Making a Scene Features Ma Rainey

Making a Scene Features Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey: Mother Of The Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 “By that point, she was already performing in tent shows, singing both minstrel songs and more contemporary vaudeville styles.”  |  Read More at Making a...
Far Out Magazine Reviews Precious Company

Far Out Magazine Reviews Precious Company

Jad Tariq, Precious Company: 4 Stars “Some places in America, you can feel the leftover magic of a formerly glorious musical past, where history hangs heavy in the atmosphere, like Memphis, where there’s a mystical ripple in the air that’s hard to define and the...
Far Out Magazine Reviews Precious Company

Ultimate Classic Rock Interviews Jad Tariq

What Jad Tariq Learned From Playing Guitar With Bob Dylan This Summer “As fans are well aware, Dylan has a habit of both sticking with players he’s worked with for years and also switching things up unexpectedly.”  |  Read More at Ultimate Classic...
Cait Stoddard Reviews Franklin Kiermyer Album

The Big Takeover Highlights Nanaco Sato

Single Premiere: Nanaco Sato, “Lust – Love Underground” (Gearbox Records) “Born in Tokyo in 1955, Nanaco Sato’s unique, coquettish hushed voice saw her become a pioneer of the Shibuya-kei movement (an eclectic Japanese pop microgenre from the...
Acoustic Guitar Features Dida Pelled

Acoustic Guitar Features Dida Pelled

Learn Dida Pelled’s Playful, Jazzy Take on “Hesitation Blues” “I’ve always wanted to play guitar like a ragtime pianist, with melody, chords, and bass all together—the rhythm snapping just right, effortless.”  |  Read More at Acoustic...
Far Out Magazine Reviews Precious Company

Glide Premieres “Half Measures”

SONG PREMIERE: Memphis Soulster Jad Tariq Brings Plenty of Swing and Swagger to R&B Tune “Half Measures” “Memphis guitarist and vocalist Jad Tariq may be a relatively young presence on the contemporary blues scene, but his music reaches...