England punk pop quartet SuperGlu chats about music and the secret to its success at South by Southwest.
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Exclusive Interview: Quentin Harrison on His New Book ‘Record Redux: Carly Simon’
'It's always fun to get into an artist whose career, like hers, has stretched through different periods in popular music; there's something usually in every style to sample.'
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Capturing the imagination is a prominent factor of Wytold's music. His recording has gorgeous soundscapes.
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The bluesy vocal register of Wertz, intertwined with the light tremors of Cohen's keys, make for an ambient jazz repertoire.
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'Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)' is delightfully weird, addictive and promises that its parent record 'Humanz' will be yet another post-modern masterpiece―and head-scratcher―like the four albums that preceded it.
Read More »Music Review: Paul McCartney – ‘Flowers in the Dirt’ [Deluxe Archive Collection]
Absolutely essential for Paul McCartney fans, this super-deluxe 'Flowers in the Dirt' reissue is the best yet in the Archive Collection series.
Read More »Music Review: David Broza – ‘The Set List’
'The Set List' from David Broza is not just a greatest hits package, it's a great opportunity to get to know the music and the man.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2017 (Austin, TX): Saturday, March 18 (Garth Brooks LIVE, Slowkiss, Casi, The Accidentals and More)
For me, Saturday, March 18, was unofficially Garth Brooks Day at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. The great country singer hadn't performed in the Texas capital in decades, so this SXSW felt special, And as a lifelong Brooks fan, I enjoyed every second of his set.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2017 (Austin, TX): Friday, March 17 (Garth Brooks, Snail Mail, Spoon, Sui Zhen, and More)
Garth Brooks was Friday's keynote speaker at SXSW Music Festival 2017, which included performances by Snail Mail, Maggie Rogers, and Spoon.
Read More »SXSW Music Festival 2017 (Austin, TX): Thursday, March 16 (Kate Nash, The New Pornographers, FRENSHIP, Black Rheno, and More)
The New Pornographers and Kate Nash were among the hundreds of artists and bands performing Thursday at SXSW Music Festival 2017 in Austin, Texas.
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