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Swim Atlantic is a Portland, Oregon based quartet that puts the emphasis of their work on two things: 1) Vocal harmonies 2) Hook-heavy pop songs Beyond that, any musical “spice” is fair game. With songs that cull influences from the 1960s through today, the band draws on a variety of influences that include The Beatles, […]

PGH is all about helping artists highlight their most recent projects, so let us all know what your latest project is – and tell us about how it come into the world. What has the initial feedback on it been like? Juan Avila – Lead Singer (JA): “Hold on Tight”, our latest release, is a […]

LOST TREASURES THE GLITTERHOUSE “Color Blind“   By Peter Marston [linebreak style=”25.png”]   The Glitterhouse is best-known for the title song from the cult classic film Barbarella, but this is plainly an injustice. First, although featured as vocalists on that song and several others from the film’s soundtrack, the band does not play on the […]

A JANGLY MUSIC PRIMER – THE 1960S by Eric Sorenson I have always been drawn to the sound of a jangly, chiming, ringing 12-string guitar … or a combination of six-string guitars that creates the same rich sound.  The great Searchers’ song – “Needles and Pins” – really resonated with me back in 1964.  The […]