Drummer Mike Pride Turns MDC’s Vital Punk Into Swinging Jazz on ‘I Hate Work’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Drummer Mike Pride takes his intense touring and two years of recording with the punk outfit MDC and twenty years later turns the band’s raucous catalog into swinging acoustic jazz. It’s the kind of project that could only come from the label RareNoise. I Hate Work draws its material exclusively from MDC’s iconic 182 debut […]
SONG PREMIERE: Kelley Mickwee and Dan Dyer Get Nostalgic for a City That Was on “Don’t Miss You At Austin”
Kelley Mickwee and her voice are one of the most recognizable talents making music in her home state of Texas at the moment – even if you may not immediately know it. Mickwee has been a mainstay in the Texas-based music scene for years: currently, as part of Kevin Russell’s Shinyribs’ Shiny Soul Sisters, singing […]
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LISTEN: Memphis Soul Queen Elizabeth King Keeps It Vivacious Via “What You Gonna Do”
Memphis soul gospel queen Elizabeth King recorded her first single in 1970, and if all had gone as planned, she would have made her first album a few years later. Instead, it took another half-century, but Living In The Last Days, the latest sacred soul long-player from Memphis’s Bible and Tire imprint, captures King at the […]
LISTEN: Alex Bloom Stokes Urban Bustle Flame Via Swooning “Bleary”
Alex Bloom grew up with pop and rock standards, studying music in college. Today his focus is putting his education to use, exploring what it means to be a singer-songwriter in the 21st century. Bloom prefers to forgo categorization and sticks to what feels authentic. “My goal with all the music I release is to keep exploring […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Velvicks Drop Gritty Old School Rocker “”ChaChaCha”
New York City rockers The Velvicks are back with a new single and it is every bit as edgy, gritty, and rock n roll as you might expect. “ChaChaCha” is a classic rock anthem packed to the brim with killer electric guitar riffs, fast-paced drums, and pulsing bass rhythms that propel the track forward with an […]
50 Years Later: Revisiting Faces’ Ragged & Rightful ‘A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse’
With a half-century of hindsight, Faces’ Glyn John-produced third album ‘A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse’ (released 11/17/71, and second in ’71) accurately quantifies perception of the band as ersatz Rolling Stones. With their natural predilection to rock, along with a flamboyant frontman, plus a penchant for turning sloppiness […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb ft Pieta Brown Create Resounding Echoes On “Gold Shining”
While the world rants and raves about Nick Cave (deservedly so), there is another baritone that has been doing the dark and mysterious on his own terms for just as long: Howe Gelb. Yes, the Giant Sand luminaire has certainly earned his artistic privileges and then some with his dusty vibrato and windswept mysterious tunes […]
Dennis Hopper’s ‘Out Of The Blue’ Is Back & Ferocious As Ever In 4K (FILM REVIEW)
Despite changing the course of film history with Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper’s career behind the camera in the years that followed was sparse. Most of that absence is due to the failure of his 1971 follow-up, The Last Movie, which effectively led him to be exiled from the director’s chair for nearly a decade. That […]
LISTEN: Royal Castles Offer Hard-Hitting Guitar Rock Pop Via “Been Around”
Energetic and hard-hitting, Royal Castles are making nostalgic but contemporary garage-rock. Hailing from the Royal City of Guelph, Ontario and featuring the power trio of Katrin Sawatzky, Jordan Gabriel and AJ Johnson (Juno-nominated Cuff the Duke), the three-piece take influence from the bands of their formative years, delivering pounding drums, crunchy guitars and a healthy […]
FULL LP VIDEO PREMIERE: Rubber Band Gun Shares Expansive Full Album Visual To Accompany Sonic Pop Stunner
Rubber Band Gun (the project of producer, engineer, and multi-talented performer, Kevin Basko) might be to pardon the bad name pun- the most elastic band this side of Tame Impala. Stretching and experimenting within it close to 30 minute LP, Cashes Out (via Earth Libraries), Rubber Band Gun nabs scrollers with its contagious mix of beat-driven melodies, atmospheric […]
LISTEN: Jacksonport Offers Golden Vibrato on “”Michael (Take a Little Breath)”
Jacksonport is the solo imagination of singer-songwriter John Fatum, named for the small town in Door County, Wisconsin where he spent summers growing up. Jacksonport and his golden vibrato are back on the bouncy new single, “Michael (Take a Little Breath).” Joined by his brother on the track, tasteful horns percolate the backdrop as Fatum poetically paints a […]
Frankie Poullain Of The Darkness Talks Explosive New Album ‘Motorheart’ (INTERVIEW)
On November 19th, UK-based Glam Rock band The Darkness release their new dose of high-energy Rock, titled Motorheart via Cooking Vinyl, and while it’s not exactly a concept album, it does have some notable prevailing ideas and imagery. In the forefront is an alien sex robot who inspired the album title track and title. But […]
ALBUM PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: The Hollows Return in Fine Rock Form on Eclectic EP ‘Lonesome Ghost’
The Hollows formed in the backwoods of Brooklyn in early 2009, where they quickly became known for their diverse range of material, tight four-part harmonies, and rollicking live shows. The band’s breed of ensemble-driven roots rock (influenced by such acts as The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Tom Waits, among others) inspired its members to […]
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Cory Wong and the Wongnotes Jazz Up Fonda Theatre (LA) With Help From Dave Koz (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Cory Wong and his band the Wongnotes hit the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA on November 13 and were joined by vocalist Antwaun Stanley as well as surprise guest Dave Koz. Wong is a prolific songwriter, bandleader, and guitarist who released a shocking eight albums in 2020. He is best known for his work with […]
Big Thief Announce New Album ‘ Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In Yo’ Out 2/11
Big Thief announce their new album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, out February 11th on 4AD, and share a momentous new single, “Time Escaping.” Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You is a sprawling double-LP exploring the deepest elements and possibilities of Big Thief. To truly dig into all that the music of Adrianne Lenker, Max Oleartchik, Buck Meek, […]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Large 2022 World Tour
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce a massive 2022 world tour in support of Butterfly 3000, their 18th studio album out now on their label KGLW. They will make some of their biggest festival appearances ever, including Lollapalooza in Argentina and Brazil, Primavera Sound, and more. Additionally, the band will bring their legendary live shows to the US in […]
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Announce Spring 2022 Tour
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced a spring 2022 tour of North America. In their first ever North American tour as a duo, Cave and Ellis will play 17 shows across the continent this March and April, following the release of their acclaimed album CARNAGE and a run of phenomenal shows across the UK […]
A Place To Bury Strangers Announce New Album ‘See Through You’
Post-punk legends A Place To Bury Strangers announce See Through You, their highly anticipated sixth album coming February 4, 2022, on their new label, Dedstrange, and share the first single/video, “Let’s See Each Other.” Outpacing even their own firmly blazed path of audio annihilation, this album will repeatedly deliver the massive walls of chaos and noise that every A Place To […]