Glide Magazine is an online magazine with features, columns and reviews that focuses on the eclectic culture embodied by live music, the outdoors and other creative outlets. http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide en-us Copyright ©2009 GlideMagazine.com All rights reserved. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:10:50 UTC http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ A new Hidden Track column called 'Track By Track,' in which an artist shares a story or factoid about each track on their latest album. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:11:32 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Signing with a new record label (Savoy/429 Records) Cracker returns with the usual suspects: Lowery’s long-time partner, Johnny Hickman, drummer Frank Funaro and bassist Sal Maida.  Taking a new approach to their creative process, Sunrise is a collaborative effort by all four bandmates. Surprisingly self-disciplined, they took one week every two months between tours to write together over the course of a year.  The result was a creative outpouring with a strong common thread – all four musicians came of age playing in the origins of punk and new wave and once again found those sounds rising up. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:33:06 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and arranger Roger Joseph Manning Jr. will have to add ‘Guru’ to his list of titles.  While discussing the release of his latest album, Catnip Dynamite (Oglio), Manning waxes philosophical on the virtues of self-reliance and individuality, themes that have more or less defined his career and have equipped him with a razor-sharp focus in articulating his profound musical message time and again. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:20:58 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Who is Mandy Moore the musician? Is she the teen who sang silly and sweet pop tunes 10 years ago?  Is she a secret fan of Werewolph and death metal? Or, is she the artist who is credited as a co-writer for all of the songs on Amanda Leigh, an album she recorded with Mike Viola and Ducky Carlisle using vintage equipment?  Glide recently had a chance to talk with Moore about the making of Amanda Leigh, her influences, and expectations. Sun, 31 May 2009 09:29:22 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Brian Robbins spoke with Bennett in late 2008 for a Glide feature that talked of Bennett's most recent creative endeavors.  Robbins last heard from Bennett around May 6th, just after news of the lawsuit broke.   He had been corresponding to Robbins about the hip procedure and was as Robbins states "in good spirits and sweet as ever." Tue, 26 May 2009 05:44:40 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Read on for one of Jay's last interviews, done with Glide's Brian Robbins in September 2008. Tue, 26 May 2009 04:27:30 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Arkells' debut record, Jackson Square, a homage to their blue-collar hometown of Hamilton, Ontario has been garnering raves reviews with college radio and major press alike. Jackson Square is a wash of covertly optimistic lyrics and groovy, punch-drunk hooks. Tue, 19 May 2009 03:38:29 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ It should come as no surprise that, in conversation as in his playing, John Medeski is quick to respond and makes his points emphatically though never heavy handedly. As one third of Medeski Martin & Wood, the keyboardist has played an integral role in exploratory work that has rendered jazz ultra-contemporary while never losing sight (or grasp) of the genre’s roots. Like his two musical partners, Medeski has made the time to contribute to any number of side-projects over the years as both musician and producer, collaborating with The Word, The Campbell Brothers and The Will Bernard Group. Mon, 04 May 2009 04:53:21 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ The John Paul Jones-produced album, Watkins’ first as a solo artist, doesn’t lack in any area; instead, it soars with the star power that surrounds every note. Besides the aforementioned Jones, Watkins has help from Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and Elvis Costello drummer Pete Thomas, to name just a few. After a couple listens, it will be evident that, although you might still wish for Nickel Creek to reform someday, you’ll also realize you have something sparkling and special in Sara Watkins all by herself. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:06:45 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ One day two winters ago, 14 musicians decided to leave their hectic lives for a little while and go to ‘Gilligans Island’ – only this island was Maui, Hawaii and instead of sleeping on hammocks beneath the palm trees they slept 500 feet above sea level in a compound of treehouses.  Together they lived a minimalistic existence …no electricity, no running water, hardly a road to drive on and barely a roof over their heads.  Yet, it was 30 blissful days of swimming, surfing, singing on the beach…inspiring and experimenting and most importantly, recording some very amazing music.  The end result is Operation Aloha, a collection of songs that captures the tranquility, freedom and spirit of Hawaii – and it will be self-released on May 12th, 2009.  It may sound like a great reality TV show, but it’s far from reality… about 2,500 miles (Los Angeles) to be exact… Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:02:12 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Yamagata's latest  double disc set: Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart was produced largely by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, The Faint), and also John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Happenstance), Elephants is darker and more vulnerable while the more guitar-driven Teeth Sinking Into Heart is grittier and more defiantly cynical.  With a double disc on her mind, Rachael had a lot of other stuff to let loose with Glide... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:34:11 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ Last week, Ticketmaster took some major heat for an unplanned and accidental presale for tickets for Phish’s four performances at Red Rocks this summer. Fans that thought they had stumbled onto a surprise jackpot had their orders canceled and received an email from David Butler, President of Ticketmaster North America, explaining why. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:42:59 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ As John Scofield’s career has evolved, he has turned into almost as much of a musicologist as a musician. The transformation has occurred, however, without slighting the latter most and significant role: “Sco” remains one of contemporary jazz’s most distinctive guitar players. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:06:46 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ With the recent boom of female singer-songwriters in the past few years, there is reason to believe that there is room for all the talent in the world, even if you’re not the second coming of Lucinda Williams—you don’t have to write the next Car Wheels on a Gravel Road to make a decent living. But, the truth is simple for McCarley: if her first offering, Love, Save the Empty, gives us any hint about what is to come, it’s that her musical pulse is not to be denied. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:40:42 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rss-glide-features/~3/fLYJgr5_c9M/ In September 2008, Saadiq released his third album, The Way I See It, which landed him the #1 position on iTunes Top Albums of the Year, a spot on Rolling Stone's Best Album's of 2008 and three more Grammy nominations. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:36:43 UTC http://www.glidemagazine.com/?utm_source=feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glide