Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” is considered one of the masterpieces of modern poetry. The first recorded reading of the poem was thought long-lost, but now it is set for release on April 2, 2021.
The debut reading of the poem took place at San…

First-ever recorded reading of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” set for release

It seems it’s a season of music documentaries. Universal Music Group’s newly formed Mercury Studio is preparing a documentary on one of the most legendary recording studios, Abbey Road in London.
The title of the film will be If These Walls Could…

A documentary on the legendary Abbey Road Studios is in the works

Concert and tour website, Bandsintown has launched a new subscription service, Bandsintown PLUS. The service will stream live concerts with the aim to give subscribers access to over 25 live shows a month, and some of the biggest names in alternative…

Phoebe Bridgers and other artists are flocking to a new streaming live concert service

Sometimes album titles don’t tell you much. But with Shamanic Love, the second album by the Norwegian electronic duo Astralseid, the title is certainly perfect guidance of what you can expect musically. With the accent on shamanic.
Now, Shamanic…

(((O))) Review: Astralseid – Shamanic Love

An almost perfect soundtrack for the current winter around us.
The Burnt Pines self-titled album is an Americana showcase for a few reasons. First of all, it yet again proves that the debate whether a piece of music belongs in the Americana genre…

The Burnt Pines – “The Burnt Pines”

Ok, so currently it is the time for playlists in all shapes and sizes. Musicians make them, DJ’s make them, so do the reviewers and so does your neighbor. And so do you. So it seems that singles dominate at the moment, mostly in the shape of the…

In The Time of Playlists

Nobel prize winner for literature, Bob Dylan, wrote on one of his less accomplished albums, Shot of Love, the following:
…onward in my journey I come to understand
– Bob Dylan, “Every Grain of Sand”
It might be hard to say how much these words were…

That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand

The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets report that Danny Boyle, director of such movies as Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, and more recently Yesterday, will now try his hand at creating a limited TV series about the (in)famous Sex…

Limited TV series about The Sex Pistols will be directed by Danny Boyle

Think in units, think in series. And then make music. This seems to currently be the line of thinking for the Californian duo Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz. While Anders has quite a bit of a catalog behind him, the duo worked on and off together. Their…

Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz – “Careful Now My Son” Reaction

Using samples of other artists’ songs has become so common, that almost nobody pays attention to it anymore. Well, almost. Remember the recent furrow with Lil Nas X’s “Old Country Road”? Well it seems Nicki Minaj used a Tracy Chapman sample for one…

Nicki Minaj settles the suit with Tracy Chapman to the tune of $450,000

Dave Mason (not the legendary member of Traffic and solo artist) decided to spend some time during lockdown to clear his attic in the well-known English city of Bath. What he found was “a treasure trove” of music which includes some of the biggest…

An English attic turns out to be a ‘treasure trove’ of lost music

Starting from January 15, 2021 NBCUniversal will make a series of classic horror movies available on the YouTube channel: Fear: The Home of Horror
The planned launch will include seven horror classics, with each one showing for a whole week. The…

Universal will make a series of classic Horror movies available for free

In the times of isolation, finding solace in art works can be quite rewarding. This was the idea guiding Amsterdam’s renowned Rijksmuseum in doubling its collection of art works which it makes available for free online. The number of digitized…

Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum doubles its collection of digitized art works

Oscar Isaac is becoming one of Hollywood’s hottest acting properties. His roles in Inside Llewyn Davis, Star Wars, and Dune, among others, have earned him renown and success. But, this can not be said exactly for his artistic beginnings – as a…

Rising star, Oscar Isaac, first got his start as a Ska musician

What is Americana? Arguments about what this genre represents are still on, even decades later as the term has been used to describe a specific musical blend that is mainly based on American musical streams like country, blues rock, soul, and you can…

She Brought Me Gasoline – ‘On Values and Trash’ Reaction

Label: Same Difference Music
Categories and genres are made to be broken. Not everything created as music can really fit into one category or even a few of them. Still, when you are faced with such artistic work, you at least have to try. With Draft,…

(((O))) Review: Hairetis Harper – Draft

Sure, you can look through all the stuff that was recorded or released during 2020 and pick a song of the year of your choice. More or less everybody’s doing it. Still, the question remains - does it really signify the events or the mood prevalent in…

Song of The Year

One thing musicians can’t and shouldn’t do during hard times is stop making music. Very often, such hard times produce their best work. Maybe Winston C.W., formally known as Winston Cook-Wilson is not the best -known artist around (unless you are…

Winston C.W. – ‘Good Guess’ Reaction

Not heard of Johnny Labelle? If you are not following the Greek music scene, that should not come as a big surprise. But should you get to know him?
Based on his second album XVIII, you certainly should have, we all should. Very often, it could be a…

Johnny Labelle – ‘XVIII’ Reaction

As NME and other music services report, Bruce Springsteen has announced details of a huge new Darkness On The Edge Of Town-era box set.
It is actually a 24-disc set that will feature eight full shows from The E Street Band’s 1978 tour in support of…