CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Songhoy Blues, Mac Miller, The Weather Station, David Gray, Pigeon Pit & More
With everything happening in the U.S. recently, it might be hard to find solace. Our hearts are with California and those affected by the recent fires as we attempt to find inner peace with the one thing powerful enough to do so: Music. This New Music Friday is nothing short of a kaleidoscope lens on […]
25 Years Ago Today- Explosions in the Sky Release Debut Album ‘How Strange, Innocence’
Pigeon Pit Keep Country and Pop-punk Sounds Experimental on ‘Crazy Arms’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The seemingly enigmatic marriage between country and punk was first consecrated in the late ‘70s and early’80s with bands like Rosie and the Screamers and The Gun Club, where more adventurous groups started picking elements from the seemingly disparate genres and finding common ground with each making for a hybrid that is still around today. […]
Top 10 Songs About Hazard Games in International Music History
Music has always been a reflection of human emotion, capturing themes of risk, reward, and the thrill of living on the edge. Hazard games—with their inherent uncertainty and strategic challenges—have inspired some of the most iconic songs across genres and decades. For those looking to explore the excitement of hazard games themselves, Non Gamstop Casinos […]
30 Years Later: The Roots Get Heard With Sprawling ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’
In 2025, it is safe to say Philadelphia’s The Roots is a household name. With their tenure as The Tonight Show’s house band, numerous books published by ring leaders Questlove and Black Thought, and classic and commercially successful albums, the live Hip-hop band has carved a lane that reaches beyond their music and into the […]
Beth Gibbons Announces First Ever Solo Tour
Today Beth Gibbons announces her first-ever North American solo tour following the release of her debut solo album Lives Outgrown. The shows will mark her first time performing in North America since Portishead’s 2011 tour 13 years ago. Gibbons will kick off her headlining tour at The Met in Philadelphia on March 29 and continue on through April with shows in Washington, […]
SONG PREMIERE: Nikki O’Neill Shares Soulful and Hopeful Rocker “Drive”
Nikki O’Neill, an R&B/Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Chicago, is releasing her third solo album, Stories I Only Tell My Friends. It’s being issued on Blackbird Record Label on March 14th on 12” LP vinyl, CD, digital download and streaming. Featuring eleven songs written by O’Neill, the album is co-produced by her and Rich […]
Golden Age Thursday (Punk Edition): Circle Jerks Rage Via ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’ Live at The Fleetwood 1980)
In 1979, Penelope Spheeris set out to capture the moments that catapulted the underground West Coast Punk Scene into the mainstream. The director followed bands that would eventually become the legends we know today for two years. The movie The Decline of Western Civilization was released in 1981 and featured the likes of X, Black […]
Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire Transcends Boundaries On ‘honey from a winter stone’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire’s imagination and vision transcends any concept of boundaries and structures. He seems almost ego-less. Some of his pieces have very little trumpet, almost like the basketball point guard that savors assists more than points. The end goal and vision are most important. The music is compelling, abstract, discordant, gorgeous, and […]
35 Years Later: Toad The Wet Sprocket’s Jangle Pop Sound Develops Acutely On ‘Pale’
Fans of the R.E.M. guitar jangle may have rejoiced with the 1989 release of Toad The Wet Sprocket’s debut album Bread And Circus. With the issue of Green the year prior, the idiosyncratic Georgia quartet had begun to digress from the bedrock instrumental style of guitar/bass/drums/vocals for more elaborate productions (taken to an even further extent with 1991’s Out […]