A beautifully produced pop record from a bygone era that dips its toe into the country, the americana, the folk, the cosmic, the psychedelic, and with songs like “Red Lips” we’re even hearing a nod to the Twin Peaks theme song. It’s the kind of record, and Cassandra Jenkins the kind of woman, that David Crosby would […]
When Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show began busking on street corners, America’s grunge era was winding down and O.C.M.S. began to usher in a resurgence of folk rock. They have since toured the world, released five studio albums, and have been featured in the 2012 documentary Big Easy Express about their tour with […]
It’s not often that we rerun a review to support a vinyl giveaway, but Joseph Neff’s June review of John Coltrane’s The Atlantic Years in Mono—for which we have a set to giveaway to one of you—hits all the right notes: John Coltrane’s Atlantic period presents an arresting convergence of circumstances. It was a time of […]
It’s both telling and sobering that, upon Prince’s passing, his—what’s the word?—otherworldly, seemingly effortless guitar solo as the outro to George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” performed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for George’s posthumous induction was just…everywhere. The induction jams are moments captured in a bottle. And those moments for the first […]
“I love vinyl for many reasons…it’s aesthetically attractive, of course. But also, because it’s something physically real,” the Queen of Burlesque, Ms. Dita Von Teese told us last week. “I like that there is actual attention and focus on experiencing music. It becomes a ritual, which is something that I love. It’s also something to […]
Musician, songwriter, producer, arranger, vocalist—Phil Collins does a myriad of things exceptionally well—but he’s clearly poor at one thing: retirement. A career hiatus doesn’t seem to be sitting well with Mr. Collins. In fact, he’s on stages once again performing as a tour seems to be looming, and he’s gone back through his own solo discography to shed some […]
As our own Joseph Neff wrote mere weeks back, “Those wishing to soak up vibrant Latin roots in a contemporary context have a prime opportunity right in their midst, for the second LP from Brooklyn’s Los Hacheros is complete and on the cusp of release. A five-piece band deeply informed by tradition yet infused with […]
Record labels often get a bad rap when it comes to artist relations and development—but when the label head is a respected artist and musician himself, fine work flourishes. Such is the case with 30th Century Records, helmed by Brian Burton, who you know as the multi-talented Danger Mouse. To introduce new ears to the his new […]
There was a moment during our Som Records in-store shoot with Vanessa Carlton—you can check it out here—when we collectively realized we didn’t have a copy of Liberman, her new and warmly received LP, on premises! A plan was immediately afoot to not only remedy this post haste, but to put the LP in the hands […]
It’s a new year and our very first vinyl giveaway for 2016—and it’s an ultra unique one at that. Friday, January 15th sees the release of Night Gestalt’s ONE [Endless] via Sweden’s Slow Future Vault. Featuring extended versions—each more than an hour in length—of every song on the debut LP ONE (released May 2015), ONE […]
As TVD’s Jon Pacella noted well over a year ago, “There seems to be a bit of a musical civil war going on in America. The terms have been made clear, the battle lines have been drawn, and the armies have amassed. The battle rages over country music, and the sides couldn’t be more different. […]
Although the title may suggest otherwise, The Diary of a Teenage Girl is far from a typical teen film. After a controversial but well-received premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, the movie hit theatres in a limited release Friday, August 7. Starring Kristin Wiig in a role far from her goofy SNL days and […]
In 2000, Sofia Coppola made her directorial feature-film debut with The Virgin Suicides. The movie, based closely on a novel of the same name, received critical acclaim and garnered a cult fan base. It was also French duo Air’s first foray into film scoring, but the majority of the music that they had recorded was […]
As our own Tim Hibbs noted last April prior to a chat with the man himself, “…Brian Wilson is a musical genius. The depth he brought to the Beach Boys recordings through his vocal and instrumental arrangements is still the benchmark so many strive to reach. Wilson’s personal struggles have been well documented but he […]
As Tropic of Pisces’ Matt Scheiner told us yesterday, “My earliest memories are from our living room, sitting on the floor in front of the couch and staring up at the reel-to-reel tape deck that sat (to me) unattainably high up on a shelf.” “There was something so soothing and mesmerizing about watching it play. The idea […]
