PinnedThe Vitality of Julia SteinerJulia Steiner is a huge, huge fan of Jack Black. “I think he’s the best vocalist on the planet,” she tells me, the words of a kindred…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
PinnedAn oral history of Great Grandpa’s masterpiece, ‘Four of Arrows’Exactly one year after its release, members of the band and the production team look back on an album that means everything to them.Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Danny Bateman on Grog, Odysseus, and Tom ThibodeauA peek inside the mind of New Rochelle’s prized amphibianNov 17, 20231Nov 17, 20231
Weekly Deep Dive: Running Back the HitsOn a weekly basis (or, frankly, whenever I feel like it), I will be examining multiple songs that are connected in some way. They could be…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021
“you have to stop” by Sydney SpragueSydney Sprague holds the tools to do the damn thing. A keen ear for song construction and shimmering vocal chops are never more apparent…Jun 29, 2021Jun 29, 2021
“King Fish Pies” by MidlakeEvery so often, a song comes along that bucks the trend of comparison. Something so delightfully weird and perfectly different that the…Jun 21, 2021Jun 21, 2021
Lizzy Ellison has heartLizzy Ellison has never been embarrassed by a band name. Or so she says. It’s a bold assertion, one that I’m immediately skeptical of; few…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020