We had the chance to see Franz Ferdinand’s current U.S. tour. Here’s our review!
We were back in Columbia for the 10th year of Roots N Blues N BBQ! Annie Zaleski shares some highlights from this year’s fun at the fest.
We went to the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia, Missouri and had a lot of fun (and ate lots of BBQ!).
Lloyd Cole is the type of songwriter who incites travel, perhaps because he himself is nomadic and restless–a musical omnivore who’s traversed sparse folk, Velvet Underground-esque rock, electronica and dour jangle-pop (to…
Midge Ure has engendered quite a bit of goodwill over the years, thanks to a long musical career spanning myriad genres. In the 70s and 80s alone, the Scotland native…
On the surface, Duncan Sheik’s Covers Eighties Remixed might fall into the ”absolutely inessential” category. After all, as its name implies, this covers compilation is itself a remixed version of…
The Bangles are back with Sweetheart of the Sun, their wonderful new album that pays homage to the ’60s rock sound that long has been an influence on the band. Guitarist Vicki Peterson talks with Annie Zaleski about the new album.
It’s not often that a band releases two solid albums in the same week — twenty years apart. But such a gesture is just all in a day’s work for…
With a new R.E.M. album in hand, Annie Zaleski tackles the difficult task of assessing the latest offering by her favorite band.
Britpop lovers will be intrigued to hear about the 20th-anniversary reissue of the seminal Ride album Nowhere. Annie Zaleski dips into the contents of the set.
When Material Issue front man Jim Ellison committed suicide in June of 1996, the act was sharp and sudden. The 32-year-old wasn’t a stereotypical grunge sad-sack. He was an anachronistic…
Last week in Bootleg City, it was discovered that Mayor Cass had gone missing after what appeared to be a New Year’s Eve celebration in his office. The only clue…
The mayor’s office in Bootleg City was completely dark as I cracked open the door. ”Thank God,” I thought to myself. I had absentmindedly left my Cure reissues there before…
Greetings, citizens of Bootleg City. It’s an honor being the first female interim mayor of this fair burg. But perhaps you’re wondering how I snagged this plush gig. No no…