Hannah Hines spoke with Take This To Heart Records owner Joe Urban to outline his journey and get some great insider advice, and give you song recommendations from the label.
Lonely the Brave tackle a classic Pink Floyd song in this week’s (Un)Covered.
“Callwood at the Cooler” is a new bi-weekly column which will see me waxing lyrical about events in the news, pop culture, and the etc.
Canadian punk-blues band July Talk is back with an eclectic sophomore album about love, lust, and loneliness.
The complex, dramatic, and provocative Winner’s Trilogy comes to a close in Marie Rutkoski’s final installment, The Winner’s Kiss. It’s the ultimate game of heart versus head for our heroine, Kestrel, as she must choose a side in the midst of a war where everything is at stake. Rutkoski leaves you with a tantalizing story of struggle, secrecy, and sacrifice that you won’t be able to put down!
Standing out in the world of pop rock these days isn’t an easy task. Making sure you’re not a one hit wonder that fizzles out in a few months is tough. With the additional factor of maintaining an aesthetic on social media and the politics of the music biz, the pressure is on. Despite all of that, the band LAYNE has figured out a system that works and is helping them climb the ladder. I had the chance to spend the day with LAYNE before they played New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall, where I learned how they all fit… Read more »
[scrippet] FADE IN: EXT. HAWTHORNE FOOD CARTS – PORTLAND The Hawthorne food carts are a staple of Portland culture. Trying to manage the infamous “good morning” sandwich is proving difficult for comedian and SNL alum JON RUDNITSKY. The thing is a massive mess. JAKE NORDWIND, actor and endless ball of energy and punchlines, joins the table. The pair are touring together but still argue about whether a triad is a ménage à trois or Chinese organized crime—maybe it depends on where you’re from. More on that later… Rudnitsky’s breakthrough SNL sketch was a show stopping alternative performance of the famous dirty… Read more »
“Callwood at the Cooler” is a new bi-weekly column which will see Brett Callwood waxing lyrical about events in the news, pop culture, and the etc.
Back in the early 1980s, punk scenes started to develop in California. Bands like the Germs, Black Flag, X, and the Avengers took what they were doing seriously but appeared to be having more fun than punks from other cities. And one of the originals was Geza X.
Taking a look back over the last decade of the Vans Warped Tour.
