"People tell us we have an '80s sound; I just don't hear it." As the words are leaving Kent Meloy's mouth, I'm reminded of a quote attributed to Michelangelo in which the painter of the ceil  

All songwriters have places that they draw inspiration from, whether it be internal or external. It can be a memory, a special chair, poetry, a muse, a lover, history or the nightly news. Whatever  

The preconceptions I had about Eric Nally were completely wrong. Based on his vocal performances, a manic mix of camp and barking that rivals Mike Patton's absurd intensity, I fully expected an a  

It's not unusual to see a pub full of folks singing along to Irish music. Well-worn songs are cheered by throngs of stout-swilling audiences every weekend. The twist at a Roger Drawdy and the Fir  

If you want to know how Mike Detmer's doing, you could call and ask him. Or you could just pick up a copy of whatever CD he's released most recently. Whether with The Spectacular Fantastic, folk  

Kohai has written a Rock opera, but I'm not sure they intended to or even realize they've done it. On their debut release, What We Are Waiting For, songwriter Shaun Henry filters experiences thr  

There's truth in the phrase "The best luck befalls the hardest workers." Country rockers The Kentucky Struts embody this notion. For all their toil, a great deal of their ongoing good fortune h  

Striking a balance between writing gratifying music and presenting an audience with engaging performances can be difficult. For Cats Walking Backwards, a new band featuring a number of scene veter  

It's a steamy summer night, and a sweaty power trio is ripping through one sludgy jam after another. On one wall of their practice space hangs a UV-illuminated picture of two scimitar-wielding og  

Sometimes a band is best defined by what they're not, particularly if they have few stylistic analogues. Giant Wow is definitely some unique strain of Power Pop, but beyond that, descriptions and