Scrolling through Facebook, I see a sponsored post from my local venue, Bogarts: “Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers SOLD OUT!” The comments are… a bit of a mixed bag, to … Read More
New Music: Leah Ancient Winter
Review: Leah Leah isn’t a new name in melodic metal; her genre is “Celtic fantasy metal,” and her albums could easily serve as the soundtracks for shows like Game of … Read More
Review: The Regrettes in Cleveland, Ohio
Image credit: The Clash Magazine My little sister once tweeted: God is a Woman, and her name is Lydia Night. The tweet was favorited by Night, as well as Dylan … Read More
New Music Friday: David Hasselhoff is at it again
David Hasselhoff, the erstwhile star of TV’s Knight Rider and Baywatch (not to mention Baywatch Nights), has had a pop music career almost the entire time that he has been … Read More
Music News: COLD announces tour and new single
In support of their forthcoming Napalm Records Debut “The Things We Can’t Stop” alternative rockers Cold will hit the road late this summer and into early fall. The outing, dubbed … Read More
Kimya Dawson joins Harry and the Potters on new single, “Where’s Ron?”
Wizard rock grows up, on the new Harry and the Potters album, Lumos, releasing Friday. The band spawned the Harry Potter-obsessed subgenre Wizard Rock, or Wrock, more than a decade … Read More
New Music Friday: Weezer turns full-blown cover band
The success of “Africa” has brought us a Weezer teal album. It’s hard to talk about Weezer. As that widely passed-around Saturday Night Live sketch dramatizes, Weezer fandom tends to … Read More
Review: Mayday Parade in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mayday Parade If you know me at all, you know how proud I am of being an ex-emo. Well, I guess “ex” is a strong term. After all, I did … Read More
Music: Visions of Atlantis to Release Live Album
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS take you to a world of myths, tales and the long forgotten seas: With a unique mixture of symphonic metal and power metal, paired with a fantastic female/male … Read More
New Music Friday: St. Lenox’s “Ten Fables of Young Ambition and Passionate Love”
Ten Fables of Young Ambition and Passionate Love Singer-songwriter Andrew Choi (aka St. Lenox) thankfully makes it easy for the lazy music critic. Rather than having to fumble toward … Read More
David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti release new (old) single
David Lynch and his Twin Peaks composer Angelo Badalamenti have just unearthed an album’s worth of the pair’s unreleased musical collaborations from the early ’90s. This experimental jazz collection arrives … Read More
Music Album: Gravity by Bullet For My Valentine releases June 29
Bullet For My Valentine releases “Gravity” June 29 The Welsh metal band Bullet For My Valentine is releasing their latest album, titled “Gravity” today, June 29th. With this new … Read More
Heads Up: Your Soon To Be Favorite New Arist @AlecBenjamin Has New Music!
Here’s a note and some info about an artist I have grown steadily to adore. He is a great unique talent and I can’t wait to hear this new album … Read More
Album Review: Parallel Person by Varsity
I don’t know about you, but spring into summer is when I want to break out some indie music and drive around with the windows down. Varsity’s sophomore LP, Parallel … Read More