2CD/DVD Package For Wishbone Ash – Live At Rockpalast 1976 (Plus Live Dates Side Note)
It’s not often I get to tout a release from one of my favorite bands from the ’70s. And while grey-market releases might not be all that we want or…
The Cult Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Sonic Temple With 5CD Box, 3LP Box, More
The Cult broke through with a near perfect album, Love, back in 1985. The UK band followed that classic up with a harder-edged sound designed to push the band and…
UK’s Cherry Red Label Releases 5CD Poco Box, The Epic Years 1972-1976
Poco began its revered existence in 1969 with the release of Pickin’ Up The Pieces. At that time, the band was comprised of Richie Furay, Jim Messina, and Rusty Young,…
Kronos Quartet Release Audio Version of Terry Riley: Sun Rings
The famed San-Francisco-based string quartet, The Kronos Quartet, has delivered more than 40 albums of extraordinary contemporary works. Their first, Music of Dane Rudhyar, was issued back in 1979. Since…
#MetalMonday: “Freedom” by Alice Cooper
The PMRC had seized national attention with their (literal in their minds?) witch hunt, and a new generation of traveling preachers were making their careers by telling ghost stories of…
GARDEN STATE HIP-HOP & MAKIN WAVES PRESENTS SUMMER RAP N’ ROCK TOUR THIS SUMMER
10 rotating music acts & two DJs at seven dates in six cities includes stops in Philadelphia, Jersey City, Trenton, Brooklyn, New Brunswick and two in Asbury Park.
Album Review: Luxury, “Trophies”
Luxury has a new album titled Trophies. It’s the result of 2015 Kickstarter campaign, where fortunate supporters received an advance copy of it. However, it was not officially released in…
Profile: David Mnemo returns to his roots in Pittsburgh
At a Pennsylvania house party around 2007, Penn State students John Dubosky and Eric Goeller heard a sound that blew their minds. “There was this infectious bass line coming from…
Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) Returns With Debut Solo Album, Jaime
Back in 2012, a band by the name of Alabama Shakes went on to surprise a lot of fans with their soulful and bluesy rock and roll. With the release…
Review: Spheruleus – “Light Through Open Blinds”
Fifteen years ago, the definition of ambient music, even the initiation to ambient music, was very different. But, even by the standards of the day, Untitled was an odd duck.…
Review: The Raconteurs, “Help Us Stranger”
2019 has been a surprisingly strong year for guitar-oriented rock music. You wouldn’t know it from the Billboard Top 100 which remains fully committed to trap, hip hop, and EDM-based…
Review: The Austerity Program – “Bible Songs 1”
I’m not sure which version of the King James Bible Thad Calabrese and Justin Foley are thumbing through, but I don’t remember the incantation “You motherfuckers!” appearing in the Book…