It’s Hard Not To “Feel Good” Listening To Alice Skye’s Sparkling, Vulnerable New Album Debra Kate Schafer July 30, 2021 Albums, Reviews 10 songs. That's all it took for Alice Skye to win over our hearts. Granted, she had already made herself comfortable in a little corner of ours back in 2018. The prolific and poignant songstress dropp... Read More...
Dee Snider Wants to Talk – His New Album, ‘Leave A Scar,’ Is Making Sure That People Listen Debra Kate Schafer July 28, 2021 Features, Interviews Metal icon Dee Snider had already started taking a step back from music when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As luck would have it, all the time off and the global unrest only set his artistry further into motion. ... Read More...
John Mayer’s “Sob Rock” – No Tissues Required Amanda Ferrante Batista July 21, 2021 Albums, Reviews What’s catchy, melancholy, and blue all over? It’s John Mayer’s latest record, Sob Rock, a compilation call to embrace your emotions, unclench your uptight jaw, and chill the eff out. Sob Rock... Read More...
WILLOW’s “lately I feel EVERYTHING” – Playful, Jaded, Inclusive, & Enormous L. Taylor Adzima July 21, 2021 Albums, Reviews WILLOW’S groundbreaking new album lately I feel EVERYTHING dropped on July 18. For being her first venture into pop punk territory, lately I feel EVERYTHING was a pleasant gift to the scene. WILLOW delv... Read More...
Why We Loved The Drum-Heavy, Rockstar Musicianship & Punky Antics Seen In jxdn’s Live Stream / July 17, 2021 Debra Kate Schafer July 19, 2021 Concerts, Reviews A somewhat virtual, but very much live sea of tattoos, iPhones, special guests, excitement, and screams awoke something new in the ever-growing fandom of jxdn the night of July 17. Tell Me About Tomorro... Read More...
PREMIERE: Doug Clifford’s Harmonious “For All The Money In The World” Sets The Stage For A Classic Rock Resurgence Debra Kate Schafer July 13, 2021 Features, Interviews 1 Doug Clifford's latest single, "For All The Money In The World," proves that while he does have some songs deep in the vault, he's not planning on leaving them there forever. Thank goodness. It's new, b... Read More...
Arrested Youth Offers Insight Into His Expressive, “Fiction-Free,” Two-Sided, John Feldmann-Produced LP Debra Kate Schafer July 2, 2021 Buzz, Features Stylish, boundless, humbling, revelatory, and gratifying. Arrested Youth’s Nonfiction – out now – is all of that and more. Oh, and did we say that is's a whole lot of urban-tinged pop punk fun? Because it’... Read More...
The Roots’ “Do You Want More?!!!??!?!!!??!” – How One Deluxe Edition Made 1995 Feel New Again Debra Kate Schafer June 28, 2021 Albums, Reviews From The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Clerks to The Princess Bride and Jennifer’s Body, cult classics are often understood as pieces of underrated, puzzling, or misinterpreted pieces of cinema. Sure, there ar... Read More...
Wolfgang Van Halen – A Son Rises From The Darkness Vinny Cecolini June 23, 2021 Features, Interviews Wolfgang Van Halen’s first radio show appearance was actually unintentional. It was during the mid-nineties and his father, Eddie Van Halen (of course), was speaking with Howard Stern when background chaos bro... Read More...
STYX, Coincidentally, Made The Most Meaningful Post-Pandemic Album Before The Pandemic Even Hit Debra Kate Schafer June 16, 2021 Features, Interviews When sitting down with STYX’s Lawrence Gowan for a conversation about all things music, you get so much more. The frontman for the legendary band shares wisdom, spills on studio insight, and reflects on what a... Read More...
