2022

Pop Power Pop 

It’s Pop-O-Rama 8!!!

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 David Bash 0 Comments 2022, Acqua, Big Stir Records, Don't Go Anywhere, JEM Records, Kool Kat Musik, Librarians With Hickeys, Omnivore Recordings, Rhythm of the World, Sunset Blvd. Records, The 1957 Tail-Fin Fiasco, The Airport 77s, The Cowsills, The Lost Album, The Smithereens, The Summer Holiday, We Realize You Have A Choice

David Bash dishes on some of the best new pop releases in recent weeks

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Britpop Indie Rock Music Journalism Post-Punk 

ALBUMS: October 2022 In Review

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, 4AD, Alvvays, Arctic Monkeys, Blue Rev, Domino Records, Dry Cleaning, Polyvinyl Records, Stumpwork, The Car

New titles from Alvvays, Dry Cleaning and the Arctic Monkeys punctuate this month’s release schedule

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Indie Rock Progressive Rock Rock Synth Uncategorized 

Blessed Be Thy Name of Canada’s Best Modern Band

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Blessed, Circuitous, Deftones, Drew Riekman, Greg Obis, interview, John Congleton, The 1975, The Mars Volta

Singer/guitarist Drew Riekman talks about the Vancouver group’s excellent new album Circuitous

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Alternative Rock Instrumental Rock 

WATCH: Jack Irons Shares “Race Against Everything”

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Alain Johannes, Courtney Love, Dreamer's Ball, drummer, Jack Irons, MARK LANEGAN, Neil Young, ORG Music, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Wallflowers

The acclaimed former RHCP/Pearl Jam drummer’s solo EP Dreamer’s Ball out now

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Blues jazz 

ALBUMS: The Ramble of Doug Wamble

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Todd Manning 0 Comments 2022, Blues in the Present Tense, Doug Wamble, Halcyonic Records, Ken Burns, Natalie Merchant, Norah Jones

Ken Burns collaborator cools out at the crossroads of jazz and blues

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Art Pop Electronic Pop 

ALBUMS: Brian Eno Forever

October 19, 2022October 20, 2022 Steven Rosen 1 Comment 2022, Brian Eno, FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE, Opal Records, Verve Records

Assessing the legendary producer’s first vocal album in 17 years

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Rock Soul 

LISTEN: Josh Hoyer Shares “Mr. One Up”

October 17, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Benjamin Kushner, Blake DeForest, Color Red Records, Green Light, Harrison ElDorado, James Cuato, Josh Hoyer, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Lincoln, Mr. One Up, Nebraska, Stephen Cantarero

His new album with longtime band Soul Colossal, Green Light, comes out this Friday

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Indie Rock Rock 

WATCH: Daphne Parker Powell Shares “Sentimental Pessimism Pt. II”

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Cowboy Junkies, Daphne Parker Powell, Kasey Musgraves, Marvin Gaye, PJ Harvey, Sentimental Pessimism Pt II, Tammy Wynette, The Starter Wife

Her latest LP, The Starter Wife, is out today

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Pop Power Pop Rock 

WATCH: Crossword Smiles Share Video For New Single

October 7, 2022January 19, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Big Stir Records, Chip Saam, Crossword Smiles, Detroit, Michigan, Pressed & Ironed, Tom Curless

“The Girl With A Penchant For Yellow” is available now on all streaming services

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Electronic House Techno House Jungle Etc. 

LISTEN: Award Winning Producer Reimagines Nirvana

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Come As You Are: Nirvana Reimagined as House and Techno, DJ Jonathan Hay, Fat Beats, House, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Techno

Jonathan Hay rewires Kurt Cobain and Co. for House and Techno

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Pop Rock 

Billy Joel Returns To Texas

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Stephanie Hernandez 0 Comments 2022, A Matter of Trust, Allentown, Billy Joel, Concert, Hicksville, Houston, It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me, Just The Way You Are, Long Island, Minute Maid Park, My Life, Piano Man, Pressure, Texas, The Entertainer, You May Be Right

The Piano Man makes his debut at Houston’s Minute Maid Park

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 35: September 2022

September 30, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2022, Famous Quotes, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Holly Johnson, James Taylor, Jim James, Lemmy, Motörhead, My Morning Jacket, September, Shane MacGowan, The Pogues

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Spain Returns With New Archival LP

September 30, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1994, 2022, Bessie Smith, Charlie Haden, Her Used-To-Been, Josh Haden, Los Angeles, Shimmy Disc, Spain, World of Blue

Check out “Her Used-To-Been” from World of Blue, out now

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Indie Rock 

WATCH: Mad Meg Shares “Beyond Repair”

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Beyond Repair, Firewater, Gogol Bordello, Ilya Popenko, New York City, Who Deserves Balloons and Medals?

The new album from the band, Who Deserves Balloons and Medals?, comes out November 4th

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Art Pop Britpop Dance Dance Rock Indie Rock Pop Rock 

WATCH: Fujiya & Miyagi Share “New Body Language”

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, David Best, Fujiya & Miyagi, Impossible Objects of Desire, New Body Language, Slight Variations

Dig the video for the latest single off the Brighton group’s new album Slight Variations

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