Too often do I find artists struggling in their efforts to make an album cohesive. Most releases from inexperienced artists sound more like compilations
When it comes to music, age knows no limit. While it is customary to expect genius composers like Philip Glass or Ryuichi Sakamoto to
With perhaps one of the oddest band names you are likely to find, Deer Tick is the songwriting project of John McCauley, a talented
There is little doubt in my mind that The ACB’s have been mistakenly introduced as “The ABC’s” on more than one occasion. After all,
For most 12 year olds, life typically consists of school, recess, and who can run the fastest in a game of tag. Ah, when
By this stage in her interminable music career, Bettye LaVette has no reason to change her style. In fact, the first few moments of
We all hear that “sensitive singer/songwriter” babble all the time. Often employed as a propaganda tactic by corporate minds who hold a fraudulent regard
After posting about a few new artists who were fresh on the scene with inexperience with nothing but hefty ambitions in their pockets, I
There are some bands who are reluctant to point out their influences, fearing that such remarks would take away from their suggested innovation. While
Sometimes the oddest of mixtures can bring a band together. For The Afternoons, it was a mutual love for the prolific David Bowie and
