Leonard Cohen – Under The Covers Playlist
Leonard Cohen is an artist whose legacy spans generations. The measure of his creative accomplishments can be seen, not only in a recording career that has survived almost 60 years, but also in the...
View Article25 Pencil Sharpening Tracks – Back To School Playlist
“Fall is here,” declares Jack White at the start of “We’re Going to Be Friends,” setting the scene for a bouncy guitar jam about all the living, loving, and learning how to spell that happens inside...
View ArticleMorrissey & The Smiths – Under The Covers Playlist
Morrissey recently announced that his debut novel, entitled List of the Lost, will be published by Penguin Books at the end of September, 2015. The book will be the boy with the thorn in his side’s...
View Article20 Band Members Who Became Solo Stars
Sometimes a solo artist reaches such acclaim their position amongst the musical stars can shadow the band that they emerged from – and audiences can (sometimes) be forgiven for overlooking their...
View ArticleDawes – All Your Favorite Bands: Video Review
Move over “Kumbaya,” there is a new go-to campfire song in town. Los Angeles folk-rock band, Dawes, has the feel-good sensations running high in their new video for the song “All Your Favorite Bands”...
View ArticleMorning Commute Come Up: Easy Driving Playlist
Monday mornings — or any morning, for that matter — can be challenging. But with the right morning commute playlist, plopping down behind the wheel or on the subway bench is far from depressing. These...
View ArticleClassic Track: The Zombies – She’s Not There
(Decca Records)Much of the listening public know The Zombies best for their song “Time of the Season,” a psychedelic classic but a poor representation of a band that did its best work trafficking in...
View ArticleShining – International Blackjazz Society: Interview
“I just had a son; he was born four weeks ago. It’s my first child. He is sleeping next to me,” Shining frontman Jorgen Munkeby noted as we began our chat via Skype. He is a new father and has a new...
View ArticleKurt Cobain – Sappy: Track Review
(Universal Music) Earlier this year, director Brett Morgen gave viewers an intimate look into Nirvana’s troubled frontman with the documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. The film was Cobain at his...
View ArticleThe Cure – Under The Covers Playlist
Exciting news for lovers of 80s tongue-in-cheek goth: The Cure will tour North America in 2016. But even if you miss every one of the 25 dates they play, you certainly can’t miss their influence on...
View ArticleClassic Video: Weird Al Yankovic – Amish Paradise
(Scotti Brothers Records) When Weird Al Yankovic released the song “Amish Paradise”–a parody of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”–in 1996 on his album, Bad Hair Day it unleashed a media frenzy when...
View ArticleLeon Bridges – Live At The Neptune Theater: Review
(November 2, 2015, Seattle WA) For an emerging artist, one indication that you’re doing something right, at least when you roll into Seattle, is when the co-founder of Microsoft and founder of the...
View ArticleNikki Lane – Fall Tour 2015: Interview
With two albums to her name, Nashville singer-songwriter Nikki Lane put work on her third, a forthcoming 2016 project with producer Jonathan Wilson, on hold to head out on the road for her first ever...
View ArticleACES – Fall Tour 2015: Postcards From The Road
Alexandra Stewart and Russ Flynn are better known as ACES. With hypnotic vocals and textured tones the Brooklyn duo have been working hard and establishing themselves as a unique creative force,...
View ArticleFrank Peterson – Gregorian Masters Of Chant: Speed Date
Frank Peterson, perhaps best known for his work with Enigma, Ofra Haza and Andrea Bocelli is closing the door on his massively successful Gregorian Masters of Chant series. It’s a victory lap and for...
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