Music

Falling for Explosions In the Sky

by J. Hubner May 8, 2013

It’s a great feeling to be moved by music. To be grabbed by the lapels and shaken out of your stagnation. To have that swelling feeling in your chest. The tingling that runs down your spine as notes played by heartfelt musicians keep air locked in your lungs as you wait for that explosion of [...]

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Owen, His Floppy Hair and His Rock n’ Roll Jacket

by Greg W. Locke April 1, 2013

Over the past 12 years I’ve worn many hats in the music industry. Most of those hats were threadbare, ratty, stinky and faded. And by that, I mean that I’ve rarely been paid for my music-related efforts. It’s passion work – or so I tell myself. I’ve been a radio DJ, a record label promoter [...]

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club :: Specter at the Feast

by J. Hubner March 20, 2013

“Fire Walker” opens quietly. It’s like opening a long forgotten book and beginning what would be many incredible chapters. “Fire Walker” is the opening sentence to a band’s reawakening. Robert Levon Been doesn’t come out swinging, but swaying ever so lightly. Tension and sadness permeate his voice as he sings lines like “Your soul was [...]

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The Making of Possible Pinch Points

by J. Hubner March 12, 2013

I’m not sure if this could be categorized as a reissue per say, as I just released it a little less than two years ago. But, since I’m the master of my own domain and can call it whatever the hell I want, I’m calling it a reissue – as a opposed to a re-release, [...]

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Youth Lagoon :: Love? Hate? Both?

by J. Hubner February 15, 2013

I’ll admit it, I wasn’t impressed with Youth Lagoon’s last album. In fact, it took me a few tries to even get through the whole of The Year of Hibernation. That’s not to say that I thought it was horrible. In fact, I could hear real potential there. But listening to that felt like coming [...]

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Spring Music Releases

by J. Hubner January 29, 2013

So we’ve supassed the halfway point of January 2013. This is a bit of a quiet time for new album releases. Everyone has just left the table and are still stuffed from all those year-end lists, so now we’re all focused on Oscar nominations and stocking up on canned goods, bread and Little Debbie snack [...]

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Discovering Indie Rockers The Tennis System

by J. Hubner January 14, 2013

We’re not even halfway through January and I’ve already discovered a great new band. Well, new to me, that is. I was perusing Daytrotter.com when I saw a new session by a band called Tennis System. I really liked what I heard, so I checked out the band’s Bandcamp page and was blown away. I don’t [...]

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I Discoved Polvo! (About 20 Years Late)

by J. Hubner January 10, 2013

I often speak ill of what is known as the “social networks”. Why do I care what you’re eating with your guy or gal at La Burro, or how last night’s episode of ”The Big Bang Theory” made you shoot chocolate milk out of your nose. These are things I don’t care about, and I have a feeling [...]

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Sankofa’s Last Stand

by Greg W. Locke December 13, 2012

Back in the mid-naughts there was this thing – this club, really – called The Wing Council. Members of the Fort Wayne hip-hop community would gather once a week, not so much to talk growth or collaborate on projects or organize events, but to eat wings. Chicken wings – discounted, even. There was Coda (then [...]

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Selling Uncle Bob Through Song :: A Guided by Voices Starter Guide (Of Sorts)

by Greg W. Locke November 30, 2012

  I have a friend who really likes rock n’ roll music. Sometimes he calls You Am I the greatest band on the planet and he regularly tells any ‘ol stranger that Bruce Springsteen saved his life 20 or so years ago. He can quote Bob Dylan for just about any situation and he has [...]

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