"Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. " -- Plato.
You may not have heard of Tom Rob Smith yet but you will, and soon, as he is the next big thing in crime/political thriller novelists. Think Sue Grafton having drinks and a laugh with Ian Rankin at a party thrown by John Grisham and that should go some way to help you understand […]
Punk-pop band The Dollyrots may go down in history as the only good thing to come from the 2000 US Presidential elections, and by extension George W. Bush's presidency. So the story goes, Kelly Ogden (lead vocals, bass) and childhood friend and fellow student Luis Cabezas (guitar, piano) are attending New College Florida, preparing […]
The Bittersweets are the Nashville based band formed around vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Meyers, vocalist Hannah Prater, and former Counting Crows drummer Steve Bowman. Together they have created a roots rock/ alt country sound that isn’t too country and not too rock and roll. Think Rilo Kiley without the twang or Shawn […]
When you name your band after a song by a very famous, nearly legendary band like The Smiths, you’re bound to suffer from endless comparisons. If I were going to make comparisons between Girl In A Coma (GIAC) and The Smiths it would probably be something along the lines of, smooth sounds, passionate, ironic […]
Growing up in the late 70s and 80s there was a serious lack of female role models – particularly in Utah. Oh sure if you wanted to be a timid, naïve, gullible Mormon housewife my sheltered, religious world was awash with that type of flower-print-dress-wearing woman. But that never felt right to me, […]
Slow Runner is what happens when Star Wars or AV geeks grow up and form a band. The retro-swish sound of their first album, No Disassemble — released in 2003, then re-released in 2006 by Sony — with its funky late '50's/early '60's beat poet with a bit of Johnny Number Five thrown in, […]
Everything about Matt Jenkins says country. From his traditional country voice to his honest, straight-from-the-heart lyrical style, it’s written in his easy gentle manner and polite charm. Just one look at this 6’4” 24 year old from Texas, and you’ll see “cowboy” etched over every inch of him – well you’ll want to look for […]
It won’t surprise you to know that I get contacted by a lot of bands about being Band of the Week. There are a lot of crap bands, quite a few good bands, and a few excellent bands. Occasionally however I hear a band that is so good I assume they have already been signed. […]
Mix southern blues rock, a twist of classic rock with a serious dash of fabulous guitar work, driving bass lines, and powerful beats, then add dark, smoky, sex-soaked vocals emotively singing intelligent, warm, sensuous lyrics and you know what you get? Sons of William. This soulful, bluesy trio are the south Louisiana brothers […]
I once had an author friend tell me that when people find out you have written a book, you suddenly discover that everyone is writing a book. And it gets worse; they want to tell you all about it, in excruciating detail. I can tell you the same applies to being a music […]