Laura Rabell is no stranger to taking risks: she and her husband left bank jobs in Charlotte, NC to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time songwriter in Nashville. On the day Rabell finished mixing her debut album, Immortal, she received her breast cancer diagnosis. Rabell spoke with More Than a Cowgirl about her romance with country music, her fascination with what she calls femme noir, and the production of her music video “The Mirror,” a song originally about building self-esteem that has come to be a chapter in Rabell’s cancer treatment. The video, as we discuss below, documents many of the wigs and outfits Rabell performed in while she was receiving chemotherapy.
Austin, TX ghoul-pop band Stretch Panic shares new single at Under the Radar Magazine
If you’re looking for a mid-winter shot of vampires, ghosts, and witches, Austin TX-based “ghoul pop” band Stretch Panic has you covered. Inspired by Halloween-horror kitsch the trio formed around the concept of a project sung by ghost-girl characters. READ MORE…
Chicago Tribune interviews Joe Stamm Band about his debut full-length studio LP, The Good & The Crooked (& The High & The Horny)
Joe Stamm Band’s members may live near Peoria, Illinois, but the countrified roots rock group’s namesake got his musical start in Upland.
Glide Magazine debuts Emily Moment’s new single, “Santa Maria,” calling it “exquisite” and a “future folk classic.”
Glide is thrilled to premiere the achingly beautiful “Santa Maria” from Emily Moment. While reminiscent of many a spectral singer-songwriter including Emmylou Harris and Laura Marling, Moment creates a folk pop diamond that is destined to be a cult classic.
mxdwn debuts Dylan Chambers’ new single, “Breakdown,” calling it “a positive, energetic track with a cathartic message.”
Chambers has collaborated with the likes of John Alagia, Haley Reinhart and Dave Koz and released his debut EP in 2016. Today mxdwn has the pleasure to premiere his newest single “Breakdown,” a positive, energetic track with a cathartic message that is perfect for the start of a new year.
The Spill debuts Goliathan’s newly released live video for “Albion”
Last year, Los Angeles’ Goliathan—the enduring collaboration between guitarists and lifelong friends Shawn Doster & Kevin Cogill—released their two EPs, Albion and Awakens, on vinyl for the first time, as well as a set of raw, primal early recordings, Artifact, that was remixed by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Red Sparowes, Helmet) and mastered by Gene Grimaldi (Failure, Fantômas).
Through their alternately punishing and ethereal instrumentals, which seamlessly toggle between doom metal and blackened post rock, Goliathan tells stories as vast as geologic time itself. Tales of epic beginnings and inevitable ends, of the epochal crawl of continents, apocalyptic future landscapes and, perhaps most impactfully, of nature finally—and violently—reclaiming its rightful dominion over humanity.
Now, for the first time, Goliathan has documented one of its earsplitting live performances, at the Five Star in downtown Los Angeles, and is releasing a set of hi-quality live videos from the show. You can check out the new video for “Albion” exclusively today at The Spill… READ MORE