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STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE STREAM – New EP “Mind Wipe” from The Special Pillow (ft. ex-members of Hypnolovewheel, Run On, Tryfles et al) with Track-by-Track Rundown by Dan Cuddy
One of the more enviable liabilities of this writing gig is discovering bands and artists you’ve... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREMIERE – “Time on Earth,” the Title Track from Pete Astor’s Upcoming New Full-Length
Pete Astor has a thing about time. Now, that might reasonably be said about any of...
Music News
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The Pogues’ Darryl Hunt Dead At 72
Darryl Hunt, who had a long tenure with the Pogues, has died. The British-born bassist was... -
Former Suicidal Tendencies Bassist Bob Heathcote Dead At 58
Bob Heathcote, who played with Suicidal Tendencies, has died. The bassist was 58. Heathcote’s cause of... -
Paul Ryder Of The Happy Mondays Dead At 58
Paul Ryder, who co-founded the Happy Mondays has died. The Salford-born bassist was 58. Ryder, who... -
The Best Of Roxy Music To Get First-Ever Vinyl Release
Roxy Music’s career-spanning collection The Best Of Roxy Music will be released for the first time... -
R.E.M. Mark 40th Anniversary of Chronic Town With First-Ever Standalone CD Release
To mark the 40-year anniversary of their debut Chronic Town, R.E.M. will be issuing the legendary... -
Julee Cruise Dead At 65
Julee Cruise, the beguiling singer/actress who was a frequent collaborator with director David Lynch has died....
Track of the Day
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Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Aliens’ “Nothing”
Our Track of the Day today comes from the UK outfit Aliens. The band’s sophomore album... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Graham Parker’s “Humans Are The Mutant Virus”
Photo by Geoff Tischman If you needed someone to write a jaunty tune about human extinction,... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Sweet Nobody’s “Here Comes The Summer”
Okay, so maybe we’re a tad premature on this because summer is technically six weeks away,... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Telefís’ “Ballytransnational”
Our Track of the Day today comes from Ireland’s Telefís. Consisting of Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney, Fatima... -
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO/TRACK PREVIEW – “Friedleggings” from LUMBEROB’s Upcoming ‘Language Learner’ LP, Brought to You by Shimmy-Disc/Joyful Noise, Mixed and Co-produced by Kramer
Do the names Jad Fair, Neil Innes, Daevid Allen, Vivian Stanshall and Daniel Johnston fill you... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Stephanie Seymour’s “There Was A Time”
Our Track of the Day today comes from Stephanie Seymour. Seymour’s first solo album There Are... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO TRACK OF THE DAY – New York’s Coatie Pop’s “City Song ft. Nameless Shufflers”
This is insane and almost never happens anymore. A song and accompanying video lands in front of... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Rodney Cromwell’s “Opus Three”
Our Track of the Day comes from synthpop superstar Rodney Cromwell. The bewitchingly brilliant “Opus Three”... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREMIERE – “Where is My Happiness?” by OG New Zealand Post-Punks Vietnam
There is this conundrum when it comes to our response to art, an emotional paradox of... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Superchunk’s “This Night”
Our Track of the Day today comes from the legendary North Carolina band Superchunk. The veteran...
Interviews
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STEREO EMBERS ALBUM PREMIER – “Contenders” from Great Lakes, including a Track-by-Track Breakdown from Founder Ben Crum
Some songwriters’ aim is so true you have to wonder as to the origin of their... -
Retro Synthwave For The Spectacular Now: An Interview with LAU
LAU is somewhat of an underground synthwave/retrowave legend online, garnering quite a bit of attention over... -
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE PREMIER w/INTERVIEW – “Coalescence” the New Single/Title Track from Cold Weather Company’s Upcoming Fourth Album
New Jersey residents Brian Curry, Jeff Petescia and Steve Shimchick, dba Cold Weather Company, traffic in...
Recent Reviews
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Foggy Riverbanks And Roaming Ghosts: Ruby Throat’s The Ventriloquist
There are torches inside of KatieJane Garside’s voice. There are also foggy riverbanks and roaming ghosts... -
A Mixture of the Raw and Pop Art-Divine – Slang’s “Cockroach in a Ghost Town”
Maybe it’s the water. Maybe it’s the mountains. Maybe it’s something so prosaic as the memories... -
Keep The Wildness In Your Heart: Parenthood The Original Television Soundtrack
Now in its second season, the Ron Howard-produced drama/comedy Parenthood has proven itself to be a... -
Settling Over Your Memory Like So Much Dust and Light – Curse of Lono’s “People in Cars”
In all the years I’ve been alive and conscious of what’s what – for kicks, let’s... -
Synth Pop Royalty Reissued: Heaven 17’s Penthouse and Pavement and How Men Are
One of the roughest things about getting older is watching your favorite albums lapse quietly into... -
Me, The Mob And The Music: One Helluva Ride With Tommy James And The Shondells, By Tommy James With Martin Fitzpatrick
A 19-year-old singer named Tommy Jackson, frontman for The Shondells, of Niles Michigan, finds himself in...
Entertainment News
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STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE STREAM – New EP “Mind Wipe” from The Special Pillow (ft. ex-members of Hypnolovewheel, Run On, Tryfles et al) with Track-by-Track Rundown by Dan Cuddy
One of the more enviable liabilities of this writing gig is discovering bands and artists you’ve... -
The Pogues’ Darryl Hunt Dead At 72
Darryl Hunt, who had a long tenure with the Pogues, has died. The British-born bassist was... -
STEREO EMBERS VIDEO PREMIERE – “Time on Earth,” the Title Track from Pete Astor’s Upcoming New Full-Length
Pete Astor has a thing about time. Now, that might reasonably be said about any of...