Author Archives: Michael Eades

It’s a tiny bit of a stretch in terms of pure local relevancy but one could argue that both Oh No, Oh My and Royal Bangs have some serious ties to ole Music City. Respectively, one was based here for a hot minute and the other lives right up the road; not to mention being […]

The music contained within might not be entirely of the local flavor but the craftsman behind them certainly are. Feel free to partake in these free mixes from some local artists. The Zut Alors have released the second podcast in their ongoing series featuring music they are listening to, making themselves and having remixed of […]

Many years ago I was given a CD of four untitled tracks from a Murfreesboro band labeled “Gold Room.” I listened to these songs obsessively – they were loud, aggressive, and somewhat dirty in their production but always had a memorable edge to them. I was sadly informed that this band had already broken up […]

Did you know This Modern Station have officially released their full-length All We Leave Behind? Did you know they’d launched a legit website to keep the general public informed of their activities? Well, you know now and it’s a good thing because All We Leave Behind is a solid pop record with a nice underlying […]

It’s not entirely clear what Toehead really is based on the information (or rather, lack of) from their Internet presence but it is obvious from the 13 minute opus on their Myspace page that they have a serious flair for the dramatic and the epic. It’s a schizophrenic journey drawing influences from the likes of […]