Author Archives: Michael Eades

137: Don’t Skip Ahead

This episode, we start off slow with a phenomenal new track from Cale Tyson and slowly turn up the energy through offerings by Teddy & The Rough Riders, Joe Pisapia, Halfnoise and Dara before immersing in a lengthy piece from Makeup and Vanity Set.

German Error Message – “Hopelessness”

Hopelessness by German Error Message Released as the final preview single from the forthcoming album Mend, “Hopelessness” from German Error Message presents an intriguing interplay between moods. As the title suggests, the lyrics carry a particular weight to them. There’s not many of them, so let’s have a look. I woke up wrong Hopelessness pacing […]

Teddy & The Rough Riders – “I Found Somethin”

There’s no shortage of 7″ releases from Third Man Records and sorting through it all can be difficult. Fortunately, they do a great job of selecting Nashville artists that fit within their Third Man model of being a little bit country, a little bit something else (see Margo Price, Joshua Hedley, Loretta Lynn, et al). […]

Makeup and Vanity Set – Mather OST

Mather (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Makeup and Vanity Set Makeup and Vanity Set has been busy lately providing the score for the latest seasons of the podcasts Up and Vanished and Monster, as well as multiple subscriber exclusive releases to his Bandcamp fans. Somehow, on top of all that, he has released the original […]

*repeat repeat – “Hi, I’m Waiting” (Official Video)

*repeat repeat has announced that they’ll be releasing their brand new album Glazed via Dangerbird Records on May 31st. Following along on that good news, they went ahead and released the first single, “Hi, I’m Waiting” and then piled on with an official music video for the track. The video is a blend of high-energy […]

Introducing My Fantasy Funeral

Imagine you are dead but you get to design your own funeral. What songs will be played? Who will deliver your eulogy? And where will your remains rest, forever more? This is the seed of conversation behind our brand new podcast, My Fantasy Funeral. Host Ryan Breegle will unearth and explore the unique answers provided […]

Dara – “Why Do I Only Think Of You?” (Official Video)

The newest video from pop aficionado Dara could be seen as somewhat of a risky move. The premise of the video has her on a bare bones set with a colorful backdrop and a faux steering wheel, performing the infectiously upbeat song with no accompaniment. The simplicity of it all forces the viewer to really […]

Zach Vinson – “Hold My Son”

When Zach Vinson woke up on Friday, January 20, 2017 he, like many of us, faced a startling new reality in which the forward momentum towards equality, a stable planet, a balanced economy, an open immigrant policy and balanced thinking were gone. Say what you will about the Trump presidency, there’s no arguing that we […]