Thursday, February 6, 2025

Bowie spins records that prove insightful to his music in 1979...

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I must thank my friend Pablo for pointing out this two-hour radio show on the BBC hosted by David Bowie in 1979. He pointed...

The Independent Ethos Radio Hour to debut on Jolt Radio this...

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Beginning this month, I will be hosting highlights from this website and my freelance work as a film and music critic living in Miami...

Beach House offer most riveting album yet with ‘Bloom’ – out...

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Too often, lately, I have heard lush, layered records only to feel dizzy and nauseous by the end. So-called chill wave has often been...

Pete and the Pirates stream new album ahead of May 24...

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After several mentions on "the Independent Ethos" about the work of Reading, England's Pete and the Pirates and progress on the band's sophomore album...

Mike Garson talks about ‘David Bowie Variations’: an Indie Ethos exclusive

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Forget Brian Eno, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. One of David Bowie's most consistent and important collaborators has been his stalwart keyboardist, Mike Garson....

From the Archives: Mike Garson on playing the piano (Part 4...

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This post continues my conversation with Mike Garson, which took place May 4, 2004. I sat down with him backstage at the James L....

IndieEthos podcast on Jolt, Episode 6 + preview for Episode 7...

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In exactly a week I return to Jolt Radio with a new episode of The Independent Ethos Radio Hour. We are now being sponsored...

From the Archives: Album review: Oval – ‘Dok’ and free streams...

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The other day, thanks to a friend, I took a trip down memory lane listening to some early music that would later come to...

Ambient music artist Dirk Serries offers insight into his craft: An...

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Before he coined the term "ambient music," Brian Eno released an album called Discreet Music. Inside the 1975 album's liner notes he described listening...

Duke of Burgundy plunges deep into the frailty of love and...

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It’s funny that the 50 Shades of Grey movie will hit the multiplex on the same day as The Duke of Burgundy enters select art house theaters....