A-Sides With Electric Touch: Never Looking Back
In 1989, Debbie Gibson released her second album Electric Youth, and it blew up mainstream radio charts. The sophomore effort by the teen queen included the mega-hit “Lost in Your Eyes,” the catchy...
View ArticleCandlebox Is Never “Far Behind” (A-Sides)
For the better part of the 1990s, plaid shirts and Seattle grunge rock were king. I’m not saying Biggie Smalls and Jewel weren’t top stars of the decade, but for me, I was all about that lethal...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: A Silent Film Continues Leaving Their Mark
Jean Dujardin and The Artist danced their way to an Oscar a few months ago, but it could be a different “silent film” that could actually have more staying power. The Oxford-based band known as A...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: “Fear” and “Fire” With Alcoholic Faith Mission and...
Who doesn’t like to start their morning off with a Danish quintet? I’m referring to a band that plays exceptionally well versus a plate full of pastries by the way — although both options are quite...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: Watch Eric Hutchinson “Watch Him”
He’s been a VH1 “You Oughta Know” artist, has played just about every late night show on the planet, and has had a bunch of hit songs since the release of his 2007 debut Sounds Like This. The one thing...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: Ahead of the Curve With Jake Miller, Logan...
I remember when I was in college, I was the first of my friends to buy the cassette tape (damn, I’m oldish) of Liz Phair and a bunch of other talented artists. When the 1990s edgy singer/songwriter...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: ‘The One’ Eric Benét
I had it planned out in my head. The first question I’d ask Eric Benét would be to discuss “Hallie… ” then I’d pause briefly before he could get a word in, and say “Steinfeld — the teen star of True...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: “Into the Wild” With Breakout Star LP
Some artists you just know are going to completely break out. It can be their style, their impeccable vocal range, or what everyone and their mother refer to as the “it factor.” All of these...
View ArticleA-Sides With Jon Chattman: Letting Civil Twilight’s “River” Run; Duran Duran...
Civil Twilight get compared to other bands quite often — notably Coldplay. It’s probably because it has four members like that internationally-celebrated UK group, and because its front man is known to...
View ArticleBilly Corgan’s a Pumpkin ‘No Matter Who’s Around Me’; The Darkness Serve Up...
It’s been well documented that Billy Corgan is the only original member of Smashing Pumpkins, and has been for awhile. Because he’s the only one left, and because he’s continuing to put new music out...
View ArticleThe Darkness Lights Up T5, Leaves No Doubts About It
I have seen The Darkness, a gloriously entertaining rock quartet in the vein of Queen (but with even more swagger and cockiness) in concert 4 times now. Every show has had the band doing so many of the...
View ArticleA-Sides Music: Top 52 Songs of 2012 (Call Me Maybe…Not)
“Look at the birds up in the tree.” “We’re not birds, we’re a jug band.” - Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas That immortal exchange between a bear puppet and a band of otters (one at least) from the...
View ArticleA-Sides Music: Tegan of Tegan & Sara Talks ‘Heartthrobs’ and Covering The...
Pop music was just so much better in the 1980s. The cheesy songs worked because they made you want to dance and you were just oblivious to the fact that the whole era was a big pound of Pizza the Hut....
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Justin Tranter Discusses Semi Precious Weapons’...
Photo/ Blake Wood Having toured the world with pop goddess Lady Gaga for over a year (following their debut “You Love You,”) it would have been so easy for Semi Precious Weapons to just sell out for...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: No ‘Mistaking’ The Secret State or Milo Greene
With over 54 million views on YouTube for their debut song “The Biggest Mistake,” The Secret State are anything but a secret these days. See what I did there? Yes, that success has propelled the band...
View ArticleA-Sides “Aside”: A Very Awesome Holiday with Gabba Gabba, Aye?
The Suburbs is probably in my top three favorite albums of all-time. But, I’ve been floored with all of Arcade Fire’s albums. I deeply felt all of the cuts on the dark Neon Bible, and caught on early...
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