Less than twelve months ago, the fortunes of Zac Farro, the multi-instrumentalist mastermind behind HalfNoise, became fruitful and multiplied. First, his injection of pop sensibilities, distilled...
“You need to know why you're doing it” was the insight Jack White offered in a recent interview with KCRW when asked about his philosophy and attitude toward recording. After hearing his third...
Heavy metal has long been a shelter for outsiders, yet in Europe foremost, the genre has had serious problems with the marginalisation of women and cultural isolationism. But to paraphrase The...
A confession, to start off my first music review of the year: I was resistant to folk music—even just listening to it, as a means of expanding my musical horizons, for a long time. I used to be...
2017 was not a fun year. Here are some albums that made us feel better, despite the wall of excrement that was most of this year. St. Vincent, MASSEDUCTION: With a guitar-playing style that recalls...
The GlobalComment.com podcast series returns with its second episode, a thought-provoking interview with Sunny Rahbar, a major figure in the art scene in the Arab world and Middle East. Sunny Rahbar...
Few singer-songwriters working today have the enormous back catalog and loyal fanbase that Tori Amos does. In a recent interview with Vulture’s David Marchese, Amos mentioned that touring has been...
If there is one thing that distinguishes Tori Amos from many of her fellow ‘90s-era rock stars, it is that she is still making excellent music. Her 15th studio album Native Invader—released on...
Before I begin this review, a spoiler alert: Arcade Fire’s new album Everything Now is disappointing for a plethora of reasons. My main issue with Everything Now—as a fan of the band and...
If there’s one word that could be used to describe the music of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, it would be intense. The Australian band has been enchanting fans and collecting worldwide...
