I consider Heather Augustyn to be the premier author/scholar on ska, so her writing this book makes all the sense in the world. Other works by her would include Ska:…
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Popdose takes a look at the new expanded reissue for the band’s 1993 album Ring.
There are, across rock history, a few albums that could be considered perfect. Collections of songs where the composition, production, sequence, context, attitude and a mysterious x-factor all align flawlessly….
Well, it’s that time again: Time for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to announce another set of nominees for possible induction, and time for me to emerge from…
Concerts once sold records. Now albums sell concerts, leaving many in the cold.
Albums from the previous year don’t turn to dust at the stroke of Midnight on New Year’s Eve, so why rush a love letter to the best albums and artists of 2022 — here is your playlist for an epic 2023.
Third time’s a charm for Madison Cunningham’s “Revealer”
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“It’s the devil I love, and that’s as funny as real love. And that’s as real as true love.”
“I remember when I was a kid reading a headline in the paper and my dad’s saying, ‘The Rolling Stones are going to do a gig. They’re all in their thirties! Ridiculous!'”
Songwriters Marvin Etzioni and David Williams reflect on their song “Can’t Cry Hard Enough.”
Stop me if you think I’ve done this one before. Because I have.
Let me take you on a trip…where I don’t play that song.
Answers to your advice-seeking queries from ol’ John Cougar from around 1982 and who is also an ageless shapeshifting demigod.
Answers to your advice-seeking queries from ol’ John Cougar from around 1982 and who is also an ageless shapeshifting demigod.
“The answer to 90% of all questions is money.” – My friend Karen
“Writing Christian pop is easy. Instead of saying ‘baby,’ you say ‘Jesus.’” – Nik Kershaw
Billy Joel deserves every second of what I do to him here.
No one is putting on Steve McQueen and skipping to “When the Angels.”
Once again, the Aging Hipster presents 50 or so amazing albums from the year that was, 2021 — a retro-leaning list of artists you probably actually heard of (if you’re over 40).
Erin McKeown talks about touring, the genesis of her new album, and enjoying the holiday hang.