BREAKING BENJAMIN ALUMNI, MEMBERS OF CANDLEBOX & COLD COVER FILTER’S ‘TAKE A PICTURE’
An all-star collection of hard rock musicians with NEPA ties has virtually recorded a version of the 1999 hit "Take A Picture" by Filter. The lineup features Cold guitarist Nick Coyle (also lead vocal...
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WAIT A WHILE PODCAST FEATURING JIM SCOTT, DENNIS McNALLY, PAPPY BIONDO, CARL CANEDY, BRET ALEXANDER & MORE
"Wait a While" is a video interview series featuring Highway 81 Revisited editor Michael Lello and Karl Hall co-owner AJ Jump chatting with musicians and music industry insiders. New episodes are post...
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EXCLUSIVE: OLD CHARADES ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, STREAMS NEW TRACK
Scranton and Philadelphia band Old Charades today announces a new album, "Iron-Jawed Angels," and debuts the title track here as well. The band says the album will most likely be released in late fall...
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EXCLUSIVE: J. ALAN SCHNEIDER VISITS ‘BORDER TOWN’ AND EXPLORES COLLABORATIVE RECORDING PROCESS
For his new album, "All Lit Up," J. Alan Schneider decided to bring some friends into the recording process, a departure from his 2016 debut EP, "Lo & Behold." "I've played in bands and record...
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KALI MA AND THE GARLAND OF ARMS ARE ON THE ‘CUSP’ (SONG PREMIERE)
By Eric Schlittler Kali Ma and The Garland of Arms have been kicking around the sub-underground of Northeastern PA for the past couple years, playing shows at the regular local haunts in addition t...
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DAS BLACK MILK MINES ‘JEWELS AND ELEMENTS’ ON NEW ALBUM (SONG PREMIERE)
By Eric Schlittler Since the mid-aughts, the Scranton-based group known as Das Black Milk has made its presence known both in the Electric City the members call home and points beyond. The band's u...
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JAMES BARRETT CHANNELS ‘CRAZY EMOTIONS’ ON NEW SONG AHEAD OF ALBUM RELEASE (PREMIERE)
Singer and guitarist James Barrett had been playing your typical solo gigs around the Scranton area, but he wanted more. "I always wanted to be in a band," he says. "I always listened to heavier st...
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PAPPY BRINGS NEW TWIST TO TRADITIONAL ‘DIG A HOLE IN THE MEADOW’ (SONG PREMIERE)
As a member of Cabinet, Pappy has earned a reputation as a can't-miss live act with stunning prowess on the banjo and beyond and the songs to back it up -- whether his own compositions or his adaptati...
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FATE MCAFEE SHARES ‘FROM A SILO’ IN ADVANCE OF ALBUM RELEASE (SONG PREMIERE)
Kentucky singer-songwriter Fate McAfee, who will release a new LP, "Diesel Palomino" on March 1, today debuts album track "From A Silo" via Highway 81 Revisited. Says McAfee of the song: “I had rec...
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HEAVY BLONDE PRESENTS NEW SONG CYCLE (PREMIERE)
Following up on its 2015 debut album, "Heatwave," Scranton/Brooklyn band Heavy Blonde has prepared a new project, “Of Sun and of the Earth and of the Moon.” The first track from the new series of song...
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