I write reviews, interview artists, and submit news for music sites The Big Takeover, Rebel Noise. Adequacy.net, Stereo Embers Magazine, The Record Stache, Label Obscura, and Indie Music Review.  I also supply feedback to music creators about their songs at Fluence.io.  I am an established writer and have written hundreds of music reviews and produced hundreds of fun and informative artist interviews over the years. A sampling of performers I've interviewed: Anton Newcombe, Kristin Hersh, Mark Kozelek, Kathleen Hanna, Steve Kilbey of The Church, Mark Gardener of RIde, Dean Garcia of Curve and SPC ECO, Inger Lorre, Saint Etienne, Keren Ann, Deafheaven, The Twilight Sad, Alcest,  Does It Offend You, Yeah?, mr. Gnome, Lush, KatieJane Garside, Cranes, Blood Red Shoes, and even actor (and sometimes musician) Thomas Jane. I began my music career in the early 1990s by putting out a music-related paper fanzine titled Stratosphere which is now in online form at my Stratosphere Fanzine Yahoo Group. In 2007 I became a contributing writer for Adequacy.net.  In addition to the music sites listed above, I have contributed to Tasty Fanzine, The Spill Magazine, Gigslutz, and the now-defunct Junk Media.

Light Life! est une équipe de louange multilingue, créative et prophétique, chantant sous l'inspiration de la grâce des chants remplis de l'Esprit, aux rythmes vibrants de l'Afrique et dans un mix éclectique d'afro-pop, funk, pop-rock, blues et jazz. Nous publions la glorieuse liberté de la Vie en Jésus-Christ, la puissance infinie de Son Royaume et les inégalables vertus de Son admirable lumière !

Light Life! is a multilingual, creative and prophetic worship band singing Spirit-filled songs of grace to joyous and vibrant African rhythms, in an eclectic mix of afro-pop, funk, pop-rock, blues and jazz. Showing forth the glorious liberty of the Life in Christ, the exceeding power of His Kingdom and the matchless praises of His marvelous Light!

Since his earliest self-produced CD-Rs, Philadelphia psych-pop master Kurt Vile has referred to himself as "Philly's Constant Hitmaker"—and while he gave himself that name with a sly wink, he was also nodding toward the songwriting prowess that would result in him becoming one of his home city's most celebrated rock artists. "I’m always thinking about catchy music, even though it’s fried, or sizzled, out," he says. "It's my own version of a classic thing—it's moving forward and backward at the same time." 
On his latest album, (watch my moves), Vile pulls his talents as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer in unexpected directions—and the result is a vibrant, yet meditative album propelled by Vile's laid-back charm and curious spirit. Every lyric has been chiseled down into an aphorism, every bloom of distorted guitar or murmuring synth helping create that "fried" pop. "It's about songwriting. It's about lyrics. It's about being the master of all domains in the music," he says of his ninth album and first in partnership with a major label, Verve Records.
(watch my moves) comes from a period when Vile, whose touring and recording schedule during the 2010s was seemingly constant, stayed in one place. His mind was always swirling, though, puzzling out pointillistic lyrics, dreaming up spit-shined choruses, and checking in on other dimensions. "My favorite pastime these days is sitting drinking coffee in the morning post-breakfast by the window, reading and listening to Sun Ra, sun shining through the forest trees," says Vile. "In that moment, it's all the traveling I'll ever need. This record encapsulates all that—letting two years roll by and staying in my zone, traveling all the while in my brain, at the piano or in my guitar."

“The danger in the music is enticing. A hybrid machine with organic parts, like a vision of the future from a distant past.”  - Marty Willson-Piper (The Church)

“A singular sound... dark and elegant.” - James Eller (The The)

Folk music from Little Rock, Arkansas.

Album art by @_eksart

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