Paul Collins: The Kids Are The Same
Paul Collins: The Kids Are The Same https://www.youtube.com/embed/9UaMghNaNpA If there is a guy who quintessentially sums up the idea of “Mature Hipster”, Paul Collins is it. Slogging away at the fine art of power pop for more than 35 years Collins has been become not...Styx: Regeneration I and II
It might just be a youth spent growing up in southern New Hampshire, but Styx is the kind of band I find it embarrassing to suggest publicly you might enjoy. While the group’s early work could be considered a weak Midwestern imitation of Queen,...Sloan: Still Pretty Together
Twenty years is a long time to do anything with anybody. So when the Chris Murphy, Andrew Scott, Jay Ferguson and Patrick Pentland – collectively known as Sloan – recently celebrated their 20th anniversary of being a band, there was good reason for music...
10 Tips for Tats from Master Tattooist Chris DeBarge
10 Tips for Tats from Master Tattooist Chris DeBarge "You can tell someone 'this is a bad idea', and they’ll still do it, then it looks like ass, and then they complain." - Chris DeBarge Tattoos are forever, and as rockers age, we become more aware of that every day....Fujiya & Miyagi: This is Your Brain on Krautrock
Fujiya and Miyagi are what cool sounds like. For 4 albums the Brighton UK quartet have been perfecting their stealthy brand of ambient krautrock for the enjoyment of sexy French robots and humans alike. Bubbling under with songs heard soundtracking ads for...Yoko Ono: Artist – Visionary – Witch
Few celebrities are so iconic that simply invoking their name produces an actual physical sensation in the body. Yoko Ono is one. Whether hearing the name of the one time Mrs. John Lennon makes you wince, smile or widens your eyes with fascination, it seems Ono has...Mitch Easter – Beyond and Back
Mitch Easter – Beyond and Back In the 1980’s, Mitch Easter produced or played on just about every record you’ve ever loved. Sitting pretty at the center of the rise of jangle pop, when the Let’s Active frontman wasn’t earnestly chiming out some of the most...Elvis Costello vs. OMD live in Singapore & Boston
Elvis Costello vs. OMD live in Singapore & Boston Elvis Costello - Marina Bay Sands - Grand Theatre, Singapore, March 7, 2011 DID HE PLAY THE HITS? When you’re a guy like Elvis, with close to 30 albums in your repertoire, you have so many songs to choose from...A Letter from the Editor
A Letter from the Editor “Once upon a time I was on the scene, an attitude and a jacket of jean, nowadays I’m up to my ass in routine... I’m not a kid anymore” - Sloan Dear readers, Over the past few years, I’ve come to a difficult realization; my infatuation with...
