Bharat Nalluri’s film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, covers a glamorous 24-hours in London on the precipice of WWII. Although the film is deemed a romantic comedy the label doesn’t quite fit. The romance genre suggests something sappy and… Read More
There are no lack of good hip hop albums out this week, including the DeJ Loaf and Junglepussy albums that I reviewed for Notable Releases, plus clipping, Gorillaz, Ty Dolla $ign, Bktherula, and more. We also got a lot of… Read More
She Is Coming, after all. While making a strong case for this present musical moment to be declared her best era to date with a string of sensational live covers and, of course, the incredible “Midnight Sky,” Miley Cyrus is… Read More
Kevin O'Meara, who played drums for Baltimore's VideoHippos (part of the Wham City collective) and collaborated with Dan Deacon and others, has died. O'Meara had been declared a missing person earlier this month and the very sad news was confirmed by a… Read More
Ahead of the Friday (October 23) release of his forthcoming album and film, Letter to You, Bruce Springsteen made an appearance on A Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night. During their discussion, he and Colbert covered a number of… Read More
Black Thought released his excellent new solo album Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane and Able last week, and yesterday (10/21) he appeared on Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning to talk about that album and what's next. He mentioned… Read More
Joe Wong had arrived at what felt like a crossroads. He’d been making music, both as a touring drummer and as a film and television composer for 20 years. In 2012, Wong moved west from Milwaukee to Los Angeles, but… Read More
Last week, Blue Note Records released Blue Note Re:Imagined, a compilation from artists in and adjacent to the current UK jazz scene doing reinventions of classic material within the vast Blue Note catalog. It's got contributions from artists like Jorja… Read More
At several points on Small World, the debut album from Gamblers, the Long Island-based indie-pop outfit, wears the sunny disposition of the Beach Boys on its collective sleeve, as jangly guitars automatically conjure up images of summer, sand, and surf.… Read More
Bob Biggs, who founded Los Angeles independent label Slash Records, has died after a long illness. The news has been shared by various friends and family on social media. He was 74. The label grew out of the Slash punk… Read More