Where Artists Come To Shine
It’s not everyday one gets to spend an up close and spiritual evening with REM, but that is how Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, and Peter Buck all made the people of Osaka feel throughout their wonderfully charismatic performance last Friday night at the Grand Cube, Osaka. Since the departure of drummer … [Read more...]
By Lindsay Wallace If you’ve never heard of Carlon, now is the time to give them a listen. Refreshingly, this New Jersey quartet’s new album Johari Window has quite literally broken every cliché of the indie rock scene. The first chords of the album instantly pull you into their meditative yet … [Read more...]
Upon covering this event most people asked me "Sugar Ray?!? They still make music?" I kindly replied, "Of course, they just released a new album called, "Music For Cougars." Everyone at the Fillmore that night, on the other hand, knew all the words to their current single, "Boardwalk," the ode to … [Read more...]
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five taught us that clever wordplay backed by head bobbin rhythmic beats can incite revolution throughout the masses. Mele Mel's lyrics about his neighborhood resonated with listeners because he was talking about problems that every listener could relate to such as … [Read more...]
"I'm still Alive!" growled a rugged Eddie Vedder during a sold out Pearl Jam show at Manhattan's famed Madison Square Garden Arena in support of their, uh, wait a minute, do these guy's even have an album their touring behind? Well, yes and no would be my answer. The "no" part comes from the fact … [Read more...]
New York may be known as the city that never sleeps, but in mid-December it could have easily been deemed the land of lame excuses. “I’m drinking with my friend that night,” “I got called into work and am not in a position to refuse,” and the classic, “I’m filming with my theatre group that night,” … [Read more...]