Clem Snide
The intersection of hope and resignation can be a disarming place, but also incredibly beautiful. It’s where Oh Smokey, the tenth Clem Snide album, spends a lot of its time. Eef Barzelay, the songwriter behind the name since time immemorial, describes Oh Smokey as “slow, sad songs about God and death,” knowing full well that […]
OUTSIDE MAGAZINE: Hot Water Music Frontman Chuck Ragan Would Rather Be Fly-Fishing
SOURCE Published: Oct 20, 2024 Updated: Oct 21, 2024 Frederick DreierFollow (Photo: Gina Wetzler/Redferns/Getty Images) Rock fans of a certain age likely remember the gritty nineties punk band Hot Water Music, rose to fame amid the mainstream success of Green Day, Blink 182, Rancid, and other groups of that era. If you attended the Van’s Warped Tour (which […]
BROOKLYNVEGAN: Chuck Ragan returns with new song “Echo the Halls” (listen)
SOURCE Andrew Sacher November 16, 2023 Chuck Ragan is releasing “Echo the the Halls,” the Hot Water Music co-frontperson’s first new solo single since 2016, tomorrow (11/17), but it’s getting an early premiere right here. It’s a breezy, driving heartland rock song led by Chuck’s distinct grit, and it’s a great one. “Many of the songs that I […]