Author: Jason Gross

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk 

PYLON: The Art Students Who Took Their Fun Seriously

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments “Cool”, Athens, Chomp, Curtis Crowe, Georgia, Gyrate, Michael Lachowski, New West Records, Pylon, Pylon Box, R.E.M., Randy Bewley, The dB's, Vanessa Briscoe Hay

A stacked new box set offers the most complete look at the band who helped put Athens, GA, on the map

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Experimental Rock 

This Is This Heat: Independence From Non-Reunions at Varispeeds

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Alex Ward, Charles Bullen, Charles Hayward, Daniel O’Sullivan, Deceit, Frank Byng, James Sedwards, Merlin Nova, Phil Manzanera, Quiet Sun, Roxy Music, This Heat

An exclusive interview with co-founders Charles Hayward and Charles Bullen about the band’s dynamic catalogue

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Electronic jazz 

Jon Hassell: The Rock & Roll Globe Interview

July 30, 2020August 1, 2020 Jason Gross 1 Comment 2020, Brian Eno, Fourth World, Jon Hassell, NDYEA, Seeing Through Sound: Penimento Music Vokume Two

The electronic jazz icon seeks volunteers for his latest sensory experiment (a/k/a new album)

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Music Journalism 

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020?- Part 3

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments BET, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter Global Network, George Floyd, Marc Morial, National Urban League. Community Justice Exchange, Phoebe Bridgers, Pilar Maria Weiss

The National Urban League and Community Justice Network interviews

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Music Journalism 

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 2

July 20, 2020July 21, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bank Robber, Black Lives Matter, On The Corner, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Slovenly Recordings, Three Lobed Recordings, Thrill Jockey, U-Ziq

Indie labels and artists weigh in

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Music Journalism 

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 1

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Jason Gross 1 Comment Ahmaud Arbery, Amerigo Gazaway, Atlantic Records, Bank Robber, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Cantaloupe, DAIS, Dream Wife, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, George Floyd, Jamar Clark, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Sean Reed, Slovenly, Smokey Emery, Tamir Rice, The Beths, Three Lobed Lobster, Tompkins Square., Treyvon Martin

Blackout Tuesday, Juneteenth and beyond

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Records Rock 

ALBUMS: Homegrown’s Just Alright With Me

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Jason Gross 1 Comment 1975, Emmylou Harris, Homegrown, Neil Young, Neil Young Archives, Reprise Records, The Band

Was the original follow-up to On The Beach worth the 45 year wait for Neil Young fans?

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Music Journalism 

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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Music Journalism 

The Ghost of SXSW 2020: Lost In Austin

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 Jason Gross 4 Comments 2020, Austin, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dirty Dog, SXSW, Texas, The Alamo, Willie Nelson

The city struggles with/without live music as clubs and musicians pick up the pieces of a cancelled SXSW

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Southern Rock 

IN CONCERT: Celebrating 50 Years of Allman With The Brothers

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Allman Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Butch, Butch Trucks, Chuck Leavell, Derek Trucks, Duane Allman, Duane Trucks, Gregg Allman, Madison Square Garden, Oteil Burbridge, Warren Haynes

Friends, colleagues and nephews of the most celebrated family in Southern Rock eschewed Coronavirus warnings to rock a sold out Garden

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Records 

A Valentine’s Day Musical Massacre

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Amerigo Gazaway, Hamish Kilgour, I used to love H.E.R., I was made to love her, Jon Langford, Kosha Dillz, My Baby Just Cares for Me, Nights in White Satin, Pauline Black, Sage Francis, Scientific Love, Scott Kempner, The Mekons, The Selecter, Valentine's Day, What I like most about you is your girlfriend

Artists pick the good, the bad and the weird for love songs

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Music Journalism 

Can You Hear What David Owens Hears?

January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Apple AirPods, Books, David Owen, Eargo, Earlove, earplugs, Etymotic, Hearing in a deafening world, Hearing Loss, My Bloody Valentine, Penguin Books, Volume, Volume Control

A discussion with the author of Volume Control on music, musicians and hearing loss

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The 30 Best Music Videos of 2019

December 23, 2019June 9, 2021 Jason Gross 1 Comment Bob Mould, Chemical Brothers, FKA Twigs, Jenny Lewis, Jim Jarmusch, Josef Van Wissem, Mitski, Neneh Cherry, Open Mike Eagle & Sammus, Patrick Stickles, PUP, Ridge Productions, slowthai., Stormzy, that dog., The Oh Sees, Thom Yorke, Tinariwen, William Tyler

Counting down the best clips not shown on MTV

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Music Journalism 

Music Journalism in 2019: The Best Stories, Mucho Lay-offs, Power Plays & #MeToo

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 Jason Gross 0 Comments Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Eric Sundermann, FADER, Maggot Brain, Penske Media, Pitchfork, Playboy, Rolling Stone, Ryan Adams, Vice

A look back at the harrowing year of pop writing in print, digital or otherwise

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