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On their latest EP, 'Nothing for a Man,' Cincinnati's Spoils come u with more not so easily defined angular pop.
Nirvana’s 'Nevermind' album is considered an absolute classic by all modern standards and due out Nov. 12, the album is getting a range of special reissues.
Neil Young is a paragon of artistic output and integrity. Few artists of any medium have maintained such a consistent rate of production for so many years. So let’s take a look at what artists can learn from his example.
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'Morning World' is an incredibly eclectic mix of grunge ballads and bangers that evokes both nostalgia and hope for a better grunge future.
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The Soft Underground's "Rachel" has a distinctive rocky energy that feels spontaneous and natural, yet anything but chaotic. It evokes film car chases and Temple of the Dog all at once.
Grunge, Generation X's flagship music genre, brought about widespread appreciation of alternative rock with its bare-bones vibe. The musical movement itself, however, was fully realized years before it was popular and it was all self-contained in Seattle.
'Singles' wasn't Cameron Crowe's best film, but, it truly captured that brief moment in rock and roll history where '90s grunge had Seattle at the center of the universe.
In honor of what would have been the 56th birthday of the late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, the singer's estate released a music video featuring him singing the 1989 Guns 'N' Roses ballad "Patience."
It's official, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is a box office hit and given Hollywood's never-ending copycat tendencies, that means we're about to get many more music biopics. So let's imagine an alternate world in which music rights are no object, nor is the necessary approval or control of surviving band members, and examine some music biopics that haven't happened yet, but should.
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The Soft Underground's "Ghosts" is reminiscent of a dark comedy/drama, letting you seamlessly take in its serious message without enveloping you with too much darkness.
Throughout Western history, music has had a place in daily life - growing its foothold year after year. With the turn of each decade, music has turned as well. Perhaps in an effort to appeal to a developing society... Perhaps as an indicator of that same society's development...
