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"You Can Hang Your Soul on 12 Bars": an Interview with the Head Hunters Blues Band
It is the first Friday of February, and my first interview of the new year. The call begins, and across the Atlantic, in Liverpool, I am...

Kim Pool
Feb 20, 20225 min read


LINER NOTES: Formwaves 'Synthesiser Improvisations Volume 1'
For my most recent collaboration, I wrote the liner notes to Thom Carter's newest project Formwaves. This is the first in a series of...

Kim Pool
Jan 26, 20223 min read


Sheena Ross "Hibernation"
Sometimes a song comes along, and it just perfectly captures how you feel. Sheena Ross's song "Hibernation" is one of those; in some...

Kim Pool
Jan 24, 20222 min read


A Look Back at Rufus Miller's Debut 'Pop Skull'
Rufus Miller is a musician whose work I first came across in the form of his album Make It. To me, it was a wonderful album that weaved...

Kim Pool
Dec 28, 20214 min read


The Resurrection of Dead Writers 'Among Spirits'
Dead Writers is one of those bands who I have had the delight to be entranced with their music since what seems to be forever ago in 2019...

Kim Pool
Nov 1, 20213 min read


Bojack "Here Me Now"
Sometimes you stumble upon a band, and you don’t really know where the initial spark began. You don’t remember how you found the band in...

Kim Pool
Aug 29, 20213 min read


The Isolation Wrestling Federation
“It was never supposed to go this far in the first place,” Casey Hopkins tells me. “The whole thing started as and continued as a loving...

Kim Pool
Aug 6, 20214 min read


Underdog: 90 Days Band at The Mid-America Music Festival 2021
When you go to a music festival, you can almost always guarantee that three things will happen: 1. your shoes will be ruined; 2. your...

Kim Pool
Aug 1, 20217 min read


Misty Miller - "Home Recordings and Voodoo Sessions"
I was ready to have my heart broken and then mended back together all in the same album. This album came in the form of a cassette: Misty...

Kim Pool
Jul 8, 20213 min read


Distant Karma Brings the Summer Vibes on EP "Never Lost, Always Found"
Distant Karma is a band who represents unity: of styles, of emotions, in peace, in life. These are only a few of the aspects that you...

Kim Pool
Jul 5, 20214 min read


Dom Clark Trio Single Launch Livestream with Sannie Fox
On Friday, Dom Clark Trio had a concert that was livestreamed on Instagram and Facebook to promote their newest single “Over Again”....

Kim Pool
Jun 28, 20213 min read


Members Only at Black Silo
Yesterday was Paul McCartney’s birthday, so maybe that explains why the Members Only concert was awesome and flourishing with so much...

Kim Pool
Jun 19, 20213 min read


Interview with Thom Carter part 1
Here is the first part of an interview with British musician Thom Carter. For this series, I tried something new and edited the actual...

Kim Pool
Jun 18, 20219 min read


Monday's Child "Missouri River"
Monday’s Child is a band who I first knew from a local battle-of-the-bands gig. Their blues-infused rock-n-roll sound was awesome and...

Kim Pool
Jun 17, 20213 min read


Delta Fuse's "A Matter of Love and War" Fuses the Blues with Hard Rock & Emotion
A Matter Of Love And War | Delta Fuse (bandcamp.com) Delta Fuse is a band name that is certainly fitting for the band’s music:...

Kim Pool
Jun 6, 20215 min read


Howlin May Queen "Satisfied"
Do you find yourself satisfied with what modern rock-n-roll music offers? Are you looking for a band who takes some of the same aspects...

Kim Pool
Jun 5, 20212 min read


Gabrielle Ornate "Do You Feel?"
Gabrielle Ornate’s newest song “Do You Feel?” is certainly catchy - but this song is more than just one that will revolve around your...

Kim Pool
Jun 4, 20212 min read


Marmalade Knives' "Amnesia": A Strange Wonder
Amnesia | Marmalade Knives (bandcamp.com) There is something about the genre of psychedelic that carries this kind of compelling...

Kim Pool
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Delta Fuse "Teardrops in Spain"
Delta Fuse releases another single - and this time, it exhibits a slower, more emotional side of the blues. “Teardrops in Spain” was...

Kim Pool
May 24, 20211 min read


Thomas Baignères “Alors? Tu m'aimes?”: Review & Interview
Thomas Baignères is an artist who I first came to know through his work with London-based band Flare Voyant. I was struck by their...

Kim Pool
May 23, 20213 min read
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