Said the Whale As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide  Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Dramatic changes often act as a catalyst for interesting results. Interesting does not always mean good of course. Sometimes, “interesting” can be laughably bad, or it can help define something singularly Read More

Aimee Mann Mental Illness Reviewed by: Max Miller Music of all stripes is getting weirder. Angrier. Livelier. Producers working in hip-hop and electronic music are concocting stranger, more progressive sounds which, thanks to rapid dissemination across online channels, steadily Read More

Eric Bibb Migration Blues Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier The Blues Music Award winner, singer/songwriter Eric Bibb, returns with his latest album, Migration Blues (Stony Plain Records)- a 15-track collection of insightful and timely songs. On Migration Blues, Bibb focuses mainly on Read More

by Ziggy Merritt Having received considerable coverage from the likes of BrooklynVegan, Pitchfork, and NPR, the trio of sunshine pop connoisseurs known as the Courtneys have enjoyed an upswell of success that comes on the heels of their lauded sophomore effort II. The string of Read More

by Brittney Corridean With some time in between their current tour, Carlos Arévalo, guitarist for Chicano Batman, took a beat and chatted with me about their latest album Freedom is Free (released on March 3rd), and other current happenings. The quartet of gentlemen (Arévalo, Read More

Knox Hamilton The Heights Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Whenever I run across the phrase “arena pop-rock” I tend to cringe. Lately that same phrase reminds me of past-prime Coldplay and U2- both bands have produced their fair share of ear candy back in their heyday, but Read More