Throwback-rockers The Black Keys just brought sunshine to a rainy day by announcing the release of The Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom. The disc not only will showcase one of the dopest live acts today, but as a bonus, the disc will include 17 live songs,...
To paraphrase a Chinese proverb, change is growth, growth is life and those that refuse to accept change run the very real risk of being trampled by the new things coming down the line behind them. Ironically, few genres in the pop canon view change with more distaste...
It feels funny saying it, but Dillinger Four’s C I V I L W A R, in some ways, is like the second coming of Christ. Here we have an outstanding band with a hardcore following that’s managed to release albums that are highly relevant, yet deceptively simple,...
I have always felt like I've kind of missed the boat when it comes to Iced Earth. They were always one of those bands that I thought I would get around to listening sooner or later, but unfortunately never did. So when I saw that they were back in San Francisco,...
Some bands are easy to qualify. On the very first listen to their very first record, any listener can have the band in question figured out – where they’ve been, where they’re going, how they’re going to get there and, in some cases, each stop...
Some bands are easy to qualify. On the very first listen to their very first record, any listener can have the band in question figured out – where they’ve been, where they’re going, how they’re going to get there and, in some cases, each stop...
I think we've reached a point where Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan can be referred to in the context of "Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan," without having to mention their respective former bands to make the average indie-informed reader think "Oh...
Anjulie, the latest signing to Hear Music, is set to release her debut album in the Spring but as a little teaser, she’s releasing “The Boom EP” and a free mp3 single, “Boom,” simply to let everyone know she ain’t no joke. Sounds...
Anjulie, the latest signing to Hear Music, is set to release her debut album in the Spring, but as a little teaser, she’s releasing “The Boom EP” and a free mp3 single, “Boom,” simply to let everyone know she ain’t no joke. Sounds...
Some bands are easy to qualify. On the very first listen to their very first record, any listener can have the band in question figured out – where they’ve been, where they’re going, how they’re going to get there and, in some cases, each stop...