Scout Niblett is headed like a heat-seeking missal towards Europe - ready to explode with tense, beautiful songs of sparse arrangement, as is her weapon of choice. Which is not to say things will be violent - in fact, we expect quite the opposite when she begins her European tour in Germany next week, where the vibe will surely be of the healing and cathartic type! In lieu of newly recorded music, we have to say seeing Scout Niblett live is an exceptionally tasty treat!... (read more)

We come from nowhere and fade back there again, leaving the foggy dreams and obscure anxieties of this life behind when we go. Life is enigma, and with great respect for the vagaries of this truth, Masaki Batoh's Nowhere reaches out of the darkness, with strings of steel and voices echoing out of time.
 
In the summer of 2018, Masaki Batoh (ex Ghost, The Silence) held sessions at GOK Sound in Tokyo, with the goal of making his fourth... (read more)

Today, November 2nd, 2018, we can say with assurance that the world is a better place than it was 40 years ago. We say this knowing all that hangs in the balance, with the difficult path ahead and the unaccountable behavior of so many of our brethren. The reason we say this is because of music. Today, we are thinking of the music of Mark Fosson, whose brilliant guitar playing was recorded in the late 1970s, but not released until decades later. When these... (read more)

Winter is coming! With the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate zones upon us, any news that thaws our mind and body is more than welcomed. Looks like we're in luck too, thanks to Joy-ous duo of White Fence and Ty Segall! After a short stint up and down the west coast, Ty & Tim are primed and ready to bring the heat to select cities on the Eastern Seaboard.

The perfect soundtrack with no seasonal bias, Joy... (read more)

Finally! Cate Le Bon and Tim Presley are taking Drinks on the road! Drinks'  fabulous Hippo Lite hit the streets earlier this year, and it's been nothing but yearning and anticipation for such an event since. The party begins this weekend, on Sunday to be exact, in the UK. Drinks are curious, refreshing and social lubricants for all, especially for those with discerning ears. With a musical chemistry this alluring, how can you say no? These dates are select, there's only a handful, and... (read more)

A new morning is shining through the gauze outside the window - an eternal morning, a next-day-of-life moment that's always occurring, if you take the time to notice. In the hands of Tim Presley's White Fence, a time like this brings forth songs like no others. Painting vulnerability with his unpredictable brush: Tim's process, informed by the extreme polarization of punk rock, finds counter-intuitive poses in the letting down of his hair - a clear intimation that any path taken, whether one of... (read more)

Aside from a pit-stop at Desert Daze Festival (at 5AM as the sun arose, no less!) Wand's forthcoming European tour is THE most Wand-ificent event remaining in 2018! Beginning in early November, Wand kick it off in Bristol and continue the journey throughout the UK and beyond. Not a road less traveled for the seasoned band, but every performance in towns new and old blossom into trans-formative experiences!  
 
To celebrate such an occasion, Wand have dropped a terrific cover... (read more)

Released in late 1968, the second Pearls Before Swine record continued to deliver music with a preternatural sense of what the youth of America wanted to hear. One Nation Underground had been a surprise hit when released in 1967 by the hipster free-jazz indie label ESP, receiving an incredible organic response, with continuous underground radio play and sales.

Like One Nation Underground before it, Balaklava celebrates 50 years of life in stunning fashion. Original producer Richard Alderson has remastered the album, restoring the... (read more)

ROCK IS DEAD IS DEAD

It’s the common plaint of this here 21st century – but what if it weren’t? What if there was some group of individuals, united by an idea and represented by an organization – one might call them a “record label” – one operating out of an ivory bunker, even – that believed, like you and me, that rock and roll still gots something to say a whole era or so after its inevitable death? Supposing that... (read more)

A couple weeks back, on the day Kid Gorgeous at Radio City was released, John Mulaney spent an afternoon signing records at Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn, and it was lots of fun for him and the fans alike. Since John isn't planning to tour this year (after spending a couple hundred days on the road developing the Kid Gorgeous show), the chance of him appearing elsewhere to do another thing like this is kinda slim. We're looking at other signings in nearby East... (read more)