Whether you realize it or not, you’ve heard New York City-bred Dave Guy play his trumpet. The veteran studio musician has worked with some of the biggest artists throughout multiple decades, from Amy ...

Strange Familia is a four-piece alt/pop band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Releasing their first album in 2017, the band received critical acclaim from publications like American Songwriter and Pop ...

Ross Warner’s American Standard: Cheap Trick From The Bars to the Budokan and Beyond (Foreword by Mike McCready) came out just recently. It’s been seven years since Glide asked him to compile a Top 10 ...

Life works in a delicate balance, a push and pull of tragedy and hope. Americana singer-songwriter Sammy Kay teeters with acrobatic ease between both facets of the human condition across the entirety ...

Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking M72 World Tour will be extended into a third year, with the announcement of 21 North American shows spanning April, May and June 2025. Two-night ...

In his 2005 autobiography Chronicles Volume One (released 9/12/89), Bob Dylan writes extensively about the labor involved in recording Oh Mercy, his first collaboration with producer Daniel Lanois.

When you think of beatboxing, one of the first groups to pop into your head should be The Fat Boys. The trio of Kool Rock-Ski, Buff Love, and Prince Markie Dee began their career after being ...

While a 20-verse murder ballad might sound something out of Bob Dylan’s Desire album (think “Hurricane” or “Isis”), some others apparently have the magic with lyrics. Include Mean Mary in that ...

Continuing our spotlight on Riot Fest this week, does anyone else remember when Beck was weird? In fairness, you’d be forgiven if you’ve forgotten, especially considering the dude has effectively been ...

It might not be unlike Bob Dylan or Jeff Tweedy to name a song after another singer-songwriter; even those in lesser-known realms often pay homage to their elders. “It was written the night of his ...

Happy 69th birthday today to Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks and OFF!, who has kept his relentless style intact almost 50 years into his punk career. While most crazed performers (David Johansen) ...

Portland, Oregon’s Hearts of Oak return with their fifth full-length, an ambitious double album entitled Valley of Dark Hills, to be released on October 4th via Deer Lodge Records. A sixteen-track ...