Lizzy Ross, an artist I found through her YouTube cover of “To Make You Feel My Love” helped us out by answering a few questions about her music. In addition to the video at the end of the interview, I highly encourage you …
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Rayland Baxter – feathers and fishHooks
Rayland Baxter’s music is timeless and fulfilling. He’s got the storytelling chops of last year’s brilliant Dawes album and a stripped-down sound that feels very familiar yet strangely unique. The new album, full of love songs and heartbreak, is a songwriter’s anthem start …
YouTube Gem: Brandi Carlisle “Keep Your Heart Young”
This is my first public apology. I owe it to Brandi Carlisle and Columbia Records. As it turns out they sent us Brandi’s newest album to review a while back and I haven’t reviewed it yet. As a result, we’re featuring this cute …
Artist Interview: The Widowmaker
We featured the Widowmaker’s awesome new album last week. He was kind enough to virtually “sit down” with us and answer some of our burning questions about his music. Enjoy and please share. How did you get your start on the solo project …
Early Year Albums Worth Revisiting…
Hey friends… are you new followers of our site? Are you looking for some of my favorites that have gotten buried? Alas, I have some of my favorite albums to share with you. Check them out, please. These artists are well worth your …
The Young Vanish – The Young Vanish
One night I was searching for music and saw a nice dark red cover with a simple name, The Young Vanish. For some reason I expected a college-aged guy playing an emo album. I was wrong. The Young Vanish is the name of …
Making the Most of Bandcamp: Tips for Bands and Artists
I have a lot of experience using Bandcamp’s Discoverinator tool. It’s great, but it seems as though some bands are just throwing their music on the service and hoping it sticks. That’s not the best policy and here are a few ideas to …
The Widowmaker – The Wink and the Gun
The Widowmaker is the moniker for Ian Easton, a folk musician from the United Kingdom. The Widowmaker prides himself on “counter cultural” music. This, his second album, is a masterpiece of music history. It is, in many ways, a history of rock all …
Artist Interview: Young Readers
Jordan Herrera of Young Readers answered a few of our questions about his awesome music. Be sure to enjoy the whole video. The recording at the end (in a library, appropriately) is awesome.
YouTube Gem: The Devil Makes Three – “Do Wrong Right”
The Devil Makes Three look and sound like a counter cultural group of fellas. They are. They’re not the most complicated musically, but they sure write some incredible music. Full of wordplay and critical messages, the music is delightful. Enjoy “Do Wrong Right” …
