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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Getting Drunk and Stupid With Dots Will Echo
posted: June 13, 2012
Dots Will Echo is a computer programming term and a duo from New Jersey. Dots Will Echo are melodic power-poppers and Crazy Horse-backing-Captain Beefheart sonic provocateurs. Dots Will Echo are a brand new band that’s…
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Soundcheck: Usher Releases 'Looking 4 Myself'
posted: June 12, 2012
Usher released his long-awaited follow-up to the über successful Raymond vs. Raymond today with an unexpected new sound. Though many critics call Usher’s seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself, one of his strongest ever; the project…
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Sound and Vision: Why Judging a TV Star Search Is More Valuable Than Winning One
posted: June 8, 2012
The votes were counted and Phillip Phillips was crowned the 11th American Idol on May 23. So what’s next? If this is going to be just another case of recent history repeating, a first blush…
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Your Country's Right Here: Phil Vassar Reminds Fans "Don't Miss Your Life"
posted: June 7, 2012
Phil Vassar’s new video for his song Don’t Miss Your Life should come with the following warning: Side effects may include a lump in the throat and tears. Although fans know the story of how…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: The Sufis Serve Up Some Southern Psych
posted: June 6, 2012
You don’t have to be stoned to be psychedelic. Sure, people tend to tag psychedelia as trippy, but that appellation has as much to do with the transporting quality of the best psychedelic music as…
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To Write Love On Her Arms Prove That Music Can Heal
posted: June 1, 2012
Many believe that music has a strong healing power, but rarely is it seen in a concrete way. Nonprofit organization To Write Love On Her Arms has changed that by providing a way for musicians…
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