The Black Keys return with their song “Lo/Hi”, the first new music from the band since their 2014 album, Turn Blue. And it’s excellent. “Lo/Hi” was written and produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, and recorded at Nashville’s Easy Eye Sound studio. Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys have released eight …
Here is an American thought experiment: I hate the N word. I can list the reasons until the end of time why non non African peoples should never say that word. But can any African Americans list of reasons why they should use it? I mean just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. I …
On a chilly Saturday night I ventured out to Seattle’s Tractor Tavern to see one of my all time favorites, Billy Bragg. This was the last of a three-night stint at the Tractor Tavern from this Brit. All three shows had been sold out for months. This amazed me as his songs are not played …
While in college on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, I rode in a car, a behemoth Buick Wildcat, with four other people en route from Chicago to Minneapolis. A winter storm pummeled Wisconsin as we drove, and we saw dozens of cars and semi-trucks* in the ditch. Tow trucks kept busy that night…ca-ching! We were …
This is a photo of what used to be called an Orphanage. Short hand in this case for orphan asylum. One of the most telling things about American society is that those that claim they are so adamant about the well being of unborn children, in truth show little support for the social programs that …
After living in Japan and a long stint signed to Sony, Rie Fu (pronounced Ree-ay Foo) returns with a new sense of musical freedom. The video for ‘Mirror’ follows the life of a young girl seemingly alone in London. Rie describes it as: “A powerful story with a very intriguing ending, representing the spiritual existence …
This video which tells a fanciful story of a young girl’s space exploration is one of the great videos of all time. I’m not kidding. Check it out. Swimming Bell is the solo project of Brooklyn-based folk singer Katie Schottland. She began to write after she broke her foot in the fall of 2015, learning …
March may have come in like a lamb in Western Washington, but inside Tony V’s Garage in Everett, a Tsunami was under way. More precisely the Bay Area’s Tsunami Bomb headlined. Sporting a new lead singer (Kate Jacobi), who performed duets and the occasional pas de deux with keyboardist Oobliette Sparks. Flirtatious and charismatic, Kate …
This is what a response from an intelligent conservative friend looks like, “Hahaha yeah I get the irony with The Left becoming so Mcarthy-like, but that doesnt mean that folks on The Right need to become Russia-apologists.” I will let him remain anonymous. We are really in a War against stupidity. We learned to practice …
Halfway between Love Battery and Presidents of the United States lies the catchy, lovable, guitar pop sound of “Pick a Number” by up and coming band, Gypsy Temple. I chose two old school Seattle bands for the comparison because Gypsy Temple is Seattle through and through and their video shows old school Seattle in a …
The Wait is Over: Luna Keller Fans Delirious as Official Video for “We Are All Mad Here” is Released
The long-awaited video for Luna Keller’s burgeoning hit, “We Are All Mad Here,” has just been released. It’s darling. Take a look, listen closely, join the madness, and you will be happy. In this song, “mad” does not mean “angry.” This song is much more positive. Here “mad” means, “crazy in a good way, eccentric …
Well, cruel Heathcliff, this was the first of several Kate Bush covers to come to my attention (see Running Up That Hill, below). We’re in the middle of a bona fide Kate Bush revival and that’s great news. Natasha Hemmings does a nice job on this cover. “Wuthering Heights” is not an easy song to …
Vesper Wood, the solo project of Christina Wood, will release Instar, a transcendent, soul-stirring debut album on March 1st. Originally from Kentucky via Germany and London, Wood is better known as half of the UK electro-pop duo Kaleida. Recorded in Bristol, UK with producer Ali Chant (Perfume Genius, Aldous Harding, Soccer Mommy, Jenny Hval), Instar …
One of most influential artists to come out of Atlanta in recent time, multidisciplinary artist BOSCO shares her striking new video for her most popular song to date, “Cruel”, along with the single’s re-release today. Lined with fantasy and nostalgia, the film beautifully captures the lows and highs of an intimate relationship and ultimately its …
A certain venue I used to write creative posts for is still using my writing somewhat disctinct style, which is…pretty awesome actually. They paid me well considering, right up until I got back from my first trip to Jamaica. That was a paid position I kind of invented and it really helped the club reestablish …
