The Seventh NEXT Twenty Post-Punk Bands You Should Know About
Up here in the northern hemisphere, the days draw gothically short, the nights irredeemably cold, dark,...
Author: Dave Cantrell
Stereo Embers TRACK OF THE DAY – “Ocean” by Yama Sun
From the frequent historic hotspot Buenos Aires, this epic slice of lush, azure, darkwaved beauty is...
SHADOWPLAY – A post-punk, darkwave overview: JAPAN SUICIDE “We Die in Such A Place,” IT’S FOR US “Something Has to Give,” SWAMPLAND “The Stranded West”
Must say that among the many surprises that have greeted me over the last five plus...
LIGHTNING STRIKES – Quick but essential reviews for the discerning listener
Lightning Strikes strikes again, bringing you three ‘smash and grab’ reviews for your perusing pleasure. From...
Crate Digger Groove Extraordinaire: “My Name Is Doug Hream Blunt”
The ‘get-down-get-funky-be-mellow’ ethos of the 70’s that had its roots in the “free your mind and...
A Nugget for a Nugget – A quick unpacking of Guided by Voices’ “Briefcase 4: Captain Kangaroo Won the War”
In the spirit of the sampler, a nugget of a review: A cruise through the 4th four-disc...
Stereo Embers EXCLUSIVE VIDEO DEBUT – Lisa Said’s Wonderfully Reckless “Hard to Brake”
A Tennessee hill country-raised songwriter of Egyptian-American descent, Lisa Said’s debut solo EP First Time, Long...
Standing Apart – Heather Leigh’s “I Abused Animal”
With I Abused Animal, Heather Leigh has made her most compelling and intriguing album to date. Drawing...
The Pop Group release new video of “S.O.P.H.I.A.” from stunning 2015 “Citizen Zombie” album
After a year spent proving that the word ‘reunion’ barely covers the fierce spirit that has...
An Intangible Symbiosis Come to LIfe – Rio en Medio’s “Rio en Medio Radio”
Labels are funny, slippery things. Everyone uses them as necessary shorthand while silently – or not...