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Mike McGonigal

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Mike McGonigal is editorial director for YETI publishing and the author of three little music books. He lives in Portland, OR, where he spends his time assembling gospel music compilations for his own label, Social Music, plus others — including Tompkins Square and Mississippi.

His all-time favorite bands are probably ELO, Swan Silvertones, Amon Duul 1, Chrome, Terry Riley, Rising Star Fife + Drum Band, Half Japanese, and Reverend Louis Overstreet with His Sons and Congregation.

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Interview: The Relatives

The Relatives are a Dallas, Texas-based gospel funk act formed by brother… more »

2011: Garage Rock Grows Up

Four years ago, I flew from Portland to New York to see my favorite band,… more »

Mikal Cronin, Mikal Cronin…

By the time you get to the dueling flute solo during the hardcore coda in… more »

Eternal Tapestry, Beyond the …

This Portland, Oregon, rock trio has been soundtracking imaginary Jodorow… more »

The Men, Leave Home

In the spirit of disorder, Brooklyn’s The Men (not the Le Tigre off… more »

Purling Hiss, Lounge Lizards…

If you’re a devotee of New Choogle (contemporary blues-rock a la En… more »

Unpublished Album with ID #11…

ELO's second-best album, A New World Record, is a stunner from start … more »

Ginny Owens, If You Want Me T…

This collection of the sight-impaired singer-songwriter's greatest hi… more »

Extra Golden, Hera Ma Nono…

It's surprisingly tough to find musical collaborations between Wester… more »

Blind Boys Of Alabama, Retros…

The Blind Boys of Alabama were never the very best Golden Age-era a cappe… more »

Moondog, Sax Pax For A Sax…

Sax Pax is a delightful addition to the visionary composer's catalog.… more »

The Highway Q. C.’s, Je…

It's tough to wrap ones 'brain around the idea that "Somewhere to… more »

Various Artists – Table…

The island nation New Zealand, located halfway 'round the world from … more »

The Staple Singers, Swing Low…

The Staple Singers 'second album consists of songs recorded in 1959 a… more »

John Lee Hooker, Burnin…

When John Lee Hooker made the transition from regional indies to the larg… more »

Various Artists – Docum…

This recorded sermon begins innocuously enough, with a bit of song. We he… more »

Low, Christmas

Many artists — particularly those of the country, soul and pop pers… more »

hollAnd, Love Fluxus

TeenBeat acts tend to make either chaotic eclectic-rock or restrained aes… more »

Valet, Blood is Clean…

Honey Owens (aka Valet) waited some time to make her first solo album … more »

Elder Charles Beck & Oth…

It's 1956. Dwight Eisenhower is president, the Cold War is raging and… more »

The Spiritualaires of Hurtsbo…

The lines between gospel and blues have always been blurry as heck (well,… more »

Richard Swift, Dressed Up For…

Richard Swift's third album is the singer-songwriter's most charm… more »

Ginny Owens, Long Way Home…

It's hard to get enough of singer Ginny Owens'uplifting 2005 albu… more »

The Choir, O How The Mighty H…

Can you imagine a low-key U2, shorn of the self-important, shouting bomba… more »

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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor

As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »

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