When self-described SoCal “sonic surf smoke punk” band 40 Watt Domain imploded in the early 2000s, front man and songwriter Andrew Heilprin hit the beach. Literally. You May Also Like: The Successful Failures, “This Girl” from ‘Pack Up Your Shadows’ (2020): One Track Mind Bob Dylan’s Left-Turn ‘Shadows in theRead More

The center point of this new Fleetwood Mac EP is a track thought lost from the Buckingham-Nicks era, a song that once might have just been about being in love but now billows with a very mature sense of acceptance. You May Also Like: How Lindsey Buckingham Balanced It AllRead More

Michael McDonald’s “Judgement Day” has a ballsy gumption that his smoothed-out pop hits and plasticine Motown remakes scarcely aspire to.

Mike McGuire’s new six-song Americana EP Kentucky Morning takes the themes and atmospheres of 2011’s Beyond the Ark to a darker, more contemplative place. You May Also Like: Dream Syndicate – How Did I Find Myself Here? (2017) Keiji Haino, Merzbow, Balazs Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016) Shai MaestroRead More

After a very uneven first album with new singer Johnny Solinger and a second album that was full of jokey novelty tunes, I didn’t hold out much hope for the future of Skid Row. Until now. You May Also Like: Skid Row – ‘The Gang’s All Here’ (2022) Why MetalRead More

With her assertive It Matters To Me, the final disc in a three-EP series, Kat Parsons moves beyond more recent successes within quiet folkie settings and sweetly conveyed pop tunes. You May Also Like: How Gram Parsons Cemented His Legend With Posthumous ‘Grievous Angel’ The Third Arrangement, “Rosie” (2021): OneRead More

There are an awful lot of forward-thinking jazz musicians in Brooklyn and I’m going to tell you (once again) about one such group of guys. You May Also Like: Brandon Seabrook – Die Trommel Fatale (2017) Jeff Parker – The New Breed (2016)

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJbQ4z9WCo&w=500&h=315] Philadelphia-based Berklee graduate Jessi Teich is, in many ways, unlike any of the famous singers who have so clearly impacted her. You May Also Like: Barry Altschul & The 3Dom Factor – Live In Kraków (2015) Kneebody – Anti-Hero (2017) Charged Particles – ‘Live at the Baked Potato’;Read More

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mwvOFnSUTg&w=500&h=305] Well, it’s the 21st century. It has been for some time now. And like many people, I spend more than a few hours each week surfing the ‘net, looking for great but often obscure performances from classic rock acts or mostly unknown artists. You May Also Like: Whisperin’Read More

Brit-styled power pop has been making undiluted rock bouncy and fun since the Beatles and “Can’t Buy Me Love” took the world by storm in 1963. New wave bands that emerged at the end of the 70s such as Squeeze The Cars, The Romantics and The Knack reminded us ofRead More