New Music Friday is the perfect end to another week, and Jan. 26, 2024, just so happens to be the last one for January, so that’s like a two-for-one bonus. Alkaline Trio returns with its […]
Author: Shaun Smith
Will Green Day Be Our Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘Saviors’
Green Day has always been a part of my musical landscape. I fondly remember receiving their landmark albums “Dookie” in 1994 and “Insomniac” in 1995, as a kid, along with other bands that have stayed […]
New Music Friday, Jan. 19, 2024
This week’s New Music Friday brings a diverse mix of sounds and styles for all the albums released Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Fresh off their subway tour, Green Day hits us with “Saviors,” blending their […]
New Music Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
Welcome back to the first New Music Friday of 2024! This week, hip-hop dominates the top of my list with 21 Savage dropping “American Dream,” Boldy James and Nicholas Craven teaming up for “Penalty of […]
Top 23 of ’23
It’s that time of year again when reflection is in the air and since there aren’t a lot of new albums being released, I go back through the year and pick my favorite albums of […]
New Music Friday, Dec. 8, 2023
We’re getting to the end of the year with what looks like the final New Music Friday of 2023 but there are still a few Christmas trees left on the lot today, Friday, Dec. 8, […]
Cat Power Turns Royal Albert Hall Into A Bob Dylan Machine
“Live 1966: The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert” is nearly required listening for any self-respecting folkie on the test for Dylanologists. The concert marked a pivotal moment after the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where Dylan began […]
New Music Friday – Dec. 1, 2023
Welcome to what may be the first and last New Music Friday of December but being as this is The High Note, we can’t leave you dry for an entire month so let’s kick off […]
New Music Friday – Nov. 17, 2023
After a brief hiatus, The High Note is back with another New Music Friday. This week’s musical feast for Nov. 17, 2023 has layers of melodies to satisfy all tastes. The dynamic duo of 2 […]
New Music Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
It’s the first New Music Friday of November and as the leaves continue their autumn dance, The High Note is here with your playlist for all the albums released Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 It’s Christmas […]