Upon request, Chinese-by-way-of-England rocker Guigui Suisui recommended some Japanese punk bands for me to check out. Most of them were way too hardcore for my taste (though I’ll provide the list for your perusal later.) But that makes sense —…
There were a couple of reasons why I curled up in a ball this afternoon and started bawling for my ex.* But one of them was definitely Sandra Phillips’ misery in “If You Get Him (He Never Was Mine).” That…
If you’re a musician submitting music to me, all you really have to do is say “John Mellencamp” and my heart will melt. So to read that Stoll Vaughan has not only opened for the man himself, but has also…
Sometimes big things come in tiny packages. Case in point: Ceci’s debut 3-song EP, King Koopa PipeDreams. I think you should just hit play right now. Are you listening? Then I don’t really need to say much else other than…
As I’ve mentioned before, it’s really an honor and a privilege for musicians from all over the world to send me their stuff. Every day. I’m constantly surrounded by new music. It’s pretty great, but sometimes you get tired of…