Raised Eyebrows: 31 Years Of Pollard (Randy)
Let’s take a look this month at one of the most prolific songwriters of the lo-fi era. Robert Pollard is the principle songwriter and frontman of the legendary Ohio indie rock band, Guided By Voices....
Author: Randy Reynolds
Raised Eyebrows: Home Recording (Randy)
Time is flying by and summer is in full swing. Let’s celebrate with some wonderful home recordings by familiar faces, indie giants, and a few unsung greats. While home recording is a somewhat conventional idea...
Raised Eyebrows: Wild World Of Pedal Steel (Randy)
This month I’m venturing into the wild world of the pedal steel. It is reported on the internet that Jimmy Page once stated that it looks like someone ironing clothes on stage. While that is...
Raised Eyebrows: 2018 So Far (Randy)
We are almost halfway through the year and I’ve already got a line on what a few of the best records of the year are. Well, in my world anyway… This month I’ve rounded up...
Raised Eyebrows: Finally Drag City (Randy)
For the longest time, Chicago’s Drag City label was one of the big holdouts in the great Spotify migration. I’m really happy to report that they are now streaming and the world is a better...
Raised Eyebrows: Classic Rock Hidden Gems (Randy)
During SXSW this past few weeks, I did something to help me fight the onslaught of music blaring from every bar/restaurant/art space/garage seemingly in Austin; I listened to classic rock. It not only made me...
Raised Eyebrows: Overlooked 00’s (Randy)
With the rush of February comes a personally curious + overwhelming nostalgia for the 00’s. Within the decade that saw Y2K, September 11th, Napster, and the death of the CD, there’s a small but considerable...
Raised Eyebrows: Say Yes 2018 (Randy)
I hate to start my year by re-thinking the last, but it seems to be my path over here at SOTO. 2017 continues to be a year of oddity and occasional brilliance (musically anyway.) The...
Raised Eyebrows: 2017 RIP (Randy)
Before the holidays kick in, I wanted to take a moment here to look back on the incredible artists that we have lost in 2017. 2016 hit hard with Bowie and Prince, and 2017 did...
Raised Eyebrows: Greatest Ladies II (Randy)
Last month I talked about some legendary female artists, and it was so much fun that I’d like to continue on with the theme. So for October, I’ll be focusing on some important contemporary female...
