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7.4
New Music Critique: Jim Bush
Contact: jbush001@neo.rr.comWeb: jimbushmusic.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Singer-Songwriter Based on immediate impressions of “The End of Me,” Jim Bush is hugely influenced by The Beatles. Yep, that’s a bit of a “well, duh” ... -
Album Review of "Play Me" by Kim Gordon (8/10)
Matador RecordsProducer: Justin Raisen Former Sonic Youth member and alt-rock icon Kim Gordon is now on her third solo album (not including the various collabs she’s released with the likes ... -
7.3
New Music Critique: Carlo Muscat
Contact: info@carlomuscat.comWeb: carlomuscat.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Jazz According to his online biography, saxophonist and composer Carlo Muscat is “recognized as one of the most promising voices on the European jazz scene,” and ... -
7.2
New Music Critique: Gishiki-P
Contact: ritualguyofficial@gmail.comWeb: SpotifySeeking: Label, Film/TVStyle: Electronic There’s a lot to unpack here. Gishiki-P is a Vocaloid producer, which essentially means that he composes, writes, and produces music using Yamaha’s Vocaloid ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Trevor Renteria
Contact: ts@trevorsrenteria.comWeb: trevorsrenteria.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Dance-Pop, Indie Oklahoma-born, Texas-based Trevor Renteria uses words like “house” and “dance-pop” to describe his music, but don’t make the mistake of thinking that he’s primarily ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Teo Tala
Contact: taylor@trendpr.comWeb: linktr.ee/teotalamusicSeeking: BookingStyle: Singer-Songwriter Teo Tala describes himself online as a “SoCal indie artist and grandpa sweater enthusiast.” While the first half of that statement is a simple fact, ... -
Album Review of "Closer to the Sun" by Tyketto (7/10)
Silver Lining MusicProducers:Danny Vaughn, Chris Childs There was a point in the early ‘90s, when East Coast hard rockers Tyketto were releasing their awesome first two albums Don’t Come Easy ... -
Album Review of "Savage Imperial Death March" by The Melvins with Napalm Death (8/10)
Ipecac RecordingsProducers: Toshi Kasai, Melvins, Napalm Death Not a split release, this is a genuine collaboration between two of rock/metal’s more uncompromising groups in sludge-punks the Melvins and death-grind vets ... -
Industry Profile: Mike Gitter is BLKIIBLK with New Label
The name Mike Gitter is one that is familiar to most industry folks who work on the heavier side of music. Previously an A&R man with Century Media, Roadrunner, Razor ... -
My Favorite Album: Mel Denisse Loves Mew
Mew Frengers (Sony) Nashville alt-rock/shoegaze artist Mel Denisse told us about her love for a Mew gem... Mel Denisse: Frengers is an album that I always return to for inspiration ... -
DIY Spotlight: Claudia Hoyser
Country singer-songwriter Claudia Hoyser has been writing and singing for as long as she can remember. “It started as little rhymes in diaries and journals, performing on the karaoke machine ... -
Book Store: "Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop" By Peter Alan Lesser
McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA is a beloved local store, and it’s been hosting live shows since 1969. Their room is just spacious enough to not feel cramped ... -
Book Store: "Slow Stories" By Bette A.
Dutch artist, activist and author Bette A. has released this book of short stories, simultaneously dropping a vinyl record 2 Short Stories that sees the writer reading two of her ... -
Book Store: "Pete's Beat" By Matt Robinson
Drummers like to get young drummers drumming early, or at least that’s what we can take from Matt Robinson’s Pete’s Beat, a children’s book about a boy who can’t stop ... -
Book Store: "Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine, and Payola" By Paul Rees
Paul Rees has penned well-received biographies of Robert Plant, John Entwistle, John Mellencamp, and Elliott Smith, and he was previously the editor at Kerrang! and Q in the U.K. He ... -
Book Store: "Tastykakes, Soul Songs & Shining Stars" By Joe McEwen
Industry veteran Joe McEwen has long had a passion for all things jazz, soul, and R&B, and that calling led him to write for the likes of the Village Voice ... -
Book Store: "Screen Gems: Pop Music Documentaries & Rock and Roll TV Scenes" By Harvey ...
Frequent MC contributor Harvey Kubernik is a well-respected music historian across the genres, a scholar with a firm grasp for what makes these characters, the work of whom we adore ... -
Coachella 2026
The dawn of spring brings with it Coachella, arguably the most globally talked about festival on the calendar. Music lovers and culture hounds enjoy waxing lyrical about the lineup, and ... -
Cardboard Chaos: First Acoustic Guitar Made From Cardboard
According to news which broke this week, "Cardboard Chaos is back and never truer to their name, because chaos is an understatement when you set out to make an arch-top acoustic guitar ... -
The Bass Line That Blew My Mind: Eric Hilton on "Stratus"
Thievery Corporation man Eric Hilton told us about his love for Leland ‘Lee” Sklar’s bass on "Stratus"... Eric Hilton: One bass line that particularly influenced me is Leland ‘Lee” Sklar’s ...
