This musical collective, The Pinkerton Raid, from Durham, North Carolina, offers up their third album, Tolerance Ends, Love Begins and it is a thoughtful and interesting mix of pop, rock,…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross hits hard and heavy – naturally! This week, Messrs. Grayson and Ross run the gamut from the never-ending political upheavals; new albums…
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Ted Asregadoo
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Got a good break up line? Send it to us. You could win a Blu-rayâ„¢ of the HBO series “Divorce.”
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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Like many artists, Electra Day, the alias of singer-songwriter Julie Hampton, gains inspiration from her surroundings. Her latest album, Quiet Hours, draws from her travels of the past 11 years to…
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Justin Vellucci
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In Spades, the Afghan Whigs’ sequel to 2014’s Do To The Beast LP, is, as Whigs’ outings go, a pretty colorful and ambitious affair. Out Friday on vinyl and digital…
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Rob Ross
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I should probably be slapped for having overlooked this album; it’s been out for a while and somehow wound up mixed in at the bottom of the small mountain…
D.X. Ferris
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METAL DAD: THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE NOW. COLLECTS YEARS 3 & 4! Click here. METAL DAD shirts! Click here to get yours. Click HERE for Ferris’ epic mix of angry music…
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Rob Ross
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This duo, who hail from Brooklyn, New York, Pueblo are a new act; a duo driven by Jonah P. Smith and Julian P. Smith, although I don’t believe they’re related. …
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D.X. Ferris
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METAL DAD: THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE NOW. COLLECTS YEARS 3 & 4! Click here. METAL DAD shirts! Click here to get yours. Click HERE for Ferris’ epic mix of angry music…
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Ted Asregadoo
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Body Shaming. Betrayal. Rape. Suicide. Man, high school really sucks in “13 Reasons Why.”
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David Medsker
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Today is Take Your Child to Work Day. I took that one step further.
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Ken Shane
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One great song, two great versions. Which is your favorite? Vote now.
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Rob Ross
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Georgia native Elli Perry has delivered Little Thieves, one of the most highly personal – at least to these ears and this mind – collections of songs this year. Ten…
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Rob Ross
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Radio City with Jon Grayson and Rob Ross strikes again (of course)… This week looks at new album releases from Derek Anderson and Hamish Anderson (no relation); D.W. Dunphy’s conversation…
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Justin Vellucci
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She’s finding herself in the now again. Kelley Deal has topped charts with The Breeders but her latest outing, R. Ring’s Ignite The Rest, is perhaps the most nuanced and…
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Ted Asregadoo
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The ugliness of “Love” and musical beauty of “The Get Down”
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Justin Vellucci
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Conventional time signatures, beware the Kraken! Polyrhythms rule the roost on Separate | Migrate, the new record from Austin’s The Kraken Quartet, self-released by the band this Friday. On songs…
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Rob Ross
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This long-standing band returns with their seventh studio album, Believe (first since 2014’s A Song In My Head), produced by the legendary Jerry Harrison and features nine new original tracks,…
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D.X. Ferris
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METAL DAD: THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE NOW. COLLECTS YEARS 3 & 4! Click here. METAL DAD shirts! Click here to get yours. Click HERE for Ferris’ epic mix of angry music…
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Bob Cashill
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Glenn Close returns for another closeup in Sunset Boulevard.
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Allison Johnelle Boron
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What’s your power letter? You’ve probably never been asked that question, but one just popped into your mind, didn’t it? Maybe it was your initial or perhaps a rare bird,…
Daniel Suddes
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back for a new generation of smart alecks to learn about camp. The one aspect of the MST3K revival that was kept secret was also…
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Rob Ross
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This delightful five-song E.P. comes from Kristina Cottone, who in the Chicago area (and parts elsewhere) is known as the lead singer for Honey & The 45’s. Here, she steps…
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Keith Creighton
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With the May 5th release of his jaw-droppingly stellar album, Wild Empty Promises, Holden Laurence joins an elite group of artists on my CD wall, including Dave Grohl, Chris Mars,…
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D.X. Ferris
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METAL DAD: THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE NOW. COLLECTS YEARS 3 & 4! Click here. METAL DAD shirts! Click here to get yours. Click HERE for Ferris’ epic mix of angry music…
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Dw. Dunphy
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New solo track endears itself to older listeners without chasing off the fans.
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Rob Ross
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Forget objectivity, because you won’t find it here – not from me. And certainly not about these live, orchestral, all-star performances of Big Star’s Third album, plus many of the…
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Ken Shane
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Jewel Akens was a one-hit wonder, but what a hit it was
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Robert Cass
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“I used to be one of those guys. I used to pet a girl’s dog and not even ask her his name.”