Discoveries: Land Observations To Release New Album, The Grand Tour, In Late July
Ever listen to something only to have it seep so deep that it resurfaces in your dreams? Yes, this happened to me. In my constant travels looking for music to…
Discoveries: Wet – Brooklyn (NYC)
I love stumbling across good talent. The bad thing is that it takes some hours to follow threads, listening to unimaginable junk, all just to look for a track that…
Discoveries: The Horrors (UK)
On May 6, (May 5 in the UK), The Horrors, a British band with three pretty good studio albums out since 2007 (Strange House – 2007, Primary Colours – 2009,…
Black Lips to Release New Album, Underneath The Rainbow
If you had a thing for late ’70s post-punk efforts that yielded bands like Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, and a few other promising “punkish” bands with a love for…
Discoveries: First Aid Kit – Sweden
With Folk music being the go-to style this year it doesn’t surprise me to see more bands and duos trying to make it work. Some add a little twist to…
Discoveries: The Paper Kites – Australia
If you appreciated the folk-rock of the early ’70s (like America), then I have a band that you might find well to your liking. The Paper Kites are a five-member…
Discoveries: Culture Factory Reissues Of Classic Titles
The reissue market has been strong for some time. What separates some of them is the ability to create collectible packaging, and further, to remaster the album to become the…
Blouse Makes Great ’80s-Styled Music
After their rave SXSW show back in 2012, the buzz began to build for the Portland, Oregon dream-pop band simply named Blouse. Headed by Charlie Hilton, who is a modern…
Discoveries: Smoke Fairies Deliver Perfection With Blood Speaks
I listen to a lot of music. And there’s not too much out there these days (in the way of new music) that catches my attention and causes me to…
Search For Lasting Music
Often, we find our thoughts directed towards music of our past. Nothing wrong with that! But times have changed so dramatically. There’s no longer decent Top40 radios, the singles market…
TAPSheet: Release Notes – 07/16/2012 (US Report)
KISS seems to be planning a revitalization of Destroyer (as earlier indicated by Gene Simmons) as a 2CD Deluxe Edition, and an LP pressing. The set is expected to include…
Discoveries: The Black Angels – Austin
I may have brought The Black Angels up in conversation in the past, but listening to them again just revitalizes all of the cool feelings I get from listening to…