Archive: 2021

Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro achieved prominence when a YouTube video of him playing George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral and propelled the native of Hawaii to stardom. That was in 2006 and since then he has released numerous albums and toured the globe  (he’s huge in Japan),  and in the process has […]

While Summer is known for its high octane blockbusters and big budget thrill rides, the holiday movie season is the source of what is usually the year’s best in cinematic delights. This year, even with the pandemic still raging, is no different. With the availability of streaming options opening up movie watching choices more than […]

For more than a dozen years, Massy Ferguson has proudly planted their boots on both sides of the country-rock divide, carving out their brand of amplified Americana along the way. Based in Seattle, they’ve become international torchbearers of a sound that’s distinctly moody Northwest Americana, with a touring history that spans fourteen different countries. On […]

Keith Jarrett’s Facing You celebrated the 50th anniversary of its recording date on November 10, 1971. The album was recorded in Oslo Norway ‘s Arne Bendiksen Studio and was one of the first produced by long-running ECM leader Manfred Eicher. This is a landmark recording that paved the way for a series of solo recordings […]

It took nine albums, but New Jersey’s The Successful Failures have finally gotten around to a concept album. The band has a solid track record for writing compelling characters into their songs, so it was just a matter of time before they got around to it. And James Cotton Mathers certainly does not disappoint. From […]

Ska has experienced waves of popularity over the years. Right now, it seems to be experiencing a return to popularity in some circles. Big D and the Kids Table is one of the bands that has made ska music for nearly a quarter century. You read that correctly. The band released its first album Shot […]

When people began noticing Courtney Barnett, they noticed her singing. They noticed her dry wit and her evocative lyrics, and they noticed her sprechgesang, the way everything she sang came off almost as narration. People then inevitably compared her to Lou Reed, something that Barnett has inevitably pushed back on, to the point where when […]

Brooklyn alt rock/new wave/pop power trio New Myths is the collaboration of Brit Boras (guitar/lead vocals), Rosie Slater (drums/vocals), and Marina Ross (bass/vocals). The trio writes what they love, combining elements from bands such as Garbage, Elastica, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and The Pretenders.   In 2012, New Myths released their self-titled EP. The first single, “False […]

Thundercat celebrates the 10th anniversary of his debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse with an incredible deluxe vinyl edition for RSD Black Friday on 26th November. Brainfeeder, the LA-based record label founded by Flying Lotus, salutes the 10th anniversary of Thundercat’s mercurial debut album from 2011 – The Golden Age of Apocalypse – with a luxurious deluxe vinyl edition comprising a translucent red […]

Jack White has announced the upcoming release of two brand new albums – his first new full-length collections in over four years. Fear Of The Dawn arrives everywhere via Third Man Records on April 8, 2022 and Entering Heaven Alive will follow on July 22, 2022. FEAR OF THE DAWN & ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE are available for pre-order on vinyl […]

The third time was the charm for Tedeschi Trucks Band. After the first two attempts to play at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando were postponed by COVID, the band finally put on the show Wednesday night (11/10) and kicked of run of eight shows in the southeast.. “It took us […]

Iconic 90’s dream pop outfit Sugarplum Fairies share their first new release in years and it retains their haunting soundscapes that blur the lines of dream pop, goth and otherwise experimental guitar rock . Glide is premiering the song and video (below) for the brand new single “Tears” – the fourth release off LA-based band’s upcoming collection of […]

A compendium of remarkable continuity that belies its stylistic span, Highway Butterfly is quite a haul. And that’s apart from the backstory of its title revolving around a mythic eighteen-wheeler. The Songs of Neal Casal consists of forty-one tracks co-produced by Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools and Jim Scott (who also engineered, as he’s done for […]

The Little Village Foundation presents another gem with Welcome to the Land with two young men of the hip-hop beat generation playing authentic original blues. Damion Pearson (vocals, harmonica, guitar) and Cameron Kimbrough (vocals, drums, guitar). Just as the band name indicates the former is from Memphis, the latter, bearing a famous surname, is from […]

Often times lines are blurry. With ‘genre bending’ being its own genre these days, it’s hard to know what’s an Instagram hashtag and what’s real, pure, American music. Bob Fleming and the Cambria Iron Company are a breath of fresh air in a world of stuffy prepackaged “alternative country”, “modern southern rock” and “cow punk”. […]

Mobile phones have become an integral part of our everyday lives, with usage ranging from paying utility bills to accessing bonus codes for Australian online casino free spins in the gaming industry. With the increased need for smartphones, companies have started replacing bulky supersized phones with smaller ones. One advantage of using these phones is […]

Jazz boasts an iconic history of piano trios but clearly the nearly 25-year run of pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington ranks them as one the premiere units heard over the past two decades. It’s practically gotten to the point where the mere mention of any one of their names, invariably […]

Spencer LaJoye is a singer-songwriter from Boston. They grew up in a family of musicians and began playing violin at age 5. They pursued classical music when they wrote their first EP while pursuing a degree in theology at a Christian college. Their new EP Remember the Oxygen was written throughout the process of coming […]

If you want to buy something from any site, what do you do? You check the product description given on the site and then, of course, read the customer reviews. The customer would only give ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars.  There are specific online review sites that do a lot of work for […]