Articles by Clay Burton

In the all-new single “City of Love,” Kerry Pastine & The Crime Scene experiment with a boldly toned style of soulful rock music that has become a bit of trademark in their music, and among […]

DAYEATER come on very strong from Austin, TX, with the single and video for the epic release of “Nightmare.” And it’s not only a good effort in the studio to come up with a good […]

We are loving the new single Santa Bought a Yacht. How did the idea to write a Christmas song like this come about?  I woke up with this melody in my head and the first […]

We love watching you rock it on violin – You have been coined as not your typical violinist. How did you find yourself in that genre of rock n’ roll `music? I grew up on […]

The forthcoming seven song release Spectra from Boston based duo The Keymakers signals that, for brothers Rederic and Rome Alexander are concluding the first lap of their musical journey. The brothers began working on music together in […]

The latest release from Jupiter in Velvet’s fecund songwriting imagination Anthems2Love immediately occupies a much deserved slot alongside his earlier collections. Velvet hasn’t changed in radical ways since first debuting but has accomplished something else two-fold – […]

Reading Dying to Live: A Tapestry of Reinvention is an affecting emotional experience. Author Michael Bianco-Splann invests every iota of his considerable literary powers to depict his journey from a childhood as an adopted son in an […]

2019 has been a solid year for independent bluegrass artists, with a number of veteran players like Donna Ulisse recording new material with a spectacularly youthful enthusiasm, but in Ulisse’s own Time for Love, we hear […]

A decadent drumbeat. A piano drawing breaths as big as a tornado, storming against the backdrop of a mild bassline. A crisp vocal adorning the ensuing groove with affection and reflective emotion. This is “Never […]

A number of factors distinguish Vicky Oliver’s contributions to the world of non-fiction business self-help books and her individualistic edge is evident in her most recent publication Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers & Other Office Idiots: 201 […]

An embodiment of emotion both personal and cultural, Colin Ray’s lead vocal is bluegrass passion personified in “A Memory of You,” a cornerstone track of Jeff Parker & Company’s new record Time Has Made a Change, […]

Despite the fact that Bill McBirnie’s primary musical instrument is flute, his book The Technique and Theory of Improvisation offers tremendous values to musicians of various types. His dual motivations for writing the book focus on providing […]

The book Capitalism for Democrats: Why The Country Needs It Now from Martin Lowy promotes a long overdue reckoning for capitalism and its ambitious spirit is in keeping with Lowy’s six previous publications. Lowy’s book is an […]