Sometimes the power and promise packed into a pop single can be heard in its opening notes. However, Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is Continue Reading
Music Dose
Post-Punk's TV FACE Rock Out on "Work Hard, Have Fun" (premiere)
TV FACE are a hard-driving post-punk band from Lancaster, UK that channel the genre’s jagged edges and kinetic rhythms alongside intense, punk rock energy. TV Continue Reading
BYLAND Creates Cinematic Indie Folk on "Passed Me By" (premiere)
Albuquerque indie-folk artist, BYLAND’s music is sweeping and expansive like the New Mexico landscape she calls home. Unsurprisingly, adjectives like “cinematic” and “dreamy” are bound Continue Reading
Douglas Sirk's Oppressive and Beautiful Worlds
I’m unreasonable on the subject of Douglas Sirk, one of the most intelligent stylists of classic cinema, so I’m happy that Kino Lorber has graced Continue Reading
The Elwins Deliver Somber, Sobering Ballad With "Daughter Song" (premiere)
“Daughter Song” is the new single/video from the Elwins. The track appears on the outfit’s upcoming release, IV, releasing on 23 October. A haunting, heartfelt Continue Reading
"Let the Sunshine In" with Tony-Winning Legend Melba Moore
In December 1976, Melba Moore made history at the Metropolitan Opera House. An Evening with Melba Moore at the Met marked the first time a Continue Reading
St. South Processes Romantic Trauma Through Electrosoul on 'Get Well Soon'
St. South, neé Olivia Gavranich, has released a debut album full of raw emotions and intimate bedroom pop. Get Well Soon is a loose concept Continue Reading
'Opening Night' Is an Audacious, Breathless Debut from the Blam Blams
It’s one thing to wear your influences on your sleeve. The Blam Blams, a quartet out of Nashville, have gone so far as to raid Continue Reading
"The Personal History of David Copperfield" Puts a Playful Spin on Dickens' Social-Climbing Epic
Bright, sleek, and shiny, Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield revisits Charles Dickens at a time when the Victorian novelist’s work should have Continue Reading
SHOCKEY Makes the Perfect Pandemic Stoner Song with '"HIGH" (premiere)
Los Angeles’ SHOCKEY goes in for a bit of glam rock mixed with lo-fi, slacker pop on an ode to the true joys of being Continue Reading
Gromo and Rhea Raj Make Seductive Electrosoul on "Slowly" (premiere)
New York producer Gromo bases his music around the intersection of hip-hop, R&B, and electronic/dance. His previous single, “Don’t Care”, is a minimalist electrorap number Continue Reading
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider Muses on Live Performance and Music Faves
There are second acts in American life, but there are sometimes second act problems too. Dee Snider knows both those adages well. Having spent the Continue Reading
Daniel Rodriguez's "Sojourn of a Burning Sun" Finds Hope in Letting Go (premiere)
Daniel Rodriguez knows loss, and perhaps more intimately than many of us. Running parallel to Elephant Revival’s breakup was the end of a 14-year romantic Continue Reading
GADADU's "dosaardvark" is a Dense, Psychedelic, Jazz-Leaning Gem (premiere)
While the COVID-19 pandemic put plans for their third album on hold, Brooklyn-based psychedelic dream-pop/jazz/soul sextet GADADU saw it as an opportunity to revisit an Continue Reading
Steve Wynn Discusses His New Box Set and Shares "Make It Up to You" (premiere + interview)
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
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