WATCH: Trailer for King Crimson Documentary ‘In The Court of the Crimson King’
The official trailer for the upcoming documentary, “In the Court of the Crimson King,” has been released and the prog-rock icons announced the film will debut at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival, which is scheduled for March 11 – 20 in Austin, Texas. Check out the trailer below… The band that’s famous not only for […]
Lee Ranaldo Finds Reflection, Refuge & Musical Reawakening Via ‘In Virus Times’ (FEATURE)
Calling from his New York City home, acclaimed guitarist Lee Ranaldo admits that his latest solo album, In Virus Times (released in November via Mute Records) wasn’t even initially meant for public consumption at all. “When I made these recordings, I wasn’t really making them with the idea of releasing them as a record – […]
25 Years Ago Today – David Bowie Releases Electronica Influenced Album ‘Earthling’
Proto-Americana Band The Rave-Ups Make Triumphant Return with ‘Tomorrow’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Three decades is a long time to wait for a new album. Even more so when the band only had a few records to their name to begin with, but the proto-Americana band The Rave-Ups are finally making up for lost time with the nearly flawless Tomorrow. Maybe it’s frontman Jimmer Podrasky’s unmistakably distinct vocals […]
Seattle Instrumental Collective Futurenot Drop Debut Titled ‘Greatest Hits’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Perhaps the first thing you’ll notice about the headline is the contradiction in terms with a band debuting with the title “Greatest Hits.” Yet, because these veterans of the Seattle music scene are forming Futurenot, keep in mind that the two principals have been collaborating for over a decade. So, to them, the title may […]
Marshall Crenshaw Expands 1999’s Stellar & Melodic ‘#447’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
With the release of the (slightly) expanded version of 1999’s #447, the perpetually inner-directed and purposeful Marshall Crenshaw continues the reissue of his live and studio output originally released over the span of a decade on the Razor & Tie label. Like Miracle of Science, its revised predecessor out in 2020, this title on CD […]
Working In Film & TV: It’s Tougher Than You Think
Many people dream of a career in film or television: the glitz, the glamour, getting to work with big stars and seeing their own names in the credits. In practice, though, it’s a demanding industry in which success at any level requires hard work. If you’re serious about wanting to make a go of it, […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Announce New LP ‘Endless Rooms’ and U.S. Tour Dates
Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever haev announced their new album, Endless Rooms, out May 6th on Sub Pop, as well as their first North American tour since 2019. Additionally, they are sharing the album’s first taste, “The Way It Shatters,” alongside an accompanying video (below). The band – comprised of Fran Keaney, Joe White, Marcel […]
Beck Pete Displays Undeniable Charm On Anthemic “Softie”
Both lyrically and sonically, Beck Pete exists at the intersection of where softness and grit meet. Beck swings both ways and finds home in the extremes of most aspects of life and music, and wouldn’t have it any other way. She is masculine, and she is feminine. She is sexy, and she is pure. She […]
Dante Matas Flexes His Snappy Keyboard Pop On “Angry” ‘Catching Up With You”
Dante Matas is a producer and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto. Matas began by writing music at a young age, forming his first band at Etobicoke School of the Arts where he majored in visual art. In university, Matas studied philosophy and completed an MA in the field. Today, Matas combines his wide-ranging interests to make his own unique brand of new […]