While the annual Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is always an affair to remember, this year’s inductees represented more than just exceptional players with longevity – it represented people who took music and the music industry to new heights. A producer (and talented musician) who constantly redefined the limits of what could be achieved on an album […]

A Silent Film = Robert Stevenson (vox, piano), Karl Bareham (guitar), Ali Hussain (bass) and Spencer Walker (drums) Their stop in Los Angeles at the Troubadour on February 28th was a sold-out one and- along with Australia’s Gold Fields– fits perfectly into A Silent Film’s nefarious master plan of being (according to Spencer) the “only English band on the road” […]

Say ‘hello’ to Broadheds. An unexpected musical offering for sure, but shape-shifting from the delicate melodies of his band Eulogies to ska-infused punkish rock is a transition that Dangerbird Records co-founder Peter Walker has taken seriously; hence enlisting the likes of Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, NIN) on bass, Fitz & the Tantrums sax man James King and Denny Weston Jr (Earlimart, […]

Asked to reflect on this week of SXSW, I’m finding it difficult to keep it all straight. At this point, it almost seems like a dream…a very good dream full of music and foods and friends. SXSW is all about happy coincidences, random meetings, long walks with sore feet, late nights, new connections, and music music music. This year did […]

I honestly thought today was going to be a slow day because it’s the tail end of SXSW and after all the walking I’ve done, I was pretty darn sore. Between my feet and legs yelling at me, I was not a happy camper. However, sometime in the afternoon a switch flipped in a my head and I had a […]