CAUSTIC COMMENTARY: Anna Tivel, Margo Price, Moviola, LUCIE SUE, Flyte & More
August is waving to us in the rearview mirror as we venture into what is slated to be a busy Autumn. As we drive away from August, we notice the last month of Summer left us a present in the backseat, something to remember it by. As you unwrap this gift, you realize it is […]
30 Years Ago Today- Sparklehorse Released Debut Album ‘Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot ‘
VIDEO PREMIERE: The Len Price 3 Blast Off Into Garage-psych Guitar Rock on “Gypsy Magick”
Medway’s own garage rock torchbearers The Len Price 3 return this fall with Misty Medway Magick, their first full-length since 2021’s Ip Dip Do. Due October 24th via Wicked Cool Records, the album is available now for pre-order. Formed in the Medway towns of North Kent, The Len Price 3—Glenn Page (guitar/vocals), Steve Huggins (bass), […]
The Beths Evolve to Lyrically Complex and Elegantly Beautiful Indie Rock Sounds ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Elizabeth Stokes, vocalist for New Zealand-based band The Beths, was struggling with writer’s block for the first time going into their latest LP, Straight Line Was A Lie. In response, with the help of her bandmates, she read – among other things – Stephen King’s On Writing, How Big Things Get Done; she started a morning ritual […]
Jerry Cantrell’s Sludgy Riffs & Soulful Vocals Rouse Orlando’s House of Blues (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On Wednesday night, Jerry Cantrell brought his I Want Blood Tour into a packed House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, for a celebration of alternative rock. Opening act Sparta started the night with a 45-minute set of melodic alternative rock. The performance, led by Jim Ward’s emotional vocals and catchy guitar hooks, set the stage […]
LISTEN: MacGregor Burns Unloads Heavy Emotions Over Warping Bass Melodies On “Let Yourself Go”
MacGregor Burns could be a character out of an upcoming Harmony Korine film. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter has held many odd jobs outside of making music: a Hollywood tour guide, pet relocation specialist, substitute teacher, and water polo referee. Directors have found his overall presence so character-driven that it has led to his being cast […]
LISTEN: Hattie’s “Venus Was in Retrograde” Is Soulful Pop Balladry With Poetic Flair
Hattie is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based vocalist, songwriter, and audio engineer Melissa Kaitlyn Carter. Named after her great-grandmother, who almost took the Titanic with her family over to the States, but one of them couldn’t get a ticket, this project is an act of generational healing. The return of Hattie is marked by “Venus Was […]
Ten Years Ago Today – Motörhead Releases Final Album Of Original Material – ‘Bad Magic’
At Boston’s Fenway Park, The Who Uphold They Still Matter After 60 Years (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
As the sun set on the historic green of Boston’s Fenway Park on August 26th, a palpable energy coursed through the crowd that waited on the field and in the stands. The audience knew that this was going to be much more than just a concert; it was a pilgrimage and quite possibly the last […]
Brad Mehldau Exudes Spirited Interplay On Fearless ‘Ride Into The Sun’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
With Ride Into The Sun, pianist/composer Brad Mehldau returns to themes he introduced in the wake of his rumination on the COVID phenomenon, Suite: April 2020. That very same year’s revisitation of influence from the Beatles, Your Mother Should Know, presaged a rediscovery of his roots in progressive rock titled Jacob’s Ladder. The latter two […]