For the third night in a row, Jon Batiste demonstrated to a capacity crowd at Boston’s Symphony Hall that he’s more than just a singer, songwriter, pianist, and award-winning composer. He’s a genuine National Treasure.  Before the NOLA native and his quartet joined the orchestra, Conductor Keith Lockhart led the Boston Pops through a smooth-as-silk […]

Ghalia Volt’s sixth album, Burn The House Down, was recorded in Nashville as Volt expanded her sound from her previous one-woman band style. Returning to the raw blues sound that first brought her attention, Volt sings with fire and plays with confidence on the satisfying record.  Working with producer JD Simo, the album is focused […]

The inaugural Santa Monica International Jazz Festival took place at various venues in the beachfront city that is part of greater Los Angeles. The festival is the brainchild of legendary bassist Stanley Clarke, who served as artistic director and one of the performers. Clarke has lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years, and, due […]

Dave Matthews Band stopped by Austin’s Moody Center on Monday, May 11th and, above all, it was a night of nostalgia. Not nostalgia as a gimmick, but as a quiet force that slowly filled the room, the kind that reminds a crowd why these songs became part of their lives in the first place. The […]

Canadians Mac DeMarco and Mock Media kookily commandeered Denver’s Mission Ballroom on May 3rd, completely selling out the roughly 4,000-person venue.  To kick things off, up-and-comers Mock Media, a four-piece band, set the stage nicely for Mac DeMarco’s hilarious musical antics. Comprised of Evan Aasen and Austin Boylan wielding electric guitars, Bennett Smith behind the […]

Calling PussyCake (2021) a rock ‘n’ roll movie is a bit like calling Friday the 13th a movie about summer camp. It misses the point. PussyCake embodies the spirit of the music. The horror movie—firmly entrenched in the grindhouse tradition—is the story of an all-female rock quartet: the titular PussyCake. And if you can’t guess […]

Before the private jets, the billion-dollar hospitality empire, and the globally recognized shorthand for coastal escapism, Jimmy Buffett was, in the words of guitarist Roger Bartlett, “a mere mortal.” Bartlett was the first-ever member of the Coral Reefer Band, and he is one of many past Buffett collaborators to speak in Occupational Hazard: The First […]

The satirical romp Josie and the Pussycats (2001) is a fun movie. But is it a great rock ‘n’ roll movie? Eh, not so fast on that second one. Welcome back to Glide’s quest for what makes a good rock ‘n’ roll movie. Last month, we looked at Almost Famous, a great launching pad because […]

A good rock ‘n’ roll movie remains a tough prospect. Why? It’s a question that has remained elusive for years, and for 2026, the rabbit hole beckons. That’s why, coming to you from the screening room at Glide Magazine HQ, we’ve decided to do a bit of research. Every first Friday of the month, we’ll […]

Rating C+ The thing about Paul Thomas Anderson is that his talent is so great that even his bad movies are, well, pretty good. His technique and craft are such that his worst movie still has plenty worth noting and considering. Inherent Vice was, by most accounts, not a great movie. And yet there was […]

The Blu-Ray release of A Quiet Place II is a lot like the film itself–inconsequential.

The legendary house of schlock celebrates some less revered works in this stunning box set.

A stunning new transfer allows you to see the Kubrick classic like never before.

One of the year’s most surprising treats comes home for the holidays.

The transfer is glorious but the lack of special features disappoints.

As a longstanding professional musician, Greg Anton knows full well the archetypes of that universe as well as their attendant cliches, which, like most truisms, actually contain kernels of truth. Accordingly, he has no qualms about turning the platitudes inside out and on their head during the course of unreeling his fictional story of disputed […]

The efficiency of Bradley Morgan’s U2 Until The End of the World belies its heft. In the 240 pages of the 11″ by 9″ hardcover, the author provides a fairly thorough chronicle of the mega-successful Irish band’s history, without any overt agenda or slanted editorializing. And while the writer doesn’t delve too deeply into the […]

The smiling visage of the late Richard Manuel that adorns the dust cover of Stephen T. Lewis’ biography belies the sorrowful tragedy of the musician’s life. And intentionally or not, the author’s narrative follows the ups and downs of the man’s troubled existence.  As a result, the clear-eyed insights Lewis offers are worth the effort […]

Mike Campbell might just be the most humble musician in rock music. As guitarist for Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, he has co-written some of the most iconic American rock songs of his generation (“American Girl,” “Running Down A Dream,” “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl”). He served in one of Bob Dylan’s backing bands, he […]

“Ed’s talent was an asset, not just to me but to him. It was an asset to our band; this thing that was bigger than us would be the vehicle for all of our dreams. Of course, the band was more or less imaginary at this point, but if Ed could play guitar like that, […]