Albums Of The Week: Devendra Banhart | Flying Wig
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Flying Wig is an album of recurrent dualities; a can of paradoxes, a box of worms. The redwood and pine-surrounded cabin studio where Devendra Banhart...
20 Questions With Jadyn Lamb
Jadyn Lamb is no sheep — the pop singer-songwriter prefers to stand out from the crowd, as she's demonstrated with her singles Liar, Friends and Bad Sign — all of...
Albums Of The Week: David Nance | David Nance & Mowed Sound
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “David Nance and Mowed Sound, the first album by David Nance to be released on Third Man Records, cuts deep.
Memories sprout back, like the sounds...
Albums Of The Week: The Go! Team | Get Up Sequences Part One
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Go! Team return with their new album Get Up Sequences Part One. On this sixth full-length release, Ian, Ninja, Nia, Simone, Sam and Adam...
Albums Of The Week: Sunny War | Anarchist Gospel
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “I feel like there are two sides of me,” says singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso Sunny War. “One of them is very self-destructive, and the other...
Now Hear This: Fraternity | Seasons Of Change: The Complete Recordings 1970-1974
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: "Founded in Australia, rock band Fraternity will forever be associated with their lead singer Bon Scott, who would later join AC/DC and enjoy worldwide fame....
40 Oz. To Hollywood? Get Ready For A Sublime Biopic
Lovin' isn't all Sublime fans have got to look forward to — a new biopic on the California reggae-punk trio fronted by the late singer-guitarist Bradley Nowell is reporedly...
Giving & Getting | New Bandcamp Fundraisers To Buy On Friday
I am a big fan of Bandcamp. And campaigns like this are a large part of the reason why. This Friday, June 5, the music site is once again...
Albums Of The Week: John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band | Leftover Feelings
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band’s Leftover Feelings was recorded at Historic RCA Studio B in Nashville. A meeting of two American music giants...
Albums Of The Week: Courting | New Last Name
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “New Last Name is an album as adventurous thematically as it is sonically — but as its title suggests, it hints at new beginnings. “It’s...
Area Resident’s Classic Album Review: Thin Lizzy | Thin Lizzy
Sometimes when a band make their first record, it's a crazy hodge-podge of musical styles because they haven't really figured out what people want them to be yet. Such...
Next Week in Music | Oct. 7-13 • On TV
It's not every week you see Liz Phair on the tube. Especially not on Saturday morning. But the provocative indie-rock goddess will be on CBS This Morning next week,...
70 Freaking Titles Top Today’s Album Announcements
This is starting to get silly. And by silly, I mean fucking ridiculous. The beginning of July used to be when the record business started slowing down for the...
FretboardGPS Offers New Directions For Guitarists and Songwriters
Musicianly, the brainchild of guitarist and songwriter Scott Quillin, is excited to share the remarkable journey that led to the creation of their groundbreaking FretboardGPS app. Born out of...
Classic Album Reviews | The Clash / Ozzy Osbourne | The Essential
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Much like beauty, essentialness...
