It is really hard to create music which evokes a previous era without sounding imitative, but Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros pull it off. Listening to their self-titled third album puts you in a time warp back to the late Sixties. Yet only a couple of the songs...
It would be hard to say that the last couple of years haven't been uncertain ones for GWAR. That isn't to say there was any concern that the band wouldn't continue after the untimely passing of guitarist Cory Smoot in 2011 (GWAR's the kind of band which...
It's funny how, as time has passed, the public's perception of Elvis Presley has changed. Outside of the singer's most devout supporters (of which there continue to be a staggering number), everyone knows Elvis as the hip-swingin' King of Rock n'...
Haya doin'ere, junky? I'm havin' a diff'rent kinda day taday, 'at's fer shoor. I'm sittin'ere, listenin' ta old Elvis Presley reckids – c'n youse buh-lieve it? I'm innat kinda bloated, indulgent mood taday. I's...
While there's no doubt that his voice is loaded with a healthy amount of excitement in conversation, there's no question that the dominant tone in singer Chris Cresswell's voice is one of relieved satisfaction. It wasn't easy, but everything is finally...
I've been a fan of Vampire Weekend for years, which is not the easiest thing to admit because these guys are basically the hipster scapegoats for irrelevance. Is it because they wear new sweaters instead of vintage ones? Is it because boating people think they are...
While No Age's last album was certainly a guilty pleasure, it just doesn't hold a candle to the quality of their new album, An Object. Sure, the band's third album was good, there's no arguing that, but his time No Age has ascended to a whole new level...
If The Stooges proved nothing else during their all-too-brief first run (before Iggy changed his surname to “Pop” and James Williamson joined in on guitar), they proved that “rock n' roll” was not synonymous with “rocket...
Those familiar with Palms and specifically who is in the band will not be surprised by what they hear on the band's self0titled debut at all. Such a statement might sound condemning but, in fact, it is intended to be an endorsement of the music; most times,...
While his name might not be the single most memorable in music at first (Dave Tough was also the name of a well-known jazz drummer in Dixieland and Swing era of the Thirties and Forties), it would be hard to overlook Dave Tough's voice after hearing this...