Maroon 5’s “Overexposed” finds the pop/rock band heading more towards the mainstream. Is it worth your money?
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The Biebs grows up, and at least three of us are listening. Big Money, GG and Stephen join forces to tackle “Believe.”
In a recent thought piece on The A.V. Club, Josh Modell ruminated on the dilemma of bands touring endlessly around the hits that made them famous, even as they continue…
Dedicated to our favorite siren in spandex on her 30th birthday, Ms. Britney Spears. A woman who’s loved and lost her marbles. Just like the rest of us.
The Bangles are back with Sweetheart of the Sun, their wonderful new album that pays homage to the ’60s rock sound that long has been an influence on the band. Guitarist Vicki Peterson talks with Annie Zaleski about the new album.
Perhaps Todd Rundgren’s own restive muse — he’s dabbled in every major rock subgenre over the past four decades — simply makes him too difficult to categorize. Maybe Rundgren never…
Supertramp was many things over its too-brief period of hitmaking — wanna-be proggers, post-Beatle popsters, kinda-classical rockers, memory-defining radio monoliths. Sure, Roger Hodgson’s voice could occasionally become a sing-songy distraction….
With their alluring blend of vintage Cambodian pop and surf rock, Dengue Fever’s latest release, Cannibal Courthship, earns praise from Chris Holmes.
If someone asks me what kind of music I listen to, I’ll give them the simple answer: modern rock. The truth, though, is a little more complicated than that (ain’t…
Poker? I hardly know her! Jack Feerick steps into the booth for this week’s Mix Six, and a batch of classic cards-themed tracks.
Did Michael Jackson break the music industry? Jon Cummings examines the damage in this week’s Jesus of Cool.
If it’s late 1987, and you’re in an alternative club or “danceteria,” odds are you’re hearing “American-Soviets” before last call. You might even hear it twice. This song was positively…
Unknown to nearly everyone save the most devoted power-pop and glam aficionados, the Quick were managed by legendary Los Angeles scenester and Runaways cofounder Kim Fowley. Fowley also coproduced the…