VIDEO PREMIERE: The Fourth Wall Reflects on Self-erasure with Darkly Cathartic Alt. Rock Sound on “Never A Part”
What is the price we pay for joy, and is it worth it? The thread of this question runs taut through The Fourth Wall’s upcoming collection, Return Forever (slated for release in 2024 on DevilDuck Records), a fever dream of a record that unearths unresolved complexities of the immigrant experience in nine chapters. Throughout the […]
Hey You: Catching Up With Dave Krusen Formerly of Pearl Jam (INTERVIEW)
Hey You is a new Glide column where we touch base with artists out of the “spotlight” from their “prominent” prior bands. There is something undeniably enticing about a reclusive artist. A person who can capture their environment and feelings and articulate them in a refreshing, creative way is the closest we’ve come to real-life […]
The Hives Bring Incendiary Rock and Roll Showmanship to Portland, OR for Intimate Sold-out Performance (SHOW REVIEW)
When tickets for The Hives at Portland, Oregon’s Mississippi Studios went on sale months ago, many die-hard fans were confused. Why was this long-running Swedish garage punk band with a huge and loyal following – and who just released their first new album in over ten years, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, playing such a […]
Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 48 – Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (11/20/71) (ALBUM REVIEW)
Dave’s Picks Volume 48 is a marked departure from the customary entries in the Grateful Dead archive series. Granted the three-CD set does, as usual, contain the complete show referenced in its main title (about which basketball hero and avowed Deadhead Bill Walton rhapsodizes in his lengthy essay in the enclosed sixteen-page booklet). And there is […]
Billy Strings, Arctic Monkeys, Black Pumas Lead Grammy Nominations
As an incredible year of music slowly comes to a close, the annual GRAMMY awards are right around the corner. Throughout this morning, The Recording Academy announced the nominees for every category including three new awards for Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz Album, and Best Pop Dance Recording. 2023 provided us with hit […]
R.E.M.’s Experimental-leaning ‘Up’ Gets 25th Anniversary Reissue (ALBUM REVIEW)
Up is the eleventh studio album by the iconic American rock band R.E.M., released in 1998. This album marked a significant departure from their earlier sound, showcasing a more experimental and introspective side of the band. The album would be the first without drummer Bill Berry, who left the year before. In his place, R.E.M. […]
CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Vincent Neil Emerson, Jesse Kivel, Cat Power, Beirut, Aesop Rock & More
The sun now sets at 4 p.m. and that always seems to take a toll on people’s playlist. The cloudy days end early as you see the sun resting on the horizon before you even finish work changes how you approach your day and, more importantly, changes the music you’re listening to. Yes, the holiday […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: The Dwarves Keep It Fast & Furious on Biting “Terrorist Of Love”
The Dwarves just snarl with daredevil punk abandon on all their songs and when you add Josh Freese (Foo Fighters) and Nick Oliveri (Kyuss/QOTSA) to the mix, it is musical fuel on the fast and furious fire. Both are guests on their new album Concept Album out on November 17th on Greedy Media. Glide is […]
25 Years Ago Today- Rush Release ‘Different Stages’ Live Album
The Feelies’ Bill Million Reflects On Their Velvet Underground-Themed First Live Album ‘Some Kinda Love’ (INTERVIEW)
New Jersey-based Indie-Rock pioneers The Feelies have released their seventh album, Some Kinda Love, their first-ever live album. But even that comes with a twist since the music is not their own, but rather a performance from a retrospective of The Velvet Underground that they were invited to take part in the East Village in […]