Well ladies and gents, it’s been a while since my last review, but as Aerosmith said, I’m back in the saddle again, and quite frankly I’m loving it. I couldn’t be happier to jump back in with Hannah Yeun’s newest single “Running”. Anyone claiming to play witchy, sombre tunes with a 60’s vibe immediately captures my attention. Hailing from NYC and now residing in the Sonoran Desert of Tucson, Arizona, Hannah Yeun never ceases to surprise us with some sultry, magnetic tunes. Listening to her music, I began wondering where she found influence from; after finding out she briefly lived on a commune in California’s wine country with the “Moonies”-…
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Reeling over the Stutter Steps
A few years ago, I attended Blue Arrow Records release party at The Happy Dog. I had just interviewed Blue Arrow co-founder Pete Gulyas and his pal and label signee, Ethan Daniel Davidson, on the airwaves of 89.3, WCSB, Cleveland. Hustling from the station to the tiny club, I was surprised when Ethan leapt to the stage first. Ethan said he had to “Catch a train.” Apparently he had a morning meeting with that Bono guy, Paul Hewson. He said something about riding horses. Shuffling toward the Happy Dog’s sweeping, deco bartop, I thought, “Well, this will be an early evening”. Then Blue Arrow Records’ label-mates, the Stutter steps, plugged…
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Pow Magazine exclusive world music video premier: The Blank Tapes “Let Yourself Get Down”
Pow Magazine exclusive world music video premier: The Blank Tapes has released their brand new music video for “Let Yourself Get Down”, from their latest album “Candy” on Piaptk Records in the US & It’s A Gas Records in the EU available on vinyl/cd/cassette. Produced by Eric D Johnson of Fruit Bats (and formerly The Shins) in Portland, Oregon and featuring Will Halsey of Sugar Candy Mountain & Papercuts & Veronica Bianqui. “The music was written while I was hangin out on the hillside behind my friend’s old place in East Los Angeles. He had a greenhouse filled with weed plants in his backyard and I was hanging out in…
