[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here is power in a band’s genuine relationship with their fans. A tangible connection that is somehow greater than...
Cannabis is as influential to the sub-genre as the desert itself. 'Desert rock,' though used interchangeably with 'stoner rock,' is not necessarily the same thing. Desert rock was a localized phenomenon; stoner rock a psychedelic one. The birthplace of the two, however, is the same.
Wolf Alice’s sound is all about hidden sharp edges. Deep dangerous things lurking just beneath the surface until they come exploding out in an all-out barrage. A stage presence that is driven by their music, they visibly feed off the energy of the crowd creating a feedback loop through the ebb and flow of their set. Another band that recordings just don’t do justice to, especially the subtle power of Ellie’s voice. Check out our full gallery of shots and be sure to catch them on tour.
What happens when lifelong rock fans get old? They spread memes. I can’t imagine anything less rock ’n’ roll than complaining on Facebook about the musical tastes of kids these days.
If anybody in modern music is taken as a stereotype of the genius/weirdness combination it is late Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett, a founder and brief mailman of Pink Floyd, solo artist, painter, and recluse - often most of these things at the same time.
In cooperation with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art is organizing the first ever exhibition of rock and roll instruments, titled “Play It Loud: The Instruments of Rock & Roll.”
The recent auction of 127 of David Gilmour's guitars went for a $21.5 million, with all the proceeds being donated to combat climate change.
The amount of good films about rock and its culture is quite vast, but here's a list of some essential ones concentrating ‘mostly’ on the music first and foremost.
The Philadelphia radio station drew major national attention with its countdown of the top 2,020 songs of all time, which was dominated by classic rock and saw "Thunder Road" come in at #1.
Julian Cope, a guy who once titled an album "Too Freud To Rock and Roll, Too Jung To Die", has a list of things he’s done or is doing, besides playing music, probably as long as anybody’s arm. Whether he's been able to turn himself into a mythological figure may not be certain yet, but he is certainly running close. Oh, and mythology is definitely one of the things he dabbles in, with dabble being an understatement.
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino can be best described as hallucinogenic lounge music that's left-field, inventive, and smoldering. A highly unexpected direction from an established band that could've easily played things safe, but instead chose to take major risks that paid off in one of their most exhilarating albums to date.
The Go-Betweens produced some of the most mutant, evocative intellectual pop, that never succeeded at the time it was made, but lingers on til this day.
"Concealed Little Weapon" is a dose of nostalgia for the 90s rock and grunge classics, but with its talented creator's unique and elusive touch.
Maybe the ‘old fashioned’ rock critics have further retreated into the online fringes of their personal websites and academic research, even further than they did last year. But luckily, they are still writing books.
'Echo In The Canyon', a feature documentary on the Laurel Canyon music scene of the late '60s is set to hit theaters on May 24. Featuring conversations with the likes of Brian Wilson, Tom Petty, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and more.
Oftentimes music documentaries are aimed squarely at their respective fandoms, but there’s quite a few that should be viewed from a much wider cultural perspective. Here's a list of some that should be essential viewing.
There are a number of great movies in which rock, and other musical genres, play an integral part in the larger social messages they are attempting to convey, and here's a list of some essential ones that do that better than most.
Hailing from Italy, The Straddlerz deliver a hard rock lovers' album full of emotion and flair on their debut.
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