It was Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. I kept reminding myself that while I swore off major arena shows, somehow Scissor Sisters’ big comeback tour was hitched to Kesha’s wagon which meant I needed to be there. Doing the “Tits Out Tour” with Kesha makes sense for them. Kesha’s whole thing is being a… Read More Tits Out for Scissor Sisters
The front page of his bold bright-on-black website welcomes you with the following: “You’re finally home, my fellow weirdo.” He might as well have rolled out a red carpet for a dweeb like me. Basic Printer (Jesse Gillenwalters) and his color-blocked universe hail from Nashville’s underground, where he has developed a small but mighty following… Read More Basic Printer’s HAHA YEAH Drops A Week Early
Hey everybody! I haven’t personally posted to M-S-G proper in a while. Thankfully KAT has taken the reigns and kept it going and fun and fresh. Anyways, I did a video for the new Jellyfish vinyl box, When These Memories Fade. It’s a fun view, check it out. I’ll check in again soon. Thanks. xo… Read More Unboxing Jellyfish “When These Memories Fade” vinyl box
You could say hello to the world, or you could say “BLEEP BLOOP ASSHOLES IT’S TOTAL FUCKING DARKNESS.” The TFD’s self-titled debut single is 80s synthpop brimming with delicious irony. It sneers with dark sarcasm and yet earnestly hopeful lyrics… when you get past the calls for death… for things that should die (like fascism). … Read More T F D – Total Fucking Darkness
Sparks! Sparks, the ever-morphing pop duo of Ron and Russell Mael, has seen enormous resurgence. I am of that resurgence. The Edgar Wright documentary The Sparks Brothers is a relatable primer for these obscure titans, and a well done doc in its own right thanks to its combination of warm storytelling and slightly warped animations. … Read More A Summer Among Sparks
In another “near miss,” I almost made the mistake of sleeping on STORRY. Hailing from Toronto, this self-produced songstress and JUNO award nominee putting out eclectic R&B and pop. “Intimate Abuse” is her latest offering, celebrating real love thriving in the shadow of abuse. STORRY’s voice simmers with impassioned thriving. She is a soul child… Read More STORRY – Intimate Abuse video
During my annual May/June burnout I ended up sleeping on some incoming tunes that needed to be heard, but I knew I had to go back to through the inbox for May release “Sour in the Sun” by Scarlett Flynn. Woozy bass and keys paint a downtempo portrait behind Flynn’s enigmatic voice. It sounds a… Read More Sour in the Sun – Scarlett Flynn
Ben Sefton is a fresh singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan. Stepping off the success of alienation diary entry “Humans,” Sefton has released his third tune and attached short film, Harrison. The sound is theatrical and layered, bringing up flavors of Queen or even Jellyfish in its evolving structure as it travels though different channels of pop and… Read More Ben Sefton – “Harrison” song and short film
This mustachioed magician’s new EP has left me spellbound. Peter Cat (Cat Cat) is the mostly solo project of Graham Neil Gillespie, the dapper “sophisti-popster” behind glam-o-rama hit The Saccharine Underground. Peter Cat brings his brand of wry humor and introspection to a new four track EP, entitled The Magus. I was lucky enough to… Read More Addictive new EP The Magus from Glasgow’s Peter Cat
It was sometime back in the early 00s when I got into King Crimson. I got to see them live with John Paul Jones when I was a Zeppelin die-hard and JPJ was touring behind The Thunderthief (2001). I got to hear the rhythmic daymare of Thela Hun Ginjeet for the first time in my… Read More Forever Faves: Young Lions – Adrian Belew (1990)
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