I always appreciate a great cartoon. Musicians seem to be turning to animated shorts more and more for their videos, which I for one support. Not all music videos are made equal — just because it’s nice to look at…
Today, my students broke my heart. Not only did they accuse me of looking like a tourist, but they asked me who Paul McCartney was. And Ella Fitzgerald. Of the three, I’m not sure which cuts the most. Anyway. It’s…
Like many people, American Aquarium entered my radar with Burn. Flicker. Die. I recently had a loss in my family, and that’s the album that got me through it. Not because it’s sad, but because it’s about rejecting where you’ve…
Did you need to listen to some emotionally frustrated, introspective, twangy punk? That’s why you’re here. That’s why this blog is here. So you can find out about bands like Andy and the Pandy’s. Andy and the Pandy’s get down…
If the sassy blues riff and catchy harmonies on “MAD” don’t pull you in to Honey and the 45s’ new EP, nothing will. The band effortlessly glides between jazz, soul, rock, and blues. This is easily the most fun album…
It’s my pleasure to premier Faith Evans Ruch’s new music video, “Rock Me Slow.” Her latest album, After it’s Said and Done was one of my favorite albums of 2014. Her new music video evokes the same brooding loneliness —…
Behold the singer-songwriter: an individual and their guitar, maybe with a backing band. What makes one stand out from the pack? In Nick Shaheen’s case, it’s his subtle subversion of all the genre’s standbys: sweet love songs, the road song,…
Harlem might be an unlikely places for country music but Ben Hope embraces the incongruity with his Uptown Outfit. Hope is renowned for playing crooners like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Buddy Holly on Broadway. Hope is now turning his…