We pay tribute to the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch by featuring 1989’s “Hey Ladies” in this week’s Jheri Curl Fridays column.
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It’s a very special Friday Five, dedicated to little Evan James.
The Chairman of the Board is not finished, by a long shot.
Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1967 and started their own label. One of their best signings was singer Freda Payne.
It’s taken him a couple of decades to get his act together, but Joe Walsh is finally ready to release his next solo record, Analog Man, early next month. Get…
What, you haven’t purchased the Carolina Chocolate Drops’ new album Leaving Eden yet? What’s wrong with you? Maybe you’ve just been waiting for the band to release a single with…
Stephan Bayley discusses the stories behind the songs on City Squirrel’s new album, “defeat.”
The final installment of AM Gold: 1972 floats in on a summer breeze and gets really weird at the end.
Somebody hose down the singer, and her producer too while you’re at it.
May brings us a new Burzum album as well as the legendary “Dopesmoker” and Dee Snider doing….showtunes!
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, singer/songwriter Chris Price gives us his picks.
Rob Smith reviews the new Trampled by Turtles album, “Stars and Satellites.”
The new Young Hines record is titled Give Me My Change, but Young’s latest single isn’t looking for a few nickels and dimes — it wants to rock 100 percent…
Robert Smith mingles with the Crooklyn Dodgers while Erin Cruise takes a moment to chat about her hit song.
A word regarding Adam Yauch; probably the first of many.
Remembering our dear childhood friend in music Adam Yauch, MCA, tonight with our No Date song. Rockabilly queen, Wanda Jackson helps lighten a heavy mood this Date night and Star Wars day, May the 4th.
What do James Brown, Joni Mitchell and Dan Hartman have in common? Read this week’s Jheri Curl Fridays column to find out.
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In the latest installment of Desert Island Discs, Orbo of Orbo & The Longshots makes his picks.
Your butt — is it moving? No? Well, Antibalas are here to change that with “Sare Kon Kon,” a brand new track from their self-titled Daptone debut, due August 7….
The album that contains some of the most magnificent music to come out of the 1960s, including “California Dreamin'” and “Monday Monday.”
The shimmering debut album from Oakland’s Anna Ash is finally here, and it’s full of charm and romance.
Out of the ashes of the Hi_Fis rose two classic vocal groups; the 5th Dimension, and the Friends of Distinction.
To come of age in a time when few young people actually cared about rock was thrilling.
What sets Kip Moore’s “Up All Night” apart from so many of his peers is the conviction of the singer’s delivery and his commitment to make great music rather than cash in on a trend.
One man doom merchant, Judd Madden, shares the five albums he just couldn’t be without.
It takes a strong piece of music to overcome sub-par song lyrics. We’re looking at you, America.
When I’m playing Abbey Road, I almost always pass them by.
If you could only listen to five albums, which ones would you choose? In this edition of Desert Island Discs, Brian Buchanan of Enter the Haggis makes his picks.
