Month: February 2019

  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = Vanessa Paradis: “Kiev”

    “Kiev” is the second single from Vanessa Paradis’ 7th studio album, Les Sources. It’s my favorite song from the album, which is a bit of a departure for Paradis as it’s her first album that really has more to do with telling stories and l’amour than it does with being catchy.

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  • BASS CASE: AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL SOUSSAN OF LAST IN LINE

    BASS CASE: AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL SOUSSAN OF LAST IN LINE

    interview by Michael McCarthy I first became aware of bass player and songwriter Phil Soussan when I bought Ozzy Osbourne’s album The Ultimate Sin. As soon as I unwrapped it – before I could even get it on the turntable – I discovered that Ozzy had a new bassist and that they’d co-written the massive…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = CAR ASTOR: “DON’T STOP, DON’T SPEAK”

    New York-based Car Astor’s “Don’t Stop, Don’t Speak” is certainly one of the most unique songs to come our way of late. It’s essentially a pop song at its core, but the instrument that drives the track is bass guitar and we’re not talking about a smooth bass line like so many pop songs have.

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = ALICE PHOEBE LOU: “SKIN CRAWL”

    “I don’t need a smile to be enjoying myself,” sings South African-born, Berlin-based, indie-songstress Alice Phoebe Lou with an air of melancholy on “Skin Crawl,” today’s song of the day.

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  • LONG LIVE THE BASTARDS OF BEALE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY CORDER OF TORA TORA

    LONG LIVE THE BASTARDS OF BEALE: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANTHONY CORDER OF TORA TORA

    interview by Michael McCarthy On February 22nd, hard rock legends Tora Tora will release Bastards Of Beale, their first studio album of all new songs in approximately 25 years. Their last release was Revolution Day in 2011, but that album was made up of recordings for what would’ve been their third album circa 1994. A…

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  • BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

    BOSTON BOUND: AN INTERVIEW WITH ALFIE OF HUDSON TAYLOR

    interview by Michael McCarthy I first encountered the music of Ireland’s hugely popular duo Hudson Taylor when I caught them opening for Gabrielle Aplin a year ago this month. I’d been a big fan of Gabrielle’s for roughly a half dozen years and was so excited to finally see her live. So much so that…

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