Roger Waters’ Concert Film, Us+Them To Release
One of my favorite live show DVDs/BDs is Roger Waters‘ classic In The Flesh. It is a grand display of Pink Floyd and Roger Waters genius both on stage and…
R.I.P. LEGENDARY R&B ARTIST HAMILTON BOHANNON
We are sad to report the passing of the great Hamilton Bohannon, at age 78. Bohannon moved from his native Georgia to Detroit as a young man to perform as…
Review: Murder for Girls – “Done In The Dark”
When I reviewed Murder for Girls’ last LP, All The Pretty Stars, for the SWPA-based zine Punksburgh back in 2017, I cited as the group’s forebears and immediate influences Babes…
ALBUM REVIEW: SHELBY LYNNE, S/T
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Shelby Lynne has released her self-titled album via Thirty Tigers. Critics and fans alike have praised the powerful release which finds the celebrated artist at her most…
MOVIE REVIEW: “Other Music”
Other Music is the eponymously-titled story of the New York City record store which existed between 1996 and 2016. Located on West 4th Street in Greenwich Village, right across the…
Review: Gaelynn Lea – “Rebuild”
Man, Gaelynn Lea knows how to wring the sentimentality out of an Electro Harmonix. The Duluth, Minnesota-bred composer/songwriter, who won the NPR Tiny Desk Contest in 2016, enchants listeners with…
PAUL WELLER SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN JUNE
Paul Weller has revealed the tracklist for his new album, On Sunset, which sees his return to his original record label, Polydor, after 32 years (his last new music released…
Review: Phavors – "Petals"
It’s real tough to find inspiration in central New Jersey. I can vouch – I spent the bulk of my youth in suburban Monmouth County and attest to the overall…
MOVIE REVIEW: “DAVID CROSBY: Remember My Name”
I have to begin with the following disclaimer: as a general measure, I don’t like Cameron Crowe’s films; I’ve always found them to be non-linear and they veer terribly off…
Profile: Composer Rachel Grimes leads listeners ‘forth’
It starts, appropriately, by rolling on the seams of piano keys. “There is something/ got ahold of me/ and it won’t let go,” the singer coos, among a forest trail…
NEW RELEASE NEWS: MICHAEL STIPE, “Your Capricious Soul”
Since R.E.M.’s 2011’s break up, Michael Stipe has made intermittent musical appearances. He’s now releasing his first official solo track, “Your Capricious Soul” (heard here, live, from earlier this year)…
Review: Echo In The Canyon – Film
I can’t fathom the notion that a documentary about the origins of the “California Sound” from the sixties would be available for viewing in the cultural backwater of Orange County…