Mack Avenue Records is excited to announce fall tour dates for the Julian Lage Trio, featuring the album band (guitarist Lage, bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King from The Bad Plus) for their first tour ever. Lage will appear on October 11 in Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios and in Seattle, WA, on October …
Following the recent release of his video for “Desperate” featuring Nina Nesbitt, unstoppable hit-maker Jonas Blue has now unveiled the sun-soaked video for the release of his fresh anthem“Wild.” Taken from his debut album Blue, the melodic hit was directed by creative mastermind Daniel Carberry and sees Jonas embrace Latin American culture alongside Puerto Rican rapper Jhay Cortez, (best known for his J.Balvin collaboration “Estan …
Holly Tucker had a great run with her last single, “The Finer Things.” It collected over 100k Spotify streams and is still climbing, broke into the Top 40 on every chart in Texas, led to multiple big show/festival shows for later in the year, and was just extremely fun for her to put out to …
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. – 2 Timothy 2:4 I’ve heard a lot of Christian music over the years, but this is the first song I can remember which presents the whole Gospel, all of the Good News, in one song. …
John Vanderslice is returning with his first album in six years, The Cedars, due out April 5, and today he shared a new single, “Will Call,” a song that he calls his biggest departure yet. Consequence of Sound premiered the track today, writing, “this new track uses slightly off kilter electronic elements to create a feeling that teeters between grace and anxiety. …
Angel Cage strikes like Banksy in the night, spraypainting trenchant thoughtbombs on the street wreckage of our minds, making us wish we were so clever, and then dancing away, leaving us to weep inwardly at the disposable nature of everything. They’re guerrilla Shirley Manson. I was going to say “guerilla Garbage,” but you might have …
Dark, bloody, sexual and melodic, these are the stylings of gothic-pop songstress, Dol Ikara. https://www.dolikara.com/
Wales 2019 Continues: This is lovely. Give it a listen immediately. The home videos on the music video are delightful. “This song is about looking forward to someone very special visiting,” says Welsh singer-songwriter Dan Amor. “We spent a lot of time on the fade out of this track, layering the diminishing vocal with increasing …
“What would it sound like if a woman had fronted Joy Division?” It’s an entirely valid question and now we know the answer: It’s MUCH better this way. Brussels-based post-punk outfit Whispering Sons has released their long awaited debut album Image. The ten tracks, recorded over a period of ten days at GAM Studios in …
Watching a double feature of the Worst Best actor in America today. A man who only previews scripts after an 8 ball of coke. A thespian who challenged himself to employ a plethora of accents when it was not even necessary, and nailed not a single one of them. …an artist with a batting average …
As I sat in my cab today, listening to “Stayin’ Alive” at crushing volume and appreciating that delicious bass line which seems to have a life and a manifesto of its’ own, I realized the BeeGees and disco by extension have enjoyed a dramatic reversal in my level of artistic appreciation. In that brief two- …
Tiny Fighter offers an enticing mix of indie-rock and berserker chamber pop. Despite the staggering odds against them ever meeting, Therese Karlsson (a down-to-earth feminist truck driver from Kalmar in southern Sweden who understands the intangible things that are truly important in life) and Tim Spelman (an uptight doctor from Melbourne, Australia who thinks “career …
On paper, this shouldn’t work. A fifty-something geezer from England locks himself away in his tiny home studio for three and a half years, to pour his soul into an album of self-penned songs. The result? Songs for the Fragile Collective the album from Mark Applin and friends, operating under the name Skylephant. It’s a …
Mother Mink is the band that will charm the crowd into dancing, singing and at the very same time make them reflect on the big global challenges of our time. With a baritone saxophone connected to an amplifier, distorted synthesizers, surf-guitars, drums and vocals, Mother Mink creates a most unique sound landscape. Despite the band´s …
“Slap Shot,” the 1977 movie about a minor league hockey team, is widely hailed as one of the best sports comedies ever made. It’s certainly got strong trailer material with Paul Newman smiling rakishly in the rink and a trio of affable brothers clotheslining opponents with a smile. The movie may even be brilliant as …