Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith “Eternity” Mummur Love This interesting though very non-commercial collection should be called “Heart Of Darkness”, as it is about the musical trip to the heart of Africa to investigate the last, brutally sad years of … Continue Reading
Doctor Steevo “Another Day” This Mutoid Doctor Steevo is back with his bizarre, creative, amazing dense music. Think Depeche Mode recorded through a blender, with the darkness super accented. Put it this way: it’s 3AM, you awaken for no reason, … Continue Reading
Women Of The Night “I Am Well And Missing You” Pastel Colors I love this band. Women of the Night sounds like the Velvet Underground if John Cale had had his way and recorded their third album underwater. This band … Continue Reading
Soundwalk Collective (Ft. Patti Smith) Ivry The Peyote Dance No, this album is not for everyone, but one thing it is most certainly not, is cultural appropriation. Let’s get that straight from the beginning. This is a difficult album to … Continue Reading
Sharon Van Etten “Comeback Kid” Remind Me Tomorrow What a powerful presence Sharon Van Etten has. As one reviewer stated, “1. the old Sharon can’t come to the phone right now and 2. the new Sharon is a dark queen.” … Continue Reading
Max Lockwood “Tried Love (feat. Lindsay Lou & Sam Cooper)” Max Lockwood has one of those voices that makes you want to be his best pal, friendly, open, out front. He has that presence that Tom Petty had; personable and … Continue Reading
Ricky Lewis “Gauntlet In The Sun” See You In The Morning The perfect break-up album (or least, it will help you recover). Ricky Lewis is one of those singers whose songs are really biographical, and though it’s sometimes painful to … Continue Reading
Meshell Ndegeocello “Sensitivity” Ventriloquism Always one of my favorite musicians, Meshell Ndegeocello has one of the best and most sensitive songs of 2018. As Ndegeocello says about her new album: This album was recorded in Los Angeles with the familiar … Continue Reading
L.A. Girlfriend “Possession” REGINA This is an amazing piece of musical beauty. Starting with the electronic bagpipes, to L.A. Girlfriend (Sydney Banta)’s captivating vocals, this work has something for everyone. As her bio states: REGINA is the second EP to a … Continue Reading
Courtney Barnett “Need A Little Time” Tell Me How You Really Feel I love Courtney Barnett. I cannot wait for her new album to land. She has the most original writing style, almost as if she’s talking to you, telling … Continue Reading
Ms. Mohammed “Pandora” Alibi What a perfect title for a song celebrating and embracing the female empowerment message which is dominating 2018’s headlines. Pandora (as with Eve and Lilith) has always represented in the trouble with females in a patriarchal society, … Continue Reading
PJ Harvey & Harry Escott “An Acre Of Land” Soundtrack to “Dark River” The most beautiful song released this year. That’s all I can say about this beautiful, immense, tremendous song PJ Harvey and Harry Escott have written for the … Continue Reading
Hit Like A Girl “It’s Always You” You Make Sense If this is how a girl hits, you’re in for a knockout. This is a great punky anthem from a woman with loads of talent and guts and riffs galore. … Continue Reading
Alexa Dark “Empty Drinks” Empty Drinks/Empty Hearts If anyone deserves the name last name dark, it is Alexa Dark. This singer/songwriter/guitarist has dark lyrics combined with a dark sound and dark, smoky vocals who can still kick those high notes … Continue Reading
Patti Smith at Carnegie Mellon Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA Patti Smith brought her band and took over Pittsburgh on March 13, 2017, and boy she did so. (I swear she came for my 60th birthday). She decided to play the … Continue Reading
Blondie “Fun” Pollinator What can I say about Blondie? I saw them in 1978, and they were frickin wonderful. Debbie was tremendous and sweet (I remember a young boy running on stage with flowers. She gave him a huge kiss, … Continue Reading
Cymbals Eat Guitars “Finally (Demo)” Pretty Years What a great song. Cymbals Eat Guitars is one of those bands that just kick ass. Their album, Pretty Years, is out now, and if you know what’s good for it, you would buy … Continue Reading
Casey Stratton “Weight Of The World” The Collective Sigh As usual, Casey Stratton has released a new album of beautiful songs about love and betrayal, pain and joy, loss and winning. Stratton is an super independent artist who makes … Continue Reading
Blood And Glass “Whiskey” Punk Shadows “Released just in time for Halloween, the song – produced by Morgan Moore – is sure to ignite the dancefloor of your costume party with its Britpop vibe. As the flamboyant Lisa Moore succinctly … Continue Reading
Janita Didn’t You, My Dear? Comparisons to Patti Smith and Blond Redhead are just the beginning. This Finnish transplant to Brooklyn has the balls and the pipes to make great music, even having the guts to cover a Tom Waits’ … Continue Reading