If you’re a fan of catchy pop tunes and you aren’t familiar with the Paley Brothers, prepare yourself: you’re about to get an education. Andy and Jonathan Paley released their…
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The sun shines down on rock music this week with a heaping of Squeeze, Squier and a concert’s worth of Springsteen tunes.
With a new R.E.M. album in hand, Annie Zaleski tackles the difficult task of assessing the latest offering by her favorite band.
Peace and love – they were meant to be together. With that in mind, Michael Fortes brings together a mix of 20 songs with “peace” and “love” in their titles.
Ed Murray is back with another chunk of lo-fi goodness, and this time, he’s cranking up some live recordings from Wayne Kramer and Johnny Thunders’ short-lived Gang War.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE First off, let me say that Á¢€Å“Y.M.C.A.Á¢€ didnÁ¢€â„¢t make the cut on this mix. Yeah, itÁ¢€â„¢s a fun song, but chances are youÁ¢€â„¢ve heard it…
Á¢€Å“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.Á¢€…
With this week’s installment of Unsolicited Advice, Rob Smith’s uncle Don Skwatzenschitz becomes the latest in a long line of people to try and figure out what’s wrong with R.E.M.’s career.
Various Artists – The Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 8 (2009, Wicked Cool) Purchase this album (Amazon) Let us now praise famous do-rag-wearing guitarist/songwriter/deejay/record execs. Now, unless Clive Davis…
Erika Wennerstrom is a genuine force of nature. If you’re hearing her voice for the first time, you quickly realize that it qualifies as a revelation. If you’ve heard her…
If I ever run for office, and someone asks the drug-use question, I can honestly say I didnÁ¢€â„¢t inhale. While pop-music critics are a Dionysian lot, snorting coke off groupiesÁ¢€â„¢…
From a place apart Morpheus, God of dreams, awakes The artist Robert Mapplethorpe died from complications of AIDS in 1989. According to his great friend, Patti Smith, Á¢€Å“His mortal suffering…
Although released in late 1977, the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack would be impossible to ignore for much of 1978, with the Bee Gees’ “Night Fever” and “Stayin’ Alive,” as well…