40 Years Ago Today – Marvin Gaye Stuns At NBA All-Star Game With Riveting National Anthem
Trugoy The Dove of De La Soul 1968-2023: Looking Back at De La Soul’s Six First Albums
When we learned that Trugoy (David Jude Jolicoeur) of De La Soul passed away this past Saturday (February 12th) at the age of 54, we were saddened to learn as the highly influential rap group was in the process of making their early works finally available for streaming. Trogy wasn’t seen on recent Gorillaz outings […]
Maggie Rogers Kicks Off Tour With Boston Three-Night Run (RECAP)
Coming on the heels of the wide critical acclaim collected from her 2022 album, Surrender, Maggie Rogers is kicking off 2023 by bringing the album on the road. Rogers has a long road ahead of her as this current tour has her on the road until August with a small break in the tour happening […]
U2 Reveals Sphere Residency – Bram van den Berg Filling In For Larry Mullen Jr. On Drums
U2 dropped their newest adventure today as they announced they will be the first band to play the new Sphere venue in Vegas.
Pimps of Joytime and Black Joe Lewis Unify in Portland, OR with Funkified Sets (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
The pairing of Black Joe Lewis and the Pimps of Joytime in a co-headlining tour is somewhat of an odd choice, at least on the surface. Each act has a totally different musical style, with Black Joe Lewis gravitating towards blues and rock and roll, and the Pimps centering on funk, disco and world music. […]
45 Years Ago Today – Van Halen Releases Debut Album (Watch “Eruption” Live ’78)
30 Years Later: Digable Planets Release Game Changer ‘Reachin’
Digable Planets crashed onto the NYC scene in a similar fashion to how cymbals crash on the records they sampled, their sound was abstract and thrived in syncopation while still carrying a purpose with it.
CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Squid, Andy Shauf, Yo La Tengo, Quasi, Drain & More
lide has hand-picked some of our favorite releases from the week so your playlist won’t get out-of-date too quickly. Check out our picks for the best new releases from the past week below:
LISTEN: Low Cut Connie Pays Tribute To DJ Jerry Blavat With “Low Cut Strut (Strut That Ass Right Back to Class)”
Low Cut Connie has paid tribute to “The Geator With The Heator” Jerry Blavat, the legendary Phildalephia DJ who passed away last month, with the release of “Low Cut Strut (Strut That Ass Right Back to Class)
SONG PREMIERE: The Hackles Let Pacific Northwest Indie-folk Harmonies Flow on “Birdcage”
The Hackles will release their third studio album, What a beautiful thing I have made, on April 7th on Jealous Butcher Records. The Hackles are Kati Claborn (vocals/guitar/banjo/clarinet) and Luke Ydstie (vocals/guitar/bass/keys) of Blind Pilot, and Halli Anderson (vocals/violin) of River Whyless and Horse Feathers. In 2017, Halli moved to Astoria, OR, serendipitously just houses away from Kati […]