Noise
Noble Oak - Eveningstar
Recently, a friend on Mastodon asked followers about their first cassette purchase. I had no trouble recollecting getting Starship's Knee Deep In The Hoopla when I was in the fourth grade as my introduction to the world of music on tape. I wore that tape out playing the
One Actress And A Melon
The creative forces behind Ginger Root have a concept for a show featuring one actress (it's all they had the budget for). Their Japanese protagonist changes looks and activities often to keep people of the world glued to their sets. In the end, it seems, what suits her
California Afternoons
I came across Absent City while indulging in a recommendation from a friend. At times, and especially on the deliberate and wistful “California Afternoons,” the band sounds like imagining if Neil Halstead had gotten stuck between Mojave 3 and Slowdive. The video is a collage of vintage found footage from
High Fidelity
Our fickle entertainment loyalities have us bouncing around the streaming landscape.
Notes From A Quiet Life
A new Washed Out video uses AI to promote the first single from a forthcoming album.
Into The Realm
I have mixed feelings about a band that does doom metal with this much conviction.
Love Child (Never Meant To Be)
Bandcamp has a feature on Sonic Youth and Beat Happening contemporaries, Love Child. John Morrison, writing about the short-lived group, notes that their sound, while not pop-punk as we think of it, nevertheless was both pop and punk. Particularly on their early 7” singles, they have a shambling, amateurish sound
Music Media Mayhem
What is the best way to buy and consume music in 2024?
A La Sala
A band that has spawned many imitators keeps adding to the quality of their catalog.
Sharing Is Caring
How do you give the gift of music without tapes?
