Listen: Ryan Adams’ “Gimme Something Good”

Welcome back old friend. Its been a while since Ryan Adams has released any new material but earlier this week … More

Compact Review: Cloud Nothing’s Here and Nowhere Else

Cloud Nothings – Here and Nowhere Else Rating: 84/100 Released: April 1, 2014 If you love the patron saints of gritty … More

I’ve always a hard time understanding the purpose and audience for ‘tribute’ albums. Musicians who go into a studio with … More

Duck Sauce – Quack Rating: 73/100 Released: April 15, 2014 Four years after their breakout single “Barbara Streisand”, two elite … More

Sam Smith – Nirvana EP Rating: 87/100 The moment for Sam Smith’s arrival is imminent. The zeitgeist of pop music is … More

Back in March I got a chance to see one of my favorite up and coming acts In The Valley … More

Close friends of mine know that about once a year I go on an admittedly somewhat insane Prince bender. It … More

Rating: 68/100 Released: February 4, 2014 The success of a side-project/supergroup like Broken Bells is difficult to predict. Maybe I’m … More

Beautiful, understated and aching towards perfection with every note, The National’s “I Need My Girl” is a top shelf love … More