Archive: 2021

Becoming immersed in the five-CD version of the Almost Famous 20th Anniversary Expanded Soundtrack is no doubt somewhat akin to attending a high-school reunion. Even as this quasi-autobiographical film of Cameron Crowe’s simultaneously speaks to and reflects the time in which it takes place, the fictional aspect of the narrative becomes increasingly romanticized as the […]

Marmalade Mountain, aka Zack Fischmann, has tumbled through America’s punk-folk-psych-rock scenes, creating songs that blend the homespun aesthetic of K Records with a playful vulnerability akin to folk hero Michael Hurley. Fischmann cut his teeth playing bass in Bay Area punk bands, but eventually pawned his gear for an acoustic guitar and hitchhiked to New York […]

Moa Moa came together in the summer of 2019, initially as a creative outlet for songwriter and producer James Ratcliffe, who had previously been spending the year writing various jingles for a brand of Turkish ice cream.  Moa Moa is on an auspicious trajectory, as demonstrated by their second single, “Drive.” A gargantuan fatback drum beat […]

Austin-based Hard Rock band Cowboy Diplomacy talk about their live shows, new single “Easier When I’m Stoned” and more.

If there ever was a time that narrowing a list down to 20 best albums seemed shameful, 2021 had to be it. It appeared everyone was throwing down with quality even Olivia Rodrigo. Yet, while we didn’t include the new pop princess on Glide’s 2021 list, we did include a variety of artists that we […]

The story of Leo Nocentelli’s first solo album arriving fifty years after it was recorded is amazing, a stroke of good luck which gives life to a lost relic from a bygone era. Another Side is so unlike anything else in the legend’s historic back catalog that he himself forgot he even did it. Now […]

Humans have gambled for longer than the word for the activity has existed. It is arguably one of the oldest aspects of human culture and if the history of betting is anything to go by, it is here to stay. While it has maintained the same level of allure, betting has come a long way. […]

Ask any guitar player about their favorite instrument and they will talk about it’s attributes like it was the most precious thing in the world to them. They detail it’s beauty using terms such as sexy and enchanting, how it’s soul is the real instigator of the songs the musician ends up creating with it, […]

Various Posi-Tone Artists Salute Wayne Shorter on ‘Shorter Moments – Exploring the World of Wayne’

Four piece Brooklyn based Dropper is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, Andrea Scanniello. Their aim is to infect the listener with gritty and plucky songs that touch on the melancholy, absurd, and emotional notions of finding one’s self, sometimes in-spite of one’s self, and baring one’s truths (with cans of cheap beer). Check out “Don’t Worry,” off the forthcoming debut album Don’t Talk To Me, via Dropper. […]

Lazuli Vane is the solo project and alter ego of multi-faceted Patrick Taylor, formerly of indie rock band Trash Panda. The project is an outlet for exploring themes of personal transformation within an experimental retro-psych-pop recording context.  An ephemeral ride through space, “What I Needed Most” is the latest from Vane. A pulsing intro gives us […]

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (POTR) ended their fall tour at Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom on Monday, November 22nd.

British rock band Squid, supporting their new album Bright Green Field, came to Portland, Oregon for a show at the Doug Fir Lounge on November 22nd.

‘Bruised’ Follows Cookie Cutter Sports Film Formula (FILM REVIEW)

LP discusses her experience in writing songs for major labels, her new album Churches, and her upcoming tour.

Listening to Mackin Carroll’s stunning debut, Learning To Swim, there is a real sense of intimacy almost as if you’re sitting on his bed furtively flipping through his journals.