Vistas are a trio hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, consisting of vocalist Prentice Robertson, guitarist Dylan Rush, and bassist Jamie Law. It’s always interesting when a band is missing a key instrument or two in their roster lineup. Their debut album,… Read More
Sometimes it’s the little things—the small changes to routine that free you up to feel or do something fresh. In the case of Chad Taylor’s trio on The Daily Biological, there is no bass player. It’s just the leader’s drums,… Read More
Back in May 2020, Craft Recordings issued a remastered edition of Between the Buried and Me’s 2002 debut album. That gave longtime fans a chance to hear the record on vinyl and afforded those of us who came to the… Read More
An unknown entity in many hip-hop quarters (despite his prolificacy), Raashan Ahmad has been game in trying all sorts of odds and ends to get to his means – which, in this case, is an emotionally-wrought and funkified form of… Read More
It’s acutely problematic to require Alanis Morissette to recreate the music of Jagged Little Pill. To consistently return her to a 25-year bygone standpoint prevents Morissette from fully enshrining her authentic self. It’s stifling, especially since Morissette has evolved as… Read More
There are few books of which it can be said they’re worth buying for the art alone. Zao Dao’s Cuisine Chinoise is one of them. The graphic novel is packed with “tales of food and life” but with its compelling… Read More
If space rock’s essence can be distilled into a single moment, it would be Hawkwind’s 1972 tour to promote their third LP, Doremi Fasol Latido. It’s a genre that achieves an engulfing, post-psychedelic surrender reliant on few, if any, chord… Read More
Singer-songwriter Jerry Leger has teamed with Moby Grape’s Don Stevenson for the new single, “Halfway ‘Til Gone”, which arrives on digital and streaming platforms 6 August. Reminiscent of classic 1960s music, the tune is a subtle but important reminder of… Read More
Titan to Tachyons features guitarist Sally Gates(ex-Orbweaver, ex-Gigan), backed by the powerhouse rhythm section of Kenny Grohowski (Secret Chiefs 3, Imperial Triumphant, Brand X) and Matt Hollenberg (Cleric, John Zorn). Inspired by surrealistic sci-fi, the collective use their full power… Read More
Sugaray Rayford delivers his latest single, “Homemade Disaster” on 7 August. The song finds the Arizona-based vocalist in fine form. His Muddy Waters-crossed with-Otis Redding singing approach is front and center on a track that will appeal to fans of… Read More