I’ve been a fan and was influenced very early on by The Yardbirds. I was never keen on Eric Clapton (and still am not) or Jimmy Page (although I do…
CD Reviews
Only two years after the long-dormant festival was resurrected, one of the bands who left a pretty timeless mark previously at the storied festival, returned to play another blistering set,…
Julian Velard’s ‘Fancy Words for Failure’ finds the singer at a professional and personal crossroads, but coming out on the right side.
It is the sound of a band acting their age, while making fun of it at the same time.
Forget objectivity, because you won’t find it here – not from me. And certainly not about these live, orchestral, all-star performances of Big Star’s Third album, plus many of the…
The chewy center of the band’s latest hard rock is just plain fun.
Good concert films can either define an era (Woodstock, The Last Waltz) or an artist (Frampton Comes Alive, Cheap Trick at Budokan, Stop Making Sense). And then there are the…
The imposing Midnight Oil frontman returns to music with his solo debut.
So this obscure thing came out last week we’re sure you know nothing about.
This is a band becoming aware of exactly what it has to lose, which is not a goddamned thing.
It’s hard to fight against the man when, at this stage, “I’m The Man”
Objectivity be damned; this is The Beatles we’re talking about. The single, most important cultural entity to happen in my lifetime; merely a rock and roll band who re-shaped traditions…
Rob Smith explores the expansive live box set by electric jazz pioneers Weather Report.
It’s so interesting that I was asked to review Now That’s What I Call Halloween, a definitive, all-encompassing compilation of Halloween songs, scary film score highlights, and other soundscapes from…
Seriously hoping the PR firm will use this as a pull quote: “The production doesn’t totally fuck everything up.”
Since their 2006 reformation, Ft. Worth’s Toadies have released 3 albums (one a live document) and this new album takes the band in a slightly different direction. Heretics features several…
Gorgeously melodic pop songs that will have ’80s alt-pop fans swooning.
For a very limited time, Popdose readers can get an exclusive download of the new Brandon Schott track “Seeing You In Stereo”.