The day is finally upon us. We had the chance to sit down with Kelley McRae, our unofficial artist of the month for September due to her new album, her new album giveaway (its FREE here), and her willingness to sit down with …
Category: Folk
Youtube Gem: The Milk Carton Kids – Ghost Town (Cary Brothers cover)
I think that I can speak for Greg as well on two things: first, it’s been too long since we’ve posted anything from The Milk Carton Kids and, second, that we (definitely I) have a little man crush on Joey and Kenneth. The …
FREE Download: Kelley McRae – Brighter Than The Blues
Hey everyone, a little while ago we featured a review of Kelley McRae’s newest album, “Brighter Than The Blues”. Cliffnotes version: it’s deep, it’s thoughtful, it’s beautiful. Kelley is graciously in the process of recording an interview for us, but we have GREAT …
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 …
Youtube Gem: Scars on 45 – “Give Me Something”
This YouTube Gem comes to us courtesy of British rock band Scars on 45. I’ll be doing a review of their debut album next week, sneak peek: it’s really good, but until then, here’s one of the best on the album, “Give Me …
YouTube Gem: Ian McFeron Band – “How the Money Comes”
One of my favorite things about following a few key YouTube accounts (KinkRadio included) is the occasional surprise band that I’d never heard but end up really enjoying. The Ian McFeron Band did a set for the folks at the Bing Lounge that …
Youtube Gems: Crooked Still
We wrote last year about The Deadly Gentlemen, an awesome bluegrass band that kinda sounds like what I imagine would happen if STOMP made bluegrass music. There’s lots of yelling and laughing and it just generally makes you happy and want to clap …
Trampled By Turtles – Stars and Satellites
Dear Greg and our (millions of) loyal readers, why is it that no one felt the need to tell me about Trampled By Turtles? Seriously, I realize that it’s mostly my own fault for assuming Trampled By Turtles was dance/hard rock/metal/whatever else kind …
Advanced Review: Kelley McRae – Brighter Than The Blues
We’ve been big fans of Kelley McRae for a while now, so we’re really excited to bring you an advanced review of her newest album, “Brighter Than The Blues”, out on Sept. 15th. We’ll be featuring a really cool interview with Kelley and …
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 …
