Following Jane Blanchard’s 2018 EP ‘Enemy’ featuring the orchestrated drumming of Stefan Westner, the duo reunite for her third release, Still, Again. Through five tracks, Blanchard reflects Continue Reading
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Pandemic, Hope, Defiance, and Protest in 'Romeo and Juliet'
A pandemic can rearrange priorities. When the world was thrust into the COVID-19 pandemic, things suddenly looked and felt different. Our jobs, our schools, our Continue Reading
Ryan Adams Apologizes One Year After Abuse Allegations: ‘I Will Never Be off the Hook’
One year after women came forward accusing Ryan Adams of abuse in a shocking exposé, the singer apologized for his actions. The 45-year-old musician published an open letter Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Shares Math-Pop Single ‘Meredith Bites The Earth’
Before even listening to this I suspected I would hate it solely because of their name, but Merry Christmas’ Meredith Bites The Earth is pretty Continue Reading
Meghan Markle Felt ‘Unprotected’ and ‘Silenced’ by Royal Family During Pregnancy
Meghan Markle revealed she didn’t feel protected by the Royal Family while pregnant with her and Prince Harry's son Archie. In new documents filed by Continue Reading
90 Years on 'Olivia' Remains a Classic of Lesbian Literature
What is it about tragic, doomed romances that makes them such irresistible reading? Especially in this day and age? We know, at long last, that Continue Reading
AIDS Play 'The Normal Heart' Is a Guide During COVID-19 and Political Indifference
“Plague! We’re in the middle of a fucking plague! And you behave like this!” – Larry Kramer The action in Larry Kramer’s play The Normal Continue Reading
Track By Track: Holy Hive – Float Back To You
Singer/guitarist Paul Spring and drummer Homer Steinweiss first met in 2005 on a Minnesota farm and soon began working on a long-distance folk project between Continue Reading
JoJo Siwa Responds to Blackface Allegations Regarding Her ‘Nonstop’ Music Video
JoJo Siwa has addressed allegations that blackface was used in her latest music video for “Nonstop.” The 17-year-old internet phenomenon posted a statement on her Continue Reading
Mourning [A] BLKstar's 'The Cycle' Is Secular Gospel for Healing a Damaged Nation
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The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in reissues of deep, spiritual jazz recordings from late the 1960s and early 1970s, allowing Continue Reading
São Paulo's Céu Returns with a Fresh Perspective on 'APKÁ!'
On her fourth studio album, 2016’s Tropix, São Paulo-based singer-songwriter Céu showed a more minimalist and sharply electronic side of herself, largely eschewing the acoustic Continue Reading
Wesley Dean Encourages Us to Find Our Inner "Magik" (premiere)
Wesley Dean’s “Magik” is just the summertime pick-me-up that’s been prescribed. In uncertain times, the buoyant sway of the feel-good, love-heavy track certainly feels magical. Continue Reading
Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis Are "Still Flying" (premiere)
Lake Street Dive/Cuddle Magic/Okkervil River members, Bridget Kearney and Benjamin Lazar Davis’ Still Flying has been received with wide critical acclaim since its release earlier Continue Reading
Sax Player Rudresh Mahanthappa Channels Charlie Parker's Super Powers
When I first met and spoke with the alto saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa over a dozen years ago, he was still an up-and-comer, recently Continue Reading
Eclectic Rockers Ryan & Pony "Start Making Sense" (premiere)
Minneapolis music scene veterans Ryan & Pony will release their debut album, Mochi Mochi, on 25 September via Chicago’s Pravda Records. The Ryan in question Continue Reading
GRAE Shares 90’s Inspired DIY Video For “Ex Lovers”
Toronto’s GRAE looks back on past relationships on her new indie-pop cut Ex Lovers. It’s about those same streets filled with the same faces while holding Continue Reading
Premiere: The Slow Painters Share “What I Miss The Most”
It was a whopping 16 years ago that The Slow Painters originally formed but it’s only this summer that they’ll release their debut album. Inspired Continue Reading
Stevie Wolf Unveils The Captivating “Chapped “Lips EP
Following last month’s ‘Ink’, Stevie Wolf has unveiled his Chapped Lips EP. Through seven tracks, he explores themes of bravery and vulnerability to love and Continue Reading
Cann Zeka Confronts Himself Like Never Before On “Mirror Mirror”
DJ, producer, and singer-songwriter Cann Zeka just dropped his debut track, “Mirror Mirror,” a deeply meaningful track in which he shares his own fight between Continue Reading
Red – Declaration (Review)
Red have been a mainstay in the world of heavy rock for several years. Their brand of metal has always been tinged with classical, almost Continue Reading