Golden Age Thursday: Rites Of Spring Bring 1985 Revolution Summer Movement To Old 9:30 Club
It was the summer of 1985, and there was an energy bubbling over from the country’s capital. Washington, D.C. is not a stranger to producing iconic punk bands, be it Minor Threat or Bad Brains, but in the mid-eighties, there was a shift happening. The hardcore legends had begun to dwindle, and the Revolution Summer […]
David Byrne’s Endless Art Pop Visions Stay Strongly Relevant With ‘Who Is the Sky?’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
David Byrne has always acted like an outsider, singing/writing about the mundane with an alien-landed-on-Earth, like fascination. On his newest album, Who Is the Sky? Byrne has a song titled “I’m an Outsider”. The smooth grooving jam could be about finding mystical connections deep in the mind or wondering what is inside an exclusive club […]
Fantastic Cat’s Brian Dunne Continues Continues Streak of Irresistibly Catchy Indie Rock on Solo LP ‘Clams Casino’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
There’s a clever brilliance to the title and cover art of Brian Dunne’s latest record, Clams Casino. The scene is simple yet striking: Dunne sits alone at a table in an Italian restaurant, framed by walls of celebrity portraits, with a comically oversized bowl of spaghetti stacked high before him. He meets the camera with […]
Using Transcribed Texts to Create Subtitles for Videos
In today’s digital world, creating accessible content is essential. One effective way to make videos more inclusive is by adding subtitles. However, creating accurate subtitles requires a reliable process, and this is where transcribed texts come in. By using tools that extract text from video , creators can easily generate subtitles and reach a wider audience, including […]
LISTEN: Slark Moan Expresses Appreciation Under Sleek Guitar Melodies on “Emphatic Love”
Slark Moan is the New York-based indie rock artist and alter ego of multi-instrumentalist Annie Taylor Sloan. Her music is a cocktail of angular indie-rock hooks, colorful chord progressions, and virtuosic jazz solos, bathing in a pool of guitar-forward psychedelia. Moan spent much of the last decade as a session guitarist in Nashville, Tennessee, collaborating […]
LISTEN: CATSINGTON’s “Share Well” Is Refreshing Alt-Pop With Lo-fi Warmth
CATSINGTON started as a personal escape for Jeff Katz, a respected filmmaker and photographer, but quickly evolved into something bigger—both creatively and emotionally. In his Los Angeles apartment, Jeff built the project from scraps of old gear and a desire for control and creative expression after a frustrating film experience. Searching for the perfect voice […]
Radiohead Return With Five City European Tour
Radiohead have announced a run of 20 shows to take place in five cities across Europe. The band will play shows in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin. In a message to fans today, Radiohead’s Philip Selway said: “Last year, we got together to rehearse, just for the hell of it. After a seven year […]
Todd Snider Announces New Album ‘High, Lonesome And Then Some’
Today, acclaimed Nashville singer/songwriter Todd Snider announces that his new LP HIGH, LONESOME AND THEN SOME. will release on October 17 via Lightning Rod Records. Produced by Aaron Lee Tasjan, Robbie Crowell and Joe Bisirri, the record is a stripped-down, juke-joint album of nine tracks, each of them steeped in the blues. He also released the Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes) co-write “WHILE WE STILL […]
Happy 75th Birthday Doug Pinnick of King’s X
On ‘Double Infinity,’ Big Thief Bridge Folk Roots With Soaring Sonics (ALBUM REVIEW)
Refreshing folk trio Big Thief has gone from one of the genre’s most beloved members to a global, experimental force. What started as raw intimacy has blossomed into daring, folksy ventures that are warm and inviting. The band’s true range emerged on their monstrous 2022 LP, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, the […]