So long, The Cab. Hello Bohnes. As he teased [https://twitter.com/alexanderdeleon/status/657365348069437440] to some of my friends and I on Twitter just a week ago, Alexander DeLeon is back with a new project and he's going all...
As I continue packing to move in with my girlfriend, I'm taking it upon myself to remember what's most important—what to leave behind and what to bring with me as I start the next chapter of my life with...
I don't know it's a matter of being speechless or simply running out of things to say but—like I've said for almost 5 years—Runaway Brother is the best band in Cleveland. It's not just a matter of hometown...
Chris Payne, Billboard [http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6737350/punchline-tell-me-how-you-sleep-video-premiere-interview-thrilled] : > Punchline has never been a household name, but for the Pittsburgh band, it’s not for lack of effort. They emerged with the powerhouse label Fueled By Ramen...
Mike Comite a happy birthday today, he returned the well-wishes with a gift for me. "Ever listen to superdrag?" I hadn't, but like all of Mike's recommendations, I looked them up. He suggested Head Trip In Every Key as my...
A Warped Tour flyer for a Town Hall Meeting tomorrow that will decide the fate of Slaves’ place on the tour. The band has been removed from the tour temporarily following sexual harassment claims from their merch girl. Warped is...
My friends in The Orphan, The Poet [http://www.facebook.com/theorphanthepoet] have teamed up with the wonderful folks at Hope For The Day to raise awareness for suicide prevention, a cause close to my heart. Anyone who donates here...
Another year, another list of albums I liked. I’ve only been doing this for like five years, but it only took that long to realize that I’m not making these for approval or blog hits, but so that...
From the ashes of Gatsby’s American Dream rises The Money Pit, an exciting new project from Nic Newsham and Bobby Darling. In a press release [http://www.moneypitmusic.com/press-release] today, the duo announced that their self-titled record would...
Our good friend John Bee is on the Vans Warped Tour all summer, playing daily sets as American Opera at the Acoustic Basement stage. One of the songs he is performing every day is “Jack Pine,” a single from his...
There once was a scorpion that needed passage from one side of the river to the other. A passing turtle was asked to be his ride. The turtle, wary of the scorpion’s sting declined to help for fear that...
Last summer, I spent two weeks in Nashville, TN with Shapes & Colors recording their On Display EP. Most of our time was spent in the studio with Aaron Sprinkle, but I took some time out to hang out with my...
Four Year Strong has once again brought their choice flavor of easy-core back to the eardrums of their listeners. This time, by way of Pure Noise Records. I love the new material. It’s most comparable to what we heard...
> The ‘90s were a good time for poppy, female-fronted trip-hop songs that were so blissed out that they seemed to float out of your speakers on fluffy little clouds. Brisbane, Australia-based trio Avaberée has recreated that feeling with their new...
While I think this song comes off as a bit crabby, and I’m not really sure what made it a necessary thing to release, I agree with the criticism it presents. Watching kids support trashy human beings on stage...
Dead Leaves have started settling in. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of knowing a majority of the band members since 2010. Watching the rise of hometown favorites and the eventual fall of Call It Fiction has been a sobering...
Forever Halloween is over. The Maine has finished touring on their most artistic album yet and are gearing up for the release of their fifth studio album. I’m sitting in my girlfriends apartment sipping my 3rd beer of the...
An in-depth look [http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/10/pigeons-and-planes-history/s/268074/] at the rise of my favorite hip-hop and pop music blog. Worth reading for anyone who has or is thinking about starting their own blog to write about music...
Miles Raymer, Entertainment Weekly [http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/04/stream-emo-revivalists-runaway-brothers-reprise?hootPostID=284bc1b24f7625873c0052ad386cf27e] : > Cleveland’s Runaway Brother fits in comfortably with the ongoing emo revival—and unlike a lot of their brethren, they don’t seem to mind...
Since I left my position at Substream Magazine in October, a lot has changed. Both the publication’s Marketing Director (Nici Arsenault) and Managing Editor (Drew Wille) have also effectively left the company. In my 6 months there, those two,...
When I last talked to Cartel, they were releasing a statement [http://www.underthegunreview.net/2014/05/18/utg-exclusive-cartel-releases-statement-on-enjoy-the-ride-chroma-pressing/] about the Enjoy The Ride Records release of Chroma, their acclaimed debut full-length. Now they are finally releasing a pressing of...
Last year, I fell in love with a band called Tommy Boys. Their noodly jams have been on my rotation for several months. Now they can be on yours too. Grab their record on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/...
The issue of streaming copyrighted materials on blogs and webzines has been growing ever wearisome in the past 5 years. What with DMCA notices taking down fan-made YouTube video streams, SoundCloud uploads, and whatnot, limits have been set to stream...
Jon Tanners, Pigeons & Planes: > Teaming up with Vic Mensa collaborator Stefan Ponce, L.A.-based singer/producer [Roy] English’s new single “Julianne” feels like pure pop filtered through 2015’s old-is-new-again lenses. The production gives the typical robotic grate...
Tilian Pearson surprised me recently by uploading an acoustic performance of “A Faint Illusion,” a song he used to perform with Tides Of Man. The album this song appeared on has stuck with me for years. This was one of...
Joe Price, Pigeons & Planes: > It has to be said that no one really knew what to think of Corbin when he initially piqued the internet’s interest as Spooky Black. Was this all a very elaborate joke that someone put...
Punchline on their Facebook page [https://curbside.audio/blog/punchline-announces-new-music]: > After 17 years, 9 albums, hundreds of thousands of miles traveled, the ups and even the downs… we’re still just as thrilled to be here with you. I love...
via Stheart [http://stheart.com/blog/x-kara-smarsh/]: > Web designer by day, photographer by… every chance she gets. After briefly crossing paths at a music festival in Chicago, we were instantly drawn to Kara’s feed on instagram [http://instagram.com/...
HillyDilly [http://m.hillydilly.com/] is by far the most beautiful and well-crafted music discovery sites on the www. They also curate some of the best written summations of singles, downloads, and other hidden Soundcloud gems around. If you’re...
Jono Diener, Noisey: > An unexpectedly soulful side project from the members of Fireworks. Dave Mackinder and Adam Mercer of Fireworks have started a new project with vocalist Ali Shea. If you’re familiar with the work of Fireworks, this might...
Joe Coscarelli, New York Times: > As technology has eroded the traditional barriers between musicians and their admirers, the old-fashioned methods of connection — sending fan letters into the record label ether, sneaking backstage at a concert for a photo — have given...
Chris DeVille, Stereogum [http://www.stereogum.com/1727831/runaway-brother-moth-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/] : > Cleveland pop-punk ragers Runaway Brother have a new album called Mother coming soon. The soaring “Moth” goes all-in on nasal emo aggression – you might say that it really takes back...
Bad Timing Records: > We feel comfortable expressing the opinion that Mansions’ Dig Up The Dead is one of the greatest emo records of the last decade. In his 2011 review, AbsolutePunk.net’s Drew Beringer called it “a refreshingly bold...