What Bill and Ted 3 Means For Those Who Face The Music
Cynicism and despair come so easily. Yet we know, whenever we revisit these characters, that at their heart they represent joy.
Mavis Staples’ “We Get By” out May 10
Soul survivor, living legend and national treasure Mavis Staples – she of The Staples Singers, Wattstax, and the one woman who said “no!” to Bob Dylan – continues her reign…
Steven Wilson Stereo and 5.1 Remixes of In The Court Of The Crimson King Gets Fripp Approval
King Crimson is one of those bands that you either love or hate. Since a young age, they’ve been a band (in every incarnation) that I’ve deeply loved and cared…
Jesse Colin Young To Release Dreamers On CD and LP
Jesse Colin Young has been with us musically since the ’60s with his still beloved song with The Youngbloods, “Get Together”. (If the title throws you, one listen to the…
Review: Weezer, “The Teal Album”
Far be it for me to defend the zombie juggernaut known as Weezer. At their best, the group is one of the most potent power pop monsters of the last…
Omnivore Recordings To Release Rare Lone Justice Club Recordings With Live At The Palomino 1983
When it comes to Lone Justice, the folks at Omnivore Records have become tireless in presenting a collection of rare tapes and concert recordings for the now defunct band, who…
ALBUM REVIEW: BIG STAR, “Live On WLIR”
Okay, onto the re-release of Big Star: Live On WLIR (which originally came out in 1992 on Ryko as Big Star Live): first, the “featured image” is with Andy Hummel,…
#MetalMonday: “Demons In You” by Tarja (featuring Alissa White-Gluz)
Alissa White-Gluz (Arch-Enemy) plays the demonic shadow shelf to Tarja Turunen’s radiant goddesshood...
Previously Rumored Stones Hits Package, Honk, Is Now Confirmed
With the cyclical release of a collection of incredibly marketable Rolling Stones hits in bloom, the band has – once again – targeted a new generation of Stones fans. This…
Singled Out: “Evermore” by Devin Townsend
“Evermore” picks up the gauntlet thrown by “Genesis,” smacks its listeners across the cheek Bugs Bunny style, then slams the gauntlet back down on the concrete.
Review: Chuck Mosley – “Joe Haze Session #2” (Record Store Day Exclusive)
There’s something wonderfully strange and welcoming about the new Chuck Mosley record. I, like many, got introduced, pun intended, to Mosley through early, Introduce Yourself-era Faith No More and specifically…
ALBUM REVIEW: ROBERT FORSTER, “Inferno”
Most people know Robert Forster as one half of the driving force behind Australia’s beloved and brilliant Go-Betweens, along with musical partner, the late Grant McLennan. But rather than look…