On this installment of the podcast, I dig into the vast musical universe of Dereck Higgins, an artist and musician who has been active in the Omaha, Nebraska music community since the 1970s. Higgins has played in numerous bands over the years including Norman & The Rockwells, Digital Sex, RAF, InDreama, and Son, Ambulance to…
This is what has been happening on the weekly Free Form Freakout show for the past few months. If you’re ever interested in listening to these shows and can’t catch them at the 2:00 p.m. time slot on Thursdays, they are archived and streamable on the Free Form Freakout page over on the KMSU website for two…
On this installment of the podcast, I get back to combing through a bunch of new arrivals and other releases connected to more recent events. There are so many high-quality albums to discuss this time around, including new works from Aaron Dillioway & Lucrecia Dalt, Johnny Coley, Eric Arn, Maxine Funke, Dereck Higgins, and much…
Glenn Donaldson focuses on new music from San Fransicso’s Flowertown and Comet Gain’s David Christian, along with a new prime era live album from American Music Club in this installment of his Failure Of All Pop column.
On this installment, I speak with Anne-F Jacques, who is a sound artist based in Montreal, Quebec. Jacques creates unique sound-making contraptions, devices, and idiosyncratic systems from small motors and other discarded parts and found objects, and she utilizes contact mics and tiny amplification set-ups to produce really fascinating textures and unexpected rhythms. Jacques’ creations…
Glenn Donaldson is back with a new Failure Of All Pop and this time you get the alt-pop of Alien Boy, the free-noise folk of The Anaksimandros, and the minimal lo-fi pop of The Fulmars all in one column. Somehow it all makes sense!!
On this installment of the podcast, I chat with Markus Acher, who is a German musician, composer, label owner, festival organizer, and much more, perhaps best known for his work in the long-running band, The Notwist. Earlier this year, The Notwist released their first album in seven years called Vertigo Days, which finds the group…
Here’s another installment of our Down in the Bunker column with reviews of new releases by Johnny Coley, Matthew Himes, and Dogs Bite Back.
Glenn Donaldson is back with a new installment of his Failure Of All Pop column. This time he spotlights new releases from PG Six, Quivers, and So Cow.
We play catch-up with a recent round of episodes of Dan Melchior’s Quality Street show where the classics get desecrated and performed to varying degrees of charm. These are some fun episodes with stellar playlists as always. Check ’em out if you haven’t already.