Category: Reviews

  • RAGE WITH THE DEVIL: AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL LEWIS OF L.A. GUNS

    RAGE WITH THE DEVIL: AN INTERVIEW WITH PHIL LEWIS OF L.A. GUNS

    interview by Michael McCarthy L.A. Guns just released their much-praised album, The Missing Peace, on October 17, 2017, but they’re already back with a new one, a raw, aggressive record called The Devil You Know. It’s due out this Friday, March 29th, 2019, and I can’t recommend it enough. Guitarist Tracii Guns and frontman Phil…

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  • TRAVELS AND TUNES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU RHODES OF LAMB

    TRAVELS AND TUNES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LOU RHODES OF LAMB

    interview by Michael McCarthy “So much to say I’m lost for words,” sings Lamb’s lyricist and vocalist Lou Rhodes as the duo’s new album, The Secret of Letting Go, begins. The song is called “Phosphorous” and it consists largely of piano and strings behind Lou’s ethereal vocals. It has a haunting and intoxicating effect on…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = The Cringe – “I Can’t Take It No More”

    New York-based band The Cringe is one of my favorite musical discoveries this year. But I’ll be honest with you — I am totally late to the party on this one.

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = LAMB: “MOONSHINE” (FEAT. CIAN FINN)

    The delicious and highly potent “Moonshine” is the third track to be released from Lamb’s The Secret Of Letting Go, which will be out on April 26th, and it’s certainly something new from the duo.

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  • A MACHINE FOR THE END: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT MASON OF THE END MACHINE AND WARRANT

    A MACHINE FOR THE END: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT MASON OF THE END MACHINE AND WARRANT

    interview by Michael McCarthy The End machine – that’s how they stylize it – is a new band featuring some familiar players, namely George Lynch and Mick Brown of Dokken and Lynch Mob fame, Jeff Pilson of Dokken, Dio and Foreigner fame and Robert Mason of Lynch Mob and Warrant fame. Some listeners will surely…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = Chlöe Howl: “Millionaire”

    Today Chlöe Howl, one of our favorite UK pop singers, releases her new single, “Millionaire.” It’s a song that’s full of hard, punchy beats, flourishes of guitar and an air of trap music with its occasional hi-hats stuttering along.

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  • #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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  • ALWAYS A PLEASURE: OUR 4TH INTERVIEW WITH DOE PAORO

    ALWAYS A PLEASURE: OUR 4TH INTERVIEW WITH DOE PAORO

    interview by Michael McCarthy Between the intros for our previous three interviews and the live show and album reviews I’ve done covering Doe Paoro and her wonderful music, I feel like I’ve written everything I could possibly say about her already. However, for those of you who are unfamiliar with her and her sound, let…

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  • #songoftheday / #amlistening = Phildel: “Electric Heights”

    Critically-acclaimed UK pianist-singer-songwriter Phildel’s new single “Electric Heights” hails from her upcoming third album, Wave Your Flags, which is due out on 3/22, and we’ve been listening to it several times a day since discovering it last week.

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  • THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: AN INTERVIEW WITH TONY HARNELL OF STARBREAKER

    THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: AN INTERVIEW WITH TONY HARNELL OF STARBREAKER

    interview by Michael McCarthy photos by Photo by Bart Stadnicki Starbreaker started off when heavy metal singer-songwriter Tony Harnell was going to do a solo album while on break from the legendary band TNT circa 2005. Instead, he wound up forming Starbreaker with guitarist extraordinaire Magnus Karlsson from Sweden, who is perhaps best known for…

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