Willi Carlisle Brings Traveling Troubadour Circus to Portland, OR’s Aladdin Theater (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Willi Carlisle is an entertainer who works hard and puts himself out there to offer encouragement and support through the strangeness of life. And he does it by injecting his own brand of strangeness into traditional folk music. One might wonder if he’s a throwback to times of old, or a cutting-edge troubadour leading the […]
Florence + The Machine Flow Deep With Potent Vulnerability On ‘Everybody Scream’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Florence Welch, the voice and mastermind behind the modern pop sensation Florence + The Machine, has become an enigma in contemporary music. Her discography showcases both her ability to craft undeniable smash hits, as in “Dog Days Are Over,” and cinematic, daring alt-pop, as on her Dance Fever LP. All the while, Welch has proven […]
Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 (ALBUM REVIEW)
Because Bob Dylan’s The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 covers much the same ground as the 2025 biopic A Complete Unknown, it is the ideal collection to release in the wake of that film. As has been the case with previous editions of this archival enterprise, the curators, headed by co-producers […]
What the Internet Offers Today — and How Users Are Making the Most of It
Most people today use the internet for just about everything. You wake up, check your messages, scroll the news, and maybe stream something while you eat. Work, shopping, learning, even catching up with friends; it’s all online now. With billions of users worldwide, the web has become an integral part of daily life. But it’s […]
50 Years Later: Rory Gallagher Doubles Down On Blistering Blues & Hard-Edged Rock With ‘Against The Grain’
The cover photos on reissues of Rory Gallagher’s Against The Grain (released 10/31/75) are much preferable to the original graphic design’s contrivance. The close-up of the late Irishman’s Fender Stratocaster shows the guitar’s well-worn finish, an apt depiction not only of Gallagher’s rough-hewn blues-rock but also of the man’s stubbornly forthright aversion to commercializing his […]
LISTEN: Train Conductor Craft Twisted Shoegaze Psychedelia On “Elephant Graveyard”
Train Conductor is back with their second LP release this year. The title of the new album is Feeling Town. Earlier this year, the band released a stunning collaborative experimental electronic album with REIGHNBEAU titled Who is this? Now the band has a new, fuzzed-out psych-punk record. The album features Albuquerque’s most talented musicians and […]
LISTEN: FISHLORD’s “A BEAUTIFUL PLACE” Blends Pure Poetry With Colorful Punk
FISHLORD is a punk project from Stefan Bindley-Taylor, a Trinidadian-American author and musician from Maryland. FISHLORD’s eclectic influences range from System of a Down to Earl Sweatshirt and Mitski. Outside of music, Bindley-Taylor is a published author, having most recently won the 2025 Chautauqua Janus prize. He also performs as an alternative hip-hop act called […]
30 Years Ago Today- Pulp Releases Heralded ‘Different Class’ Album
Jeremy Pinnell Expands Country Sound For Blues/Rock-Influenced Concept on ‘Decades’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Jeremy Pinnell’s latest LP edges away from the strictly traditional country sound that anchored his early records, where Roots, Western Swing, and Honky Tonk set the tone. His new Shooter Jennings-produced release, Decades, builds on that foundation but folds in streaks of blues and 1970s rock—not that surprising given the eclectic mix he was raised […]
Thompson Twins’ ‘Industry & Seduction’ Vinyl Collection is a Vault-Cleansing Release (ALBUM REVIEW)
The 1980s were heady times for synthesizers and drum machines. Ushering out the distorted three-chord guitars and traditional drum/bass/guitar lineups of the punk and stadium era rock of the decade that preceded it. New Wave bands like OMD, Human League, and The Pet Shop Boys created a dance-friendly genre that was light on sneers and […]