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Regular Columns / Beyond Casual Observation: John Morgan Askew on production, engineering and composing
Feature — January 27, 2019
In the previous installment of Beyond Casual Observation, we visited with three films to briefly illustrate the pleasant entanglement of music and storytelling in cinema. By looking at three different films from different eras, we attempted to express the resonant value of sound in film. I have always been …
Swans – My Father Will Guide Us Up A Rope To The Sky
Review — October 20, 2010
Sitting here listening to the new Swans album, My Father Will Guide Us Up A Rope To The Sky, difficult thoughts ripple through my mind because of how I personally feel about this record and because of how this album is being viewed by the multitudes of people who …
Pitch & Bark – Two EPs: Nowhere Near Ohio & Father Hoxy
Review — January 5, 2021
Elegant desert-shoe-gaze-rock from Santa Fe, New Mexico FFO Pigrow, Storming The Beaches With Logos In Hand and Father John Misty. The landscapes and artistry of Santa Fe, New Mexico comes through well on this older “post rock” cassette. The region’s Kokopelli imagery is a reminder to celebrate …
Shows: Big Ears 2022 in Knoxville
News — September 19, 2021
The Big Ears Music Festival is scheduled to return in downtown Knoxville, TN, on March 24-27, 2022. The four day event will features a diverse lineup with over 100 performances between bands, composters, instrumentalists, DJs, and more. Headliners of note include Kim Gordon, John Zorn, Animal Collective and many more. …
Shows: Who's at Big Ears 2023?
News — September 14, 2022
The lineup is taking shape for Big Ears 2023, the tenth year of the Knoxville, TN festival, which takes place from March 30-April 2, 2023 in 12 venues throughout the East Tennessee city. Headliners announced thus far include Iron & Wine, The Bad Plus, Devendra Banhart, Andrew Bird, and …
Videos: The Rise of the Synths: The Documentary
News — July 11, 2022
A new documentary is out called The Rise of the Synths, narrated by John Carpenter and directed by Ivan Castell on digital formats. The documentary explores the Synthwave scene and interviews artists such as Carpenter Brut, Gunship, Electric Youth, Power Glove, Waveshaper, Dance with the Dead, and more, …
Records: Gang Of Four tribute coming in May
News — January 10, 2021
The music world was surprised and saddened when Andy Gill, co-founder of Gang Of Four, passed away in February 2020. In May, a new double album called The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, will feature a collection of musicians Gang of Four …Records: Neurot to release second Townes Van Zandt songs collection
News — January 18, 2014
Neurot Recordings has announced a second volumne of Townes Van Zandt covers. Included on the new album will be Nate Hall, Mike Sheidt, John Baizley, Katie Jones, Stevie Floyd, and Dorthia Cottrell. The first volume, Songs of Townes Van Zandt, was released in 2012.Bands: Lights Out Relaunch Website
News — October 25, 2004
Lights Out (on Youngblood Records) relaunched their website. It can be viewed here. It's fresh.
John Vanderslice – Cellar Door
Review — May 26, 2004
Breaking News: San Francisco's favorite singer-songwriter/space cadet has returned to the home planet for his newest release Cellar Door . As his spacecraft touched down, thousands of loyal fans anxiously lined up outside of record stores to the hear musical renditions of his latest journeys via compact disc. Once the …
John Vanderslice – Pixel Revolt
Review — January 25, 2006
I get the distinct impression that John Vanderslice might be a bit of a flake. But after spending some time with Pixel Revolt, I'm also starting to think that he's hit the nail of urban hipster-dom right on it's untidily coiffed head, and on the whole, it's made a …
John Cate & The Van Gogh Brothers – X
Review — November 28, 2011
The newest John Cate & The Van Gogh Brothers album X has been released and I am happy to say it does not disappoint. The album has twelve tunes on it that fit well with what you have come to expect from John and the band, great melodies, three part …
John K. Samson – Provincial
Review — April 2, 2012
It’s already been four plus years since the last Weakerthans record. If I weren’t aging quickly myself, that would feel like a long time. While I’m not sure what’s up with their status as a band, ringleader John K. Samson set aside time in early 2011 to record his first …
John Frusciante – Enclosure
Review — April 28, 2014
Though he’s primarily known for being the former, on-again, off-again guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante has long pursued a solo career that’s been full of peaks and valleys. After releasing a pair of somewhat fascinating, but difficult-to-listen-to albums in the 1990s, Frusciante hit his stride as …
John, The Void – Self Titled EP
Review — August 18, 2014
Proving that Italians can do the doomy, post-metal thing just as well as anyone else, mysterious and methodical five-piece group John, the Void’s 2014 self-titled EP (which actually runs a bit longer than what I might typically expect from an extended play) features six tracks ranging from two minute ambient …
Swami John & The Blind Shake – Modern Surf Classics
Review — March 30, 2015
When it was announced that John Reis (Night Marchers, Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes) was collaborating with The Blind Shake, it was expected that the combo would pack a punch. When it came out that the collaborative record was to be instrumental surf, even that …
John Carpenter – Lost Themes
Review — October 29, 2015
Having produced the energetic low-budget action picture Assault on Precinct 13 in 1976 prior to laying the foundations of the modern slasher movie with 1978's Halloween, film director John Carpenter positioned himself as a master of frightening and just plain exhilarating cinema with the early '80s trio of The …
John Frum – A Stirring in the Noos
Review — July 17, 2017
Technicality in death metal is a very common treat, and it has been present within the genre since its beginnings. Through time this idea has evolved, moving from the likes of Death and Suffocation to acts like Artificial Brain and Ulcerate. John Frum is a new entry in this …
John Prine – The Tree of Forgiveness
Review — June 25, 2018
John Prine's first album of new material in 13 years is a great place to start with the legend’s career, as it kind of covers the ground of the sometimes funny, sometimes terribly sad songs he’s known for. Working with Dave Cobb (known for producing both Jason Isbell and Chris …
