Gravity Kills was the next big thing back in 1996. That is until 1997 came along. Hear them, Guns N’ Roses and more with Bottom Feeders.
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As music fans, bands find their way into our song-obsessed hearts in a variety of ways and some of the best experiences come about very unexpectedly. I think we all…
A labor day of love songs brought to you buy a hip shaking icon and a soft, soulful guitarist. Let the three day weekend wash over you. Love and live.
Kevin J. Anderson expands on Neil Peart’s lyrics to create a fuller story of Clockwork Angels.
Kick your Labor Day weekend off early, join in this week’s Friday Five!
It’s hard out there for working men and women. And that holds for the white collar variety, too; this year’s Labor Day blowout goes out to our brothers and sisters…
Scott Malchus recalls his family’s Make-A-Wish vacation in this week’s Scotty’s Jukebox.
The geographical center of the pop music universe was all over the map during the first decade-and-a-half of the rock era. It began in New York, where the old and…
Eddie Holman is primarily remembered for one song, but what a song it was
Meshell and Cody cover Nina Simone in a sneak peek from the next Ndegeocello joint, the Simone tribute record Pour Une Ame Souveraine (For a Sovereign Soul), A Dedication to…
We’re seeing a small army of essential box sets come out this fall, but for my money, the most essential of the bunch is The Preservation Hall 50th Anniversary Collection…
Why does America glorify girls and women who are drunk, lusty, rowdy and uneducated? Because they are easier to manipulate and control.
We close out AM:Gold 1976 the only way possible – really mellow, man.
James Parker of the Irish duo A Dark Horse discusses his songwriting approach
I beg of you, in the name of all that’s holy, tread carefully with the video embedded below. It will suck out your soul and kill it in front of…
There are a lot of things Texas can’t seem to get right — weather, politics, race relations, Presidential hospitality — but Texans don’t have to make any apologies for their…
I’m still a little disappointed that it isn’t a concept album of duets with Shirley MacLaine, but whatever — Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is stepping out as a…
Not that there are any body parts I’d want to keep in a jar, but the heart seems like a particularly grody choice, what with all of its aortas and…
I’m not necessarily advocating watching it unless you have a hankering for blood and mud, but the Vigo Thieves have released a video for their new single “Forever” — and…
“I don’t need to talk / You fucked up, not me,” sings Liz Wood in her new single, “Ruin” — our first glimpse of her upcoming EP, Into My Own,…
Canada, hip-hop, and senior citizens ballroom dancing: They sound like the ingredients for a round of Mad Libs, but in this case, they’re the winning formula behind Friends with the…
I think picking five albums is an impossible task for anyone — particularly a musician. I could easily fill up my top five lists with only Beatles and White Stripes…
In honor of Sean Connery’s 82nd birthday today (Aug. 25), Don Ralph of Life In A Blender writes about his song, “Sean Connery.”
This week’s Song for the Soundtrack of Your Date (No Date) Tonight goes to extremes with songs by Old 97’s and Roy Orbison.
It’s Friday, time to drop the needle on the record and shuffle away to the weekend.
Two, count ’em, two prog rock albums worth your consideration.
The first two Doors albums, The Doors and Strange Days, were both written at about the same time, and each one is studded with classic songs. In fact, many if…
Listen, I don’t know about you, but the idea of a week that goes from Saturday to Monday really pisses me off. A one-day weekend? No football season? Total bullshit….
