Motel Motel is an indie folk/rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, with roots and influences all over the board: Denver, Colorado; Captain Cook, Hawaii; Richmond, Virginia as well as elsewhere across the United States. They are self-described as “shwag…
The first album I ever purchased with my own money was Michael Jackson’s Thriller (on vinyl.) The SECOND was “Sports” by Huey Lewis and the News. They went on to have a staggering 19 Top-Ten Billboard singles, but they admittedly fell off…
From our new favourite Netlabel Bad Panda Records comes Italian outfit Dumbo Gets Mad. Do you remember the great Pink Elephants on Parade scene, from the 1941 Disney masterpiece, in which Dumbo, after accidentally becoming intoxicated, see pink elephants sing,…
Fans, friends, and family of the late Mikey Dread: You have our sincere thanks for your patience waiting for the final episode of Mikey’s incredible “Dread at the Controls” podcast. But we couldn’t think of a better occasion than Jamaica’s…
(Download this article as an MP3 file) It needs to be said: The late Michael Campbell, aka Mikey Dread, was a severely under-appreciated artist. I first met Mikey at a crowded club near Cleveland, Ohio, where he and his talented…
