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
This year I am thankful for “Glass Heart” by Dark Chapel, the brand new band fronted by Black Label Society’s Dario Lorina. Thick and woozy, this track hits you with its grungy hypnosis through its lyrical metaphor of a glass heart. Think about it: solid, cracked and yellowed with age and through strife, but still… Read More “Glass Heart” by Dark Chapel, fronted by Black Label Society’s Dario Lorina
The algorithm sensed the spooky season was in town and trick-or-treated me to this caped rocker. Isaac Rother & the Phantoms hail from a decrepit mansion decorated with string-lights and framed posters of Frankenstein, delivering some proper kitschy rock-and-roll. This is that kind of Cramps-ish gnarly surf shit that flew to the future from the… Read More Fright and Delight with Isaac Rother & the Phantoms
It was an oddly quiet Sunday night at Gramercy Theater. I was there to see Voice of Baceprot, the Indonesian all-female metal band that has been storming the internet with covers of Rage Against the Machine and Metallica, among others. These young queens are touring the US, playing a mix of their own original tracks… Read More Sunday Night with Voice of Baceprot and Above Snakes
I have been a sucker for prettyboys in makeup and scarves ever since I started experimenting with heterosexuality in my late teens. Royal Sugar know exactly what they are doing with every painted nail and pouffed curl in their new video, “Fleeting Love.” Check out this Raven-haired nephew of Robert Plant serving drama. This is… Read More Glam Rockers ROYAL SUGAR premiere video “Fleeting Love”
Funhouse Mirror is the fifth offering from Danish duo Vinyl Floor. Brothers Daniel and Thomas Charlie Pederson share vocals and songwriting duties and play most of the instrumental parts themselves. Supported by a handful of invited musicians, the album was recorded live in Malmö, Sweden and finished in their native Denmark. Funhouse Mirror’s ten tracks… Read More Vinyl Floor’s Funhouse Mirror Triumphs Over its Melancholy
First off, let’s start with the fact that Martha Zed is an absolutely bangin’ grunge rock name. It’s earnest but still has that rock and roll purr, much like “Cat Song,” Zed’s debut tune. This track is ice cream and hot fudge alt-rock, a classic slacker rhythm with cutie pie vocals. The wailing guitar at… Read More Martha Zed’s debut – Cat Song
Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, Collective Soul is a quintet that has been weaving huge threads in the fabric of rock music for nearly thirty years. Fronted by Ed Roland, they seem to have found their longevity in the cohesion of their current roster. “I mean, this is the band for the rest of my… Read More Collective Soul’s Eleventh Album – Vibrating
Les Cooper knows how to set the mood. Hailing from the Toronto area, this multi-instrumentalist and producer has a long history of orchestrating ambivances through working with musicians, symphonies, and television shows. With his new release Noise, Cooper uses his decades of skills to paint portraits of uncertainty. Gentle but tinkling rhythms and a solid… Read More Les Cooper’s new album Noise is Pensive and Engaging
Now this crew puts on a one-of-a-kind show. Hailing from Los Angeles, this five piece has a cult following for their raucous combination of punk and funk, and for good reason – behind the space-punk aesthetic and DIY ethic is otherworldly musicianship. Being that the critical mass of the band is educated in jazz and… Read More Thumpasaurus – Live at the Echo album and video review
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