Two weeks ago today, I was sitting in the Fort Lauderdale airport, and my biggest concern was whether or not I’d make it home for my son’s Cub Scout sleepover…
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Was Gone with the Wind too long? I don’t know. Did I like it? Not sure. Obviously it left some impression on me, because here I am, 40 years later, relating this story to you.
Lessons learned from Michael Keaton, Mark Wahlberg, and one amazing kid.
Featured artists this week include Julian Cope, Keane, and Electronic, and we close with arguably the two greatest singers of all time.
A swirling guitar and bass riff envelopes this absolutely great track, which upon first listen makes me think back to The (magnificent) Teardrop Explodes’ legendary and epic “Camera Camera”. All…
A revived group of Ovations with a new lineup scored a hit in 1972
This third album from Spring Lake, New Jersey’s Black Clouds may be the charm because, goddamn – it rocks. Seriously. Not dissimilarly to Foo Fighters (say what you will; I…
Can a song change the world? Popular music has always been looked on as something of a disposable pleasure: reflective of its times, sure, but meant to be played among…
For awhile now, I’ve been intrigued by the burgeoning musical hotbed of Asheville, NC. I had a friend who worked in a coffee shop there who wanted to break into…
At first blush, Papa M’s Highway Songs LP is a mess or, at best perhaps, unbalanced. But first blushes, like a journalist’s first drafts of history, are frequently pockmarked with…
This wonderfully low key collection of songs comes from Pennsylvania-based Caroline Reese and her band, The Drifting Fifth; a gathering of 11 acoustic based songs that mix the best elements…
Chiffon. Taffeta. Tulle. Satin. Silk. Velvet. Lace. These are the seven deadly fashion sins of cis gendered men. One exception, Hugh Hefner and those fabulous silk jammies. Ed Hardy t-shirts…
Lovers keep on lovin’. Believers keep on believin’. Sleepers just stop sleepin’. Cause it won’t be too long. What’s THAT supposed to mean? Aside from the Beatles’ 1965-1969 output, it’s…
Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden’s pristine and bright-eyed collaboration on the 1997 Verve LP Beyond The Missouri Sky (Short Stories) is a decent point of departure for Jacob Duncan’s The…
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Ted Asregadoo and Will Harris get into the weeds with Netflix’s reboot of “One Day at a Time”
Proving the power of social media in 2017, Los Angeles-based electronic pop artist Ramsey has garnered over 80,000 fans across her platforms. Of course, what inspires her loyal followers is…
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Heaven help those who willingly place power in the hands of angry children who only seek payback.
Dizzy Heights celebrates a very big day for a very important person. We’d say more, but…spoilers.
The first thing you notice upon first listen to Shadowlands, the newest release from Minnesota’s Romantica, is the quiet and understated beauty and finessed compositional structures in the songwriting. This…
Known primarily as background singers, the Originals got some help from Marvin Gaye and had their own hits
For those not familiar with The Jigsaw Seen, this venerable Los Angeles-based band has been around for nearly three decades, driving a dedicated legion of followers with their delicious spin…
There will always be Star Wars. When I lay upon my death bed in 2066, my kids will wish I could hang on just a few days longer, so that…
As I mentioned when premiering the below video for the title track of Bright Shiny Objects, for any artist, the idea is to grow and show a scope, broader and…
Like a lot of you, I played in rock n’ roll bands when I was young. And like a lot of you, I eventually gave it up. But unlike most…
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