As a primer for those unfamiliar with the work of CAN, the remastered Anthology is a thoughtful, thoroughly curated document of the group’s myriad eras and incarnations, with particular attention given to late-early period albums Tago Mago (1971), Ege Bamyasi...
Clinic will release their 5th album, Do It!, on April 8 on Domino Records. The band will then embark on a 20-date tour in support of this release on May 8. Recorded by Clinic in their Liverpool studio and mixed by Jacquire King (Tom Waits, Kings of Leon, Archie Bronson...
Following the release of their fifth studio album, The Black And White Album, The Hives (singer Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, drummer Chris Dangerous, bassist Dr. Matt Destruction, guitarists Nicholaus Arson, and Vigilante Carlstroem) are launching a stateside tour to...
If there was ever a hint of what’s to come, the free mix tape, Strictly Leakage, that Minneapolis-based hip-hop duo Atmosphere dropped over the holidays was it. Simply called a “party album” by Slug (MC) and Ant (Producer), they released it to cure...
When done properly, the most uproarious of comedies are those based on dark and unhappy circumstances or bleakly ironic images. History is littered with proof that the human condition needs a downside in order to remember where up is; for example, a frowning clown...
When a friend of mine emailed me to told me that The Head Cat, a rockabilly "side project" supergroup were going to be playing here in San Francisco, it took me about .0000001 seconds to decide that I was going. I've been a Motorhead fan since I was 15...
As "The Aging Punk," I feel it is my right, and perhaps even my duty, to go on an occasional "When I was a kid…" rant. You know, "When I was a kid we had to walk five miles in the snow to get good music. Uphill. Both ways." Now, some...
Twenty years ago George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan came together by chance, formed The Travelling Wilburys and inadvertently revitalized the careers of each member involved as, maybe in the spirit of competition, they remembered how to...
Living in Los Angeles for four years now and never attending a show at the House of Blues has to be some sick twist of fate. While scanning the L.A. Weekly a couple of months ago, I decided to put an end to this long-overdue visit to the venue by picking up a few...