While volumes have been written trying to calculate an artist's worth and value to his fans, the best and easiest way to get a true impression lies in the moments when that artist inspires a sold-out crowd to sing along with him in concert. It might sound overly...
As even the most rabid supporters will begrudgingly admit, the concept of a Jimi Hendrix compilation can be a dicey proposition. The guitarist left this planet forty-three years ago – how much material could there possibly be that no one has heard before?...
Heartthrob comes off as a gamble which succeeded, on many levels. Tegan and Sara probably had as much indie cred as any band out there. Fifteen years of putting out their emotion-packed folk-pop gave them a solid fan base and a reputation far beyond that base for...
Seminal prog rock band Yes will be kicking off a 26 date North American tour in early March, and fans can expect a totally new and unique Yes experience. For the first time ever, Yes will be preforming three of its most popular albums (The Yes Album, Close to the Edge,...
"A real fucking group… they also make fucking records. They don't just go and twiddle around on stage to make a bunch of fucking...
One quick trip through the annals of pop and rock music history will reveal how wildly common it is for an album for be described as “ahead of its time,” but what does that really mean? That the artist who made the record had the forethought to see where...
Hey you junky bastids youse,Aw, yer gonna lurve me dis week junky, no doubt about'at. Dis week, I gotta strain o' rare smack fer youse ta sample, an' I think yer gonna wanna know abottit right off cuzz'is kinda stuff has been off da market fer...
CDs like Starlight by Joan Armatrading remind me of why I hate genre classification in music. Grace Notes labeled this "Country & Folk,” which is plainly absurd; seeing that label attached to Starlight has to be some holdover from her earlier career,...
Eric Burdon does not seem to realize the Sixties ended long ago. And that's a good thing. He still believes that music can change the world, and he still sings like that's true. On 'Til Your River Runs Dry, Burdon tackles a number of political and social...
Endorsements and condemnations of different recorded music formats get made regularly, but what is the difference between an LP and a CD, really? Barring a few obvious exceptions (like the differences in the mastering, production and equalization that NOFX put into the...