focused artists like Captain Beefheart, Nick Cave and […]

Well, it’s about time The Rolling Stones got around to this tour in their archives. It was big in every way you could imagine: big stage, big setlist, big dance moves by Jagger, big juicy guitar licks by Richards, big harmonies and big celebrity guest stars. It was their first tour after a long hiatus […]

You have seen a couple of movies with incredible plots. These plots clearly scream impossible when placed in our everyday environment. Yet, we get so endeared to these stories that we hope to relive the stories partly if not completely. When it pertains to betting, the environment might just be all that matters.  The results […]

First off, you should understand that the word “rounder” Is the name for anyone who travels from one city to another in search of high-stakes card games to play. Moving forward, we hope to help every rounder out there to the understanding of the fact that there is a time to call it quits, while […]

You wonder how an interesting and well thought out plan crashes to shreds in a twinkle. You might think this is an escapade that only happens in movies. That is far from the truth. For a fact, movies are representations of actual life events. These movies take on happenings in the society or a section […]

When in college, you should acquire the important skills that can help you in life. For instance, an economist learns policies that can help them implement policies to help economies run more efficiently. Additionally, a college degree can help you to secure an employment opportunity. Therefore, you should not take your college studies lightly. As […]

Trey Anastasio kicked off The Beacon Jams, his eight-week livestream residency at New York’s legendary Beacon Theatre, this Friday evening (10/9/20) with a stellar performance consisting of a single two-and-a-half-hour set that featured both electric & acoustic arrangements of a few Phish classics as well as Trey’s solo material, including several live debuts from his […]

Today, singer/songwriter, composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all-around keyboard master Cory Henry announces his new studio album Something To Say. Due on October 30 the eleven-track collection further highlights Henry’s self-described genre of “future soul.” Born in the midst of one of the most challenging times our world has ever seen, ‘Something To Say’ tackles subjects […]

The last time I saw Justin Osborne, he was exhausted. After six years of touring, three full length releases, hundreds of shows, and tens of thousands of miles traveled, he was ready to go home. A true hustler in the best sense of the word: steadily grinding, pushing a dream – building SUSTO – with […]

Josh Merritt is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky and inherited the grit and honesty so essential to heartland culture. Having spent the better part of the past decade honing his chops on the Southern tour circuit, Merritt slides effortlessly into his own on debut studio release Reynolds Station, a stirring collection of autobiographical songs that recount […]