Chris Stamey On Building Songs and The Classic ’60s Pop Sounds Behind ‘Anything Is Possible’ (INTERVIEW)
North Carolinian songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, and Producer Chris Stamey’s new album, Anything Is Possible, arrived in multiple formats on July 11th, and he’s been busy with a series of performances bringing the album’s intricate sounds to audiences. It’s almost entirely original content (the outlier is Brian Wilson’s “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder”), […]
LISTEN: Grimson’s “What Can I Keep?” Is Gentle Indie Rock Balladry With Palpable Vulnerability
Grimson is a 26-year-old Swedish/American songwriter and animator who grew up in New York City. Every release from the artist is an attempt to weave animated narratives through songs, and this project is an ongoing music/film experiment. The artist self-released his debut album, Climbing Up The Chimney, in September 2023, to critical acclaim and commercial […]
LISTEN: Jake Knox Spins Simplistic Poetry Into Potent Pop On “Your Love”
Indie Rock meets the taste of Alt Hip-Hop with a sprinkle of Trombone. Los Angeles-based artist Jake Knox takes the wheel and drives us into an unexplored region of the music industry. If you’re unfamiliar, Jake Knox’s first journey was with the multi-platinum artist Bipolar Sunshine. They toured and wrote the song “Tears,” which quickly […]
Madi Diaz Announces New Album ‘Fatal Optimist’ Out October 10th via ANTI- Shares Fall Tour Dates
Madi Diaz has announced her new album, Fatal Optimist, out October 10th via ANTI-, its lead single/video, “Feel Something,” and a North American Tour, on sale July 25th at 10am local time. Diaz is an artist who cuts to the emotional core of her own experiences with startling precision. Fatal Optimist could be considered the final chapter in her heartache trilogy, and […]
Dead & Company’s August 3rd Golden Gate Park Concert to Stream Live in Select IMAX Cinemas
Dead & Company’s August 3rd performance at Golden Gate Park will stream live exclusively to select IMAX screens across the US and Canada. Fans will experience the final night of three consecutive sold-out shows – celebrating 60 years of the Grateful Dead’s music – presented with IMAX’s signature immersive visuals and precision sound. Tickets are on sale […]
McKinley Dixon Talks About Crafting One Of 2025’s Most Artistically Daring Albums- ‘Magic, Alive!’ (INTERVIEW)
“Might put an OG on this beat watch his career get revived… he’s still not touching me though,” exclaims Virginia-bred Hip-hop pioneer McKinley Dixon. The line is said with a joking undertone towards the end of Dixon’s verse on “Crooked Stick,” a highlight from his recently released, critically acclaimed, and artistically daring album Magic, Alive! […]
Manic Monday: Minutemen Are True Kings Of Eclectic Punk With Ferocious Live 1983 Performance At Philadelphia’s Love Hall
Throughout punk rock’s long and storied history, many bands have pushed the boundaries of what the genre can sound like over the years. For example, Wire practically invented post-punk with 1978’s Chairs Missing, following the release of their classic debut album, Pink Flag, the year prior. And the Meat Puppets made a hard left turn into quirky psychedelic […]
35 Years Ago Today- Roger Waters Performs ‘The Wall’ At Former Berlin Wall Site
Héctor Lavoe’s Instrumental Salsa Classic ‘El Sabio’ Receives 45th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue (ALBUM REVIEW)
By the time Héctor Lavoe released El Sabio in 1980, he had already established himself as salsa’s most captivating figure: a gifted vocalist with impeccable phrasing and charisma who brought vulnerability, humor, and fire to every performance. El Sabio may not be his most commercially celebrated album, but it stands as one of his most […]
LISTEN: Sons Of Sevilla’s “Butterfly” is Intoxicating Pop With Psychedelic Flair
Sons of Sevilla chart their musical geography with Street Light Moon. The album is one for endless summers and retro-futurist reveries, inspired by an entire world’s worth of influences: the family-owned British pub where brothers and band members Henry and Reuben Smith grew up, watching their parents sling drinks as songs by John Prine and […]