Author Archives: Michael Eades

Erin Rae – Putting on Airs (4​-​Track Demos)

Posted Wed June 12, 2019

Putting on Airs (4-Track Demos) by Erin Rae There’s something invasive about hearing song demos. It gives a contextual look at the minimal scaffolding of a particular song but it also provides a stripped down, bare bones, version that often emphasizes the emotion of a song better than the final version. That’s a subjective take […]

Hear Tiffany Minton on My Fantasy Funeral

Posted Mon June 10, 2019

The latest episode of My Fantasy Funeral features an interview with Tiffany Minton; the bandleader for She’s a Rebel, drummer for Adia Victoria, Heavy Cream, one time karaoke superstar with New Kids on the Karaoke Block and so many more contributions to Nashville it’d be impossible to list them all. She’s an activist, extremely thoughtful […]

Listen to Jeff Zentner Funeral Songs

Posted Thu June 6, 2019

Every episode of My Fantasy Funeral is coupled with a playlist of songs curated by the guest that would be played after their passing. With that in mind, please enjoy the selections from the Jeff Zentner episode, in which the YA author explains his choices ranging from Depeche Mode to CHVRCHES to Beach House. Please […]

*repeat repeat – Glazed

Posted Tue June 4, 2019

Glazed by *repeat repeat Before embarking on a full review of repeat repeat‘s latest full-length release, Glazed, it should be made clear that I’ve listened to 2017’s Floral Canyon, 2014’s Bad Latitude and all the singles in between many many times. This is not so much to establish that my bias is that of long-standing […]

San Dimas Today presents Bill and Ted Day, June 9th, 2019

Posted Mon June 3, 2019

We Own This Town and Bonus Room Productions present Bill & Ted Day over at Vinyl Tap on June 9th, 2019. What is Bill & Ted Day? Officially, it’s a celebration of all things Bill S. Preston, Esq., Ted Theodore Logan and the menagerie of cast and crew involved in both films. It also doubles […]

Rock Camp Registrations Now Open

Posted Mon June 3, 2019

Registration is now open for Southern Girls Rock Camp and the TN Teens Rock Camp. Both events are brought to you by YEAH – Youth Empowerment through Arts & Humanity; a non-profit that aims to “provide a safe learning environment for teens that will empower them not only in the arts but in life skills, […]

Charlie Abbott – “Ugly Little Sunflower” [Premiere]

Posted Wed May 29, 2019

Last we checked in on the works of Charlie Abbott, he had released an album entitled Nirvana that sounded, quite intentionally, like an ode to the grunge movement’s primary ringleader. Since that release in early 2018, Abbot released two additional records; mise en place, a collection of nine rock songs brimming with restraint and breezy […]