Real Gone Music has partnered with Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate) for a new 11-CD set titled Decade, releasing 23 October. The collection follows Wynn’s Continue Reading
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Activist Documentary 'Church and State' Shows a New Mythos for Change
Joseph Campbell, famed mythologist and a compelling speaker (popularized via a Bill Moyers special toward the end of his life), spoke of myth as an Continue Reading
Roots Rockers Roanoke Share "Meet Me in the Mountains" As Road Awaits (premiere + interview)
Two of the founding members of Nashville-based roots-rock band Roanoke aren’t going to let the coronavirus get them down in 2020. Lead singer Taylor Dupuis Continue Reading
Norway's the Ella Sisters Spin Sibling Harmonies on "Queens" (premiere)
Sibling duo the Ella Sisters call the south coast of Norway home, and like their many of Scandinavian brethren, they are quite masterful at creating Continue Reading
Luna Shadows Takes Her Alt-Pop Back to "The Nineties"
Los Angeles alt-pop artist Luna Shadows confronts anxiety with a bit of light nostalgia on her new single, “The Nineties”. Shadows creates thoroughly modern pop Continue Reading
Vacay Nick Heals Alongside His Demons in "Started a Fight" (premiere)
Nick Aranda is best known for his contributions to the experimental rock of Paper Route, but he’s also hit the alternative scene as his alter Continue Reading
Funk Rock and Synthesizers in Munich: Queen's 'The Game' at 40
In the liner notes for The Game, Queen’s eighth studio album and their first release of the 1980s, there’s a sentence that may seem unimportant Continue Reading
Jordan Lehning Creates a Film in Your Head with 'Little Idols'
During a interview with Atwood Magazine, Jordan Lehning said the impetus for his most recent album (Little Idols) came from a vision he had about Continue Reading
'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' Will Never Rise from the Ashes
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Kinberg, 2019) is the seventh and final X-Men team film in a series dating back to X-Men (Singer, 2000). Blade (Norrington, 1998), Continue Reading
River Hooks Gazes Soulfully at "Mountains" (premiere)
Harlem-based singer-songwriter River Hooks began her career at the age of 11 and by 16 was uploading covers of songs by Billie Ellish, Chelsea Cutler Continue Reading
The Chefs Serve Up a Wordless, Rockin' Good Time on 'Heated & Treated'
Dan Baird called it quits just in time. In 2019, after touring around the world for the better part of 40 years as a member Continue Reading
BTS' "Dynamite" Defies the West Much More Than It Bends to It
BTS (aka Bangtan Boys) who began their career as a hybrid of K-pop and hip-hop, is no longer part of Korea’s patrimony only – they Continue Reading
Nate "Rocket" Wonder and Roman GianArthur Score the New Janelle Monáe Film 'Antebellum'
Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Roman GianArthur worked with alt-pop maestro Janelle Monáe through the Wondaland Arts Society, which helped her develop a series of increasingly Continue Reading
Mt. Wolf's "Anna Maria" Is Gorgeous Post-Rock Influenced Dream Pop
Mt. Wolf specialize in a mesmerizing form of atmospheric indie-folk that blends delicate electronic elements with gossamer vocals. Some call that indietronica, but “Anna Maria” Continue Reading
Punk Rock's MOURN Say "This Feel Is Disgusting" and Rock Out
Barcelona’s MOURN play a kinetic style of punk rock crossed with garage rock that reveals pop inclinations in undeniably hooky choruses. Their latest single “This Continue Reading
Beautiful Lies and False Gods in 'Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice'
The reaction to Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) was fierce. The cinematic take on the DC cornerstone characters of Batman and Continue Reading
Australia's CXLOE Makes an Anthem of Love and Loneliness with "One and Lonely"
Australian pop artist CXLOE has released her latest single “One and Lonely”, another proper anthem from the rising artist that has already racked up more Continue Reading
Ben Kidson Crafts a Poppy Ode to Emotional Vulnerability on "(When I) Runaway"
British alternative pop singer-songwriter Ben Kidson grew up immersed in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s, but he equally loves great hooks and Continue Reading
Chillwave's Raligator Is "Popping Dreams With Broken Beliefs"
Chillwave producer Raligator is something of a mystery person with no social accounts to their name, and they aim to keep it that way and Continue Reading
Folkie Jakob Leventhal and Sarah Jarosz Visit "Greenwich Village Ghosts"
Folk singer-songwriter Jakob Leventhal teams up with Americana’s Sarah Jarosz for the delicate folk-pop of the tender “Greenwich Village Ghosts”. It’s a spare tune with Continue Reading