Los Angeles based musician Ward White has unveiled another track from his new album Here Come The Dowsers, a trongue-in--cheek collection about the movie business. Cliffhanger takes a look at plot twists that come out of nowhere and more often than not make sense. He shows some sympathy for this scheme as well, putting the blame on the audience as well, who are accustomed to this practice and expect as much for their entertainment needs. It is a mid-tempo gentle rocker - note the 70s inspired tasteful guitar pyrotechnics - giving White plenty of room to show off his impressive vocal range, wh ..read more

Maserati guitarist Coley Dennis flies solo with his Red Dwarf Star project. He doesn't stray all that much for the psychedelic post-rock that he has been creating with the Athens, GA band. His new single Lady Aurora Borealis - the Espresso Machine Mix to be precise - is a slow moving trip through outer space, with Dennis never revealing if it is a real or imaginary journey. He stacked the guitar parts way up high, with Kellii Scott from Los Angeles alt-rock band Failure playing up a storm on drums. It left him two ways to make himself heard: scream at the top of lungs or going for an almost s ..read more

Tape Op has posted a new episode of their DISCussion podcast series. They get on the phone with an artist or producer to discuss an album they love. In episode 41 producer and audio engineer Mario J. McNulty talks about Massive Attack's Mezzanine album. » tapeop.com » Mario J. McNulty on Wikipedia ..read more

Four tracks recorded in Manchester over two nights in April 2014 by adventurous jazz outfit Snarky Puppy will be released for Record Store Day (April 20). Live At The Band On The Wall captures the band in full flight. A double album would make more sense, but it is a nice start. 2000 copies worldwide. Snarky Puppy: Michael League: bass Robert "Sput" Searight: drums Nate Werth: percussion Bob Lanzetti: guitar Bill Laurance: keyboards Cory Henry: keyboards Justin Stanton: keyboards & trumpet Mike 'Maz' Maher: trumpet & flugelhorn Chris Bullock: saxophone » snarkypuppy.com ..read more

Darren Smallman returns to his country of origin in June, playing four shows in Australia with his one-man garage-punk band Dez Dare to promote his latest album Billion Goats. A Billion Sparks. Fin album: "a rollercoaster ride without any of the nasty side-effects (nauseau, dizziness and the like). He is shouting at the heavens, calling in physics as well as science-fiction to make sense of it all. It is an album that is bursting at the seems with fuzz and reverb, and it sounds like it might fall apart at any second. Smallman is walking the thin line between structured mayhem and chaos, but i ..read more

English quicky pop act Dirty Nice is still a duo, but they will a sextet when they hit the road in May for their first UK headline tour. Their new single Like Best Friends will likely be a highlight of their set, a tongue-in-cheek plea to a girl to consider becoming best friends, like monkees in a zoo. Charlie Pelling and Mark Thompson keep it simple, but brutally honest: "Goddamn // You're funny // So cool // So sunny". Add a few choice breaks and tempo changes, and presto: a recipe for a proper dance floor banger. They make it sound so easy, but it is damn hard to replicate. Like Best Frie ..read more

Jazz fusion prog rock trio The Aristocrats have announced a lengthy tour to promote their concept album Duck, playing shows in Mexico, Canada & USA throughout the Summer. Live dates: 07/02 Monterrey, MX @ Cafè Iguana 07/04 Guadalajara, MX @ C3 Stage 07/06 Mexico City, MX @ Foro 28 07/11 Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage 07/12 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 07/15 McKinney, TX @ Guitar Sanctuary 07/16 McKinney, TX @ Guitar Sanctuary 07/17 Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room 07/18 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar 07/21 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits 07/22 Orlando, FL @ The Abbey 07/23 Tampa, FL @ Crowba ..read more

English musicians and music geeks extraordinaire Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness have posted a new episode of their podcast The Album Years. They talk about 1968, discussing albums by Jimi Hendrix, The Zombies, The Small Faces, The Beach Boys, and a whole lot more. This is part #1 about this year. Also: the pair can be watched on YouTube now as well. The Album Years is available for streaming via a wealth of podcast platforms. https://youtu.be/ux5yND-rmAs?si=g9jvKnZKqvvf__RQ » thealbumyears.com » stevenwilsonhq.com » timbowness.co.uk ..read more

Watch Dutch indie band Momsname perform Breaking Down and Everlast for a Slim Radio session. Both tracks can be found on their debut EP Blossom: "Carefully mixing elements of art rock, post-punk and shoegaze, they give a voice to suppressed emotions that can take over at any moment. Breakups, unrequited love and the knowledge that you can fuck up any moment again after making amends or reconciliation". » linktr.ee/momsname HCTF review of Blossom ..read more

Leeds based musician Ellur takes a look a gender roles on her new single Boys, using the perspective of female teenager. In hindsight people telling her that "boys will boys" pisses her off way more now than it did back then. The song is a slow burn, with emotions coming more and more to the fore as the track progresses. video was directed by Sarah Oglesby. Boys is released via Dance To The Radio. Available on all the usual digital services. Live dates: 05/07 The Grace, London 05/09 Oporto, Leeds (sold-out) 05/10 The Lodge, Deaf Institute, Manchester 05/18 Get Together Festival, Sheffield 0 ..read more