Happy 100th Birthday Big Band Icon Ray Anthony (Watch “Mr. Anthony’s Boogie”)
January 21st Release Day Tracks- Caustic Commentary: Jake Xerxes Fussell, Yard Act, Jana Horn, DJ Python, Che Noir
In a new weekly roundup, Glide will drop caustic commentary on selected tracks from release day Friday. Jake Xerxes Fussell – “Breast of Glass” It’s hard to write a folk song, and “Breast of Glass” is not exactly a perfect entry, but it does what it should do, place a simple melody over a simple, […]
25 Years Ago Today – Spoon Releases ‘Soft Effects’ EP
Mekons and Freakwater Join Forces as ‘Freakons’
Mekons (beloved, mythical British rabble-rousing beast) and Freakwater (also beloved, yet often derided as godmothers of Alt-Country) have allied their sundry song & dance talents for the forces of good. Together they are FREAKONS. Oddly, Freakwater and Mekons were bound to each other at the start, by the rich seam of Anthracite coal running the width of the Atlantic Ocean […]
Cypress Hill Returns With New Album ‘Back in Black’ Out 3/18, Shares New Single “Bye Bye”
Cypress Hill has returned with their tenth studio album, Back In Black, produced entirely by Black Milk and due March 18, 2022 via MNRK. To ring in the announcement, the group has shared new single “Bye Bye,” (below) featuring a standout verse from rapper Dizzy Wright. The new track comes on the heels of the announcement of the band’s extensive slate of touring […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Surf Through Death Ride Cryptic Desert Psych Riffs & Vibes On “Dirty Holy Water”
Desert rock arrives instinctively for Surf Through Death, a power psych trio featuring three accomplished Phoenix, Arizona musical veterans: Mike Upsahl (bass, vocals), Chan Schulman (guitar), and Shane Ocell drums). From pummeling guitar riffs, spectral howls, fuzzy bass, and primal drums; Surf Through Death ain’t your older brother’s psych doom band. These desert boys incorporate edgy anthemic anthems with […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Andrew Pitrone Creates Wondrous Mid Century Folk Via “Life Is But a Dream”
Andrew Pitrone, Andrew the Artist, puts the journey- in journeyman, living in various cities and townships up and down the western edge of America, filling his time with song and art-by-hand. Chiefly of which being a film project scripted around the actual building of a barn in the no-man’s-lands of southwestern Oregon. “Many times I find […]
New Orleans’ The Sleazeball Orchestra Gets Freaky & Simmery On ‘Pearl River Tango’
The New Orleans underground cabaret jazz outfit The Sleazeball Orchestra has released their second full-length album, Pearl River Tango. The collection is a mix of simmering originals, risqué covers, and freaky grooves that enhance the group’s exotic sound. The duo of Kitty Baudoin (aka Fraulein Frances) and Stoo Odom conduct the Orchestra with Christopher Johnson […]
The Whitmore Sisters Let Blissful Harmonies Shine on Stellar Debut ‘Ghost Stories'(ALBUM REVIEW)
Ghost Stories may mark the first album as The Whitmore Sisters, but Eleanor and Bonnie are certainly not novices to the Americana world. Bonnie already has four solo albums to her name and Eleanor has recorded just as many records with her husband Chris Masterson under the moniker The Mastersons. Not to mention that both […]
Bassist Boris Kozlov Makes Posi-Tone Debut Via Stirring, Eclectic ‘First Things First’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Fans and followers of the Posi-Tone label, will acknowledge that the bassist in the core rhythm section for many recent releases is the Mingus-inspired bassist Boris Kozlov, paired with drummer Rudy Royston and keyboardist Art Hirahara. Joining them for Kozlov’s label debut as a leader, First Things First, is another frequent label mate, vibraphonist Behn […]