Author Archives: Michael Eades

Eve Maret – Stars Aligned

Stars Aligned by Eve Maret Back in 2017, Eve Maret released “No More Running,” a dark synth-y exploration soaked on vocoder and eventually backed by an EP of the same name that broadened the palette into hypnotizing dance-able territory. With the release of Stars Aligned, Maret has expanded that palette once again into something brighter, […]

Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection – Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection

Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection by Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection Disclaimer: released via yk Records; which is operated by Michael Eades, the author of this review. Bias afoot! Spencer Cullum has released work in the duo Steelism, can be spotted backing up Miranda Lambert and has guest appearances on a ton of albums. The release of […]

Creature Comfort – Home Team

Home Team by Creature Comfort Across multiple conversations I’ve had with music journalist Lance Conzett, it has been discussed that Rock music has lost its cultural significance over the past two decades. In 2020, genres hardly matter anymore but looking back at the past two decades, it’s clear that Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop and, to some […]

Fu Stan – “Numb” (Official Video)

Back in late summer, Fu Stan released Lockdown, a nine track album comprised of songs conceived during, and speaking to, the quarantine. The title track is a thesis statement for the the release but the additional eight tracks on the record should not be missed. “Numb” is the latest track to get featured on the […]

223: Prepare for Fascination

Creature Comfort, Ryan Sobb and the Dead Mall, Savvy, The Gripsweats, Jyou, Snooper, Sister Kit, Ornament, Negro Justice, Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, Carrus & Kurtz

Meet the Stories Behind the Standards of the Great American Songbook…

We are overjoyed to announce the release of a brand new We Own This Town podcast series entitled Let’s Face the Music; a look at the stories behind the standards of the Great American Songbook. Brought to you by Ryan Breegle, the creator of previous WOTT series My Fantasy Funeral and Vidalotry, the episodes will […]

Enjoy a Ghoulish Tale from Mike Wolf

Mike Wolf, co-host of Liquid Gold, master of the garden cocktail and author of the books Garden to Glass: Grow Your Drinks from the Ground Up and Lost Spring: How We Cocktailed Through Crisis shares a companion to Lost Spring, a spooky folk tale from the Great Smoky Mountains for your Halloween weekend. Words by […]

Bad Luck Mattress – Doom Of The Damned

Doom Of The Damned by Bad Luck Mattress The digital liner notes for Doom of the Damned cite this record as the “Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to the 1986 horror film, Doom Of The Damned.” IMDB and its ilk have no such record of any film by that title. The mid-80’s were a rather fruitful […]

Tenn Toes Down

If you’re curious about Nashville hip-hop, there are a number of resources across the Internet to help educate you on some of the stand out artists. This 2019 Thrillist article or this 2020 DJ Booth piece are both quality places to start, as is this WOTT Music episode and Spotify playlist curated by Lance Conzett. […]

The Festival of Ghouls Rises Again

Starting today, Thursday, October 29th, the Festival of Ghouls will be broadcasting live a series of unique performances over on their official site and Twitch stream. What’s the Festival of Ghouls, you say? Well, it’s “an annual Halloween-themed convergence of emerging artistic talent and creativity exhibiting musicians, dancers, puppeteers, aerialists, sideshow performers, physical and digital […]

221: The 2020 Halloween Spooktacular

Halloween Spooktacular with Charlie Whitten, PETTY, Shaboi, Poly, *repeat repeat, Smart Objects, Boo Dudes, Terry the Horror Clown, sugar sk*_*lls, Malco, hellvalleyskytrees, Bad Luck Mattress, ace quaalude, Oginalli, Black Bra