Jeff Lynne’s ELO Announces Final Tour – ‘The Over and Out Tour’
Jeff Lynne’s ELO is set to embark on the band’s final tour dubbed “The Over and Out Tour”. The 27-date trek, produced by Live Nation, will kick off in Palm Desert, CA on August 24 and travel across North America to cities such as New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Seattle before concluding in Los Angeles, […]
50 Years Ago Today – Rush Releases Self-Titled Debut Album
Manic Monday: Primus – “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” & “Tommy the Cat” Live MTV Daytona Beach Jam 1992
The history of Spring Break is a storied one, evolving (or perhaps devolving) over the years into an annual pilgrimage in which thousands of bush-league partygoers and the like descend upon Florida to get their proverbial yah-yahs out and excessively celebrate the feeling of glorious warmth and sunshine on their sun-deprived, winter-weary bodies. And, back […]
Hey You: Catching Up With Barrett Martin of Screaming Trees/Mad Season/Tuatara/Skin Yard
Some artists play music but some artists live it. They inject their passion for art into every aspect of their lives, strangling their day-to-day life with creation and grace. Music grabs these people at a young age and never releases them, constantly reminding them that their purpose is to make magic out of the simplest […]
LISTEN: Clara Brings It Home With Smooth R&B Grooves On “Lost In Memory”
With sparkling charisma, Clara returns with another soulful addition to her blooming discography. “Lost In Memory” is a jazz-tinted outing with soaring vocals that cascade like fresh snow around an infectiously lush arrangement. Lyrically, Clara croons of a love long gone that still feels palpable. Her storytelling shines over the minimal arrangement, making “Lost in […]
LISTEN: T.R.3 Slips Nostalgic Hip Hop With Jazz-Tinged Arrangements On “eye.told.YAH”
A trip down the rabbit hole of nostalgia inspires T.R.3’s latest single “eye.told.YAH”. With a simplistic yet potent hook, the artist pens poetic verses that are delivered with his uniquely passionate cadence. The songwriting is the star here, T.R.3 dives into the deepest corners of his memories and unearths both the good and the bad, accepting […]
Tony Rice’s Bluegrass Masterpiece ‘Church Street Blues’ Gets Vinyl Reissue (ALBUM REVIEW)
Tony Rice was an American bluegrass musician and guitarist, widely regarded as one of the most influential acoustic guitarists in the genre’s history. Rice influenced players from Ricky Skaggs (both Rice and Skaggs were in the group The New South and also recorded the album Skaggs & Rice in 1980) to Chris Eldridge of Punch […]
20 Years Ago Today – The Hold Steady Release Debut Album ‘Almost Killed Me’
25 Years Later: Jeff Beck’s ‘Who Else!’ Cements Return Of Fresh Ideas & Dynamic Instrumentals
Cover art is a little cryptic for more than a few albums by the late Jeff Beck. But, in contrast to 2003’s Jeff, for instance, the covers of Who Else! (released 3/16/99), vividly depict the iconoclastic guitar hero’s personality: on the front, El Becko is pictured studiously practicing his instrument, while the back catches him dozing in what appears […]
Shelly Manne & His Men’s 1959 Live LP ‘At the Black Hawk, Vol. 1’ Gets VInyl Reissue (ALBUM REVIEW)
In September of 1959, drummer Shelly Manne brought his group, Shelly Manne & His Men to The Black Hawk in San Fransisco to perform over three nights. These sets were recorded and released over four volumes in 1960 (with a fifth volume released on CD in 1991.) Shelly Manne & His Men’s At the Black […]