ARGYRO’s Scott Argiro on Glitterati, “She’s So LA,” and Finding Space in the Music
For Scott Argiro, a song can begin far from the studio: the melody and bass line for “Cool Shades” came to him while hiking in Colorado. That openness runs...
Pam Ross on “Lost in Heaven,” Songwriting, and What Comes Next
Pam Ross follows a spark wherever it leads. On her latest single, “Lost in Heaven,” a few chords grew into a moonlit story, carried by a haunting slide guitar...
Michael St. Over: Turning Pain Into Purpose With “Ride Sweet Angel”
For more than a decade, Michael Stover has worked behind the scenes as the founder of MTS Records and MTS Management Group, helping independent artists find audiences around the...
Beneath the Pines, Pam Ross Finds Another Kind of Heaven
There is a moment in Pam Ross’ “Lost in Heaven” when the night seems to close over the two people inside it. They are hidden by the pines. The...
Harry Kappen Salutes the Heroes Who Never Make the Feed on “Good Samaritans”
Harry Kappen’s “Good Samaritans” arrives like a brick hurled through the glowing screen of modern life. It is loud, pointed, impatient, and entirely uninterested in flattering a culture that...
Hard Rock, Hard Truths: Michael St. Over’s “Ride Sweet Angel”
If hard rock has spent the past decade trying to decide whether it's a museum piece or a gym soundtrack, Michael St. Over reminds it that the genre once...