FULL ALBUM PREMIERE: Domenic Cicala Delivers Timeless Harmonies On ‘Come On Over (Honky Tonk Duets)’ LP
Hailing from the D.C. area, Domenic Cicala – A singer/songwriter with a love for the 3 minute song. Largely influenced by the holy musical trinity of Hank, Elvis and Bruce and owing all his musical acumen to the sagely philosophy of Woody Guthrie “If you play more than 2 chords you are showing off”. Domenic is a Roots […]
Austin -Based “Breakups” Songwriter Beth Lee Takes On Brighter Cynicism Via “Waiting on You” (ALBUM REVIEW)
This is Beth Lee stepping out on her own four years after the release of her critically lauded album, Keep Your Mouth Shut, with her roots rock ‘n’ roll band Beth Lee & The Breakups. She left her comfort zone behind, this being her fourth album recorded in California’s East Bay area. With a similar Americana filter […]
Late Actor Harry Dean Stanton Shows His Musical Side With The Cheap Dates on ‘October 1993’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The late beloved actor Harry Dean Stanton appeared in well over 30 films but musically, other than a few cameos, there’s only one of his albums available. The same company, Omnivore, who delivered the 2014 Partly Fiction, now finds a bit more Stanton material in collaboration with the band, The Cheap Dates, for a combination […]
LISTEN: LUMER Riffs Shades of The Clash & Arctic Monkeys On “Another Day at the Zoo”
With their scuzzy and feverish grunge riffs, Yorkshire based post-punk group LUMERLUMER are fast becoming a manic force to be reckoned with. Recently likened to acts such as Yak, King Nun and Black Flag, LUMER have bloomed out of Hull’s thriving alternative music scene, holding the garage-punk torch aloft and lighting the way for the […]
LISTEN: Jack Symes Takes A Charmingly Pastoral Dive On “Wait”
Inspired by uncertainty and crystallized in isolation, Brooklyn based Jack Symes’ sophomore album is a testament to spending time with yourself and making peace with the parts of you that have been neglected. Written while uprooting his life, and recorded in the blurry ebb of life under a pandemic, the deeply personal songs are at […]
SONG PREMIERE: June Star Delivers Brawny Americana On “How We See It Now”
Just one listen to Andrew Grimm’s well-worn gravitas and backwoods authenticity, you know this isn’t just another Americana wanna-bee. In fact, Grimm has been out there and hustlin’ his songs for longer than Tyler Childers has been old enough to drive. Enter Grimm’s gritty project June Star and the release of its new album How […]
Billy Sherwood of Yes Talks New Band Arc of Life, Chris Squire Memories & Being Brushed Off By Ringo (INTERVIEW)
Yes has a long history with bass player Billy Sherwood. Once he discovered them as a youth growing up in Las Vegas, that was it and he tried his darnedest to be Chris Squire. The only band member to be with Yes from the beginning, and on every album, Squire was a legend. But in […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Mink’s Miracle Medicine Capture Day In The Life with Infectious Folk-rocker “At The Fair”
Fear – it can grab us by our fingernails and keep us in its vice grips. It can keep us from singing the song, from making the call. It can keep us from buying the motorcycle. Or releasing the album. Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia duo Mink’s Miracle medicine navigated trepidation and wanderlust before deciding to […]
40 Years Ago Today – R.E.M. Make First Ever Recording Session (Listen to “Radio Free Europe” ’81)
N8NoFace Talks 80’s Synth-Punk Inspirations, Working with H09909, and His New Album, ‘Bound To Let You Down’ (INTERVIEW)
N8NoFace has been creating Synth-Punk music and releasing it into the wild on the internet since the days of MySpace, finding it to be an outlet for his voracious songwriting tendencies. Meanwhile, making like-minded friends and pursuing live performance eventually led to some great opportunities to spread the word about his solo work. In 2018, […]