Brennen Leigh’s forthcoming album is full of songs that get down to the what’s-what of the heartland. Influenced by the state line between Minnesota and North Dakota, Prairie Love Letter is a collection of tunes that exemplify her thoughts on… Read More
While the Australian band Tangents most definitely unfurls its life-story with the heartbeat of a collective, drummer Evan Dorrian remains the group’s frontman, if one were to be had. Dorrian’s fluttery, extroverted style flirts with jazz, IDM, and post-rock, among… Read More
Few rock fans would deny that the Rolling Stones’ Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!—an album which celebrates its 50th anniversary this month—is a classic. Recorded during the Stones’ creative zenith, the album captures the world’s greatest rock and roll band strutting… Read More
There are several versions of the jokey saying, “Old musicians never die.” The most popular are: “they just get played out”, “they just decompose”, and “they just go from bar to bar”. But the sad truth is, almost all of… Read More
Chih-chung Tsai, a renown Taiwanese cartoonist, publishes as C. C. Tsai in English. Dao De Jing, which translates roughly as “The Way of Virtue”, is his fourth in a continuing series of Chinese philosophy adaptions, in collaboration with translator Brian… Read More
Gregory Porter is no less than an icon in the world of contemporary jazz. His accolades are numerous and towering – multiple Grammy nominations and awards, the bestselling contemporary jazz artist in the world with over three million records sold,… Read More
Oliver Wood’s new single is a version of the protest anthem, “The Battle Is Over (But the War Goes On)”, familiar to many listeners via the Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee 1973 rendition. It’s the second single that Wood has… Read More
Dark Hour is the new release from the Billy Walton Band, led by New Jersey guitar master, Billy Walton. With a previous musical tenure that included a stint with the legendary Southside Johnny, he has also shared the stage with… Read More
Dublin’s Christian Cohle creates powerfully haunting electropop on his latest single, “Wallflower”. The song is epic in scope as it slowly builds with soft synth washes and processed delicate vocals. Soon other waves of synths and little jagged edges begin… Read More
Based in Toronto, Ontario Canada, Speaker Face feature members of the JUNO award-winning band the Fretless (Trent Freeman, Eric Wright) and marry classic, organic sounds with electronics for a combination that is simply otherworldly. The pair are joined by Ruby… Read More