Welcome to the first New Music Friday for August with all the new albums that dropped today, Aug. 1, 2025. Cian Ducrot returns with “Little Dreaming,” a tender folk-pop journey that feels made for summer […]
Author: Shaun Smith
New Music Friday, July 25, 2025
It’s Christmas in July, and Santa Shaun is sliding down your feed with a sack full of fresh releases for New Music Friday for July 25, 2025. Indie-pop rockers The Band Camino are back with […]
I Took My Wife To Her First Phish Show At The Mann in Philly
My wife turned to me about 10 minutes into “Fluffhead” and said, “They’re still going.” “They’re just getting started,” I replied, amazed that three songs into Phish’s July 16, 2025, show at TD Pavilion at […]
New Music Friday, July 18, 2025
We’re in the dog days of summer and this New Music Friday for July 18, 2025 brings together a genre-spanning mix of heavy hitters and underground heroes. Philly indie icon Alex G returns with “Headlights.” […]
The Swell Season Moves ‘Forward’ With Heart After 16-year Break
I’ve been feeling quite nostalgic lately. Call it old age—having recently turned 40—or whatever, but I’ve been remembering the past fondly. In 2006, during my senior year of college, back when I read Filter magazine […]
New Music Friday, July 11, 2025
After a week off for Independence Day, New Music Friday for July 11 is bursting with new albums released today. Clipse drops “Let God Sort Em Out,” his first full album in over a decade, […]
Haim Finds Freedom in Heartache on ‘I Quit’
Este, Danielle and Alana Haim have been my summer friends since I was introduced to them in 2017. It was just before I heard “Want You Back,” the first single from Haim’s second album, which […]
New Music Friday, June 27, 2025
This week’s New Music Friday for June 27, 2025 is packed with new artist releases and legends rewriting their stories. Barbra Streisand delivers another installment of her duets project with “The Secret of Life: Partners, […]
New Music Friday, June 20, 2025
It’s the first New Music Friday of summer, and this week’s releases are as bold and diverse as the season ahead. Benson Boone pours his heart out on “American Heart,” blending soaring vocals with polished […]
Your Ultimate Guide to 2025 South Jersey Summer Concerts and Music Festivals
From free beachfront shows to massive multi-day music festivals, summer in South Jersey has live music across every genre. Whether you’re catching rock legends in Somers Point, reggae on the Atlantic City boardwalk or camping […]