When synth-pop was first glorified in the late ‘70s, it was a musical breakthrough in a more than one way. Its introductory development was
The term “musical entrepreneur” would seem to apply well to Dave Matthies, but he would likely take none of the credit. Over the past
I always appreciate follow-ups from artists that were featured on this site over a year ago. I must sincerely enjoy an artist for them
It can be a difficult task to find a band whose lyrical content tends to stray away from the clichés of love and the
Everyone has an album that personally defines nostalgia at its finest. For me, putting on something like the Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream or Radiohead’s
There are few active bands that have released material as often and consistently as The Church. They have averaged an album every year or
In independent music, anticipation can sometimes be just as important as the material itself. Artists have taken advantage of such leverage before, pushing an
The process of discovering artists can often turn into a domino effect, where reading into the origins of one artist leads to the discovery
The specific method of recording an album should never be used an indicator of an artist’s level of commitment. After all, not everyone can
When a band’s name derives from Charles Baudelaire novella that was released in 1847, I do not think that calling the members a bunch
