Martin Sexton is a singer/songwriter with extraordinary talents who has a penchant for expressiveness in his storytelling lyrics. His music cannot be pinned down under one specific category.
This is the second part of Katherine Montalto’s look at some of rock and roll’s most pervasive characters, and the literature that inspired them. For part one, click here. Photo courtesy of Dawn Endico Philosophy at an Execution – The Stranger by Albert Camus The Stranger is the story of Meursault, a French colonist living [...]
A rainy March 13th of 2010 sought the day of feeding my anticipation. That was for seeing (and photographing!) one of my favorite bands from across the pond FINALLY make their New York City debut (at the Craic Festival). I am of course referring to the heavy instrumental rock band known as And So I [...]
UPDATE: ON MARCH 31st, DATA RAPTURE WAS VOTED BEST FILM AND BEST ART DIRECTING FOR THIS CONTEST. WAY TO GO TEAM!!! AND YOU CAN NOW WATCH DATA RAPTURE IN ITS ENTIRETY AT THE END OF THIS STORY… Ever wonder what it’s like to make a film? Even a short film…say, five minutes? I’ve always been [...]
For this edition of Five on Five, five of us chose our five favorite concerts from the “aughts” and below are the results. We have everything from Ricky Martin to Paul McCartney for answers. Radiohead made the list three times, and almost a fourth time. We like what Dan had to say about this best: [...]
This is the twelfth of twenty-six exclusive reviews of the A-Z Series by Northern Irish band Ash. Type “Ash” or “A to Z series” into our search engine to find our other articles on this topic. You know that track that symbolizes the change of weather? When the dreary and cold mood that winter brings [...]
The Avett Brothers were formed in 2001 by Seth and Scott Avett who joined forces with stand-up bassist Bob Crawford. Originally they were a neo punk band called Nemo and they formed a side project called Nemo Back Porch Project and with the natural progression of finding one’s home turned into The Avett Brothers.
This is the seventh, and final chapter of one man’s quest to find an album by Spiritualized that nearly broke him mentally. Type in “The Hunt” in our search engine to read every chapter from this epic tale. The last day of any trip is always kind of bittersweet. On one hand, you’ve got a [...]
This is the eleventh of twenty-six exclusive reviews of the A-Z Series by Northern Irish band Ash. Type “Ash” or “A to Z series” into our search engine to find our other articles on this topic. There is always a time when a track your favorite band makes doesn’t grab you right away. You know, [...]
With maybe the exception of hair metal bands, most rock stars were big nerds before gaining the love of millions of adoring fans. It’s their weird outsider quirkiness that speaks so well to the masses. While many rock songs are written about love lost, love found or rock n’ rolling all night and partying ev-er-y [...]