When it first appeared on the charts in 1975, it reached No. 3. The main reason for the song's sudden rise seems to be due to its use in a new ad for Amazon Prime. Read More
The plot is based on the so-called 27 Club theory, based on the idea that there is something sinister in the fact that multiple famous rock stars have left this world at the age of 27. Read More
Both documentaries are about their respective processes behind the creation of their latest albums, with Bruce Springsteen's 'Letter to You' releasing on Apple TV+ on Oct. 23. Read 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. Read More
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. Read More
A new documentary exploring the sudden and swift downfall of Blood, Sweat & Tears is headed our ways. It's a weird tale that involves Nixon, the CIA, and the Eastern Bloc. Read More
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Alejandra O’Leary and her single "Wires" masterfully taps into the very core of one of the richest nostalgia goldmines – '90s shoegaze rock. Read More
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With its melodic, joyous frivolity, "Tune Me In" by AM Clouds has all the makings of an alternative rock hit in both the '90s and today. Read More
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Arcade Fire has delivered a mixed bag with Everything Now. There are some really great moments of synth heavy pop-rock here that get undercut by poor songwriting and flat messaging, despite their noble intents. Read More
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AWOLNATION's latest is probably the most pure rock and roll I've heard from them. No autotune, minimal electronics, just good clean playing, and I gotta say even though it's a drastic shift in sound for them, I enjoyed it. Here Come The Runts explores traditional rock's many faces but their sound is still passionate, high-energy music full of big intense vocals and anthem-like hooks. Read More
Old school turns SOUL-school with a gospel groove. This is the style BJ Wilbanks is bringing back, and it’s in line with that of the genre’s greats. Read More
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"Blow" and its narrative sound like music from another era, one of authenticity, country lonesomeness, and living a life worth singing about. Read More
The original album tracks will be newly remastered by The Doors' longtime engineer and mixer Bruce Botnick and will be accompanied by a biographical comic book. Read More
Smile was to be the title of the 12th Beach Boys album that was to be released anywhere between January and June 1967. It was to be their masterpiece. Actually, it was supposed to be THE rock and roll masterpiece, better than anything The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix or Bob Dylan came up with. But then...it never came out. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
The documentary was at the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the 44th Toronto International Film Festival, but now the film will have its official public premiere in New York on February 11, 2020. Read More
Recap of our live listening party with LA-based singer-songwriter Albon, as he premiered his latest EP: 'Other Niceties…' We jammed out, got insight into each song from the project, talked about the process behind his unique sound, and more. Read More
How do you go from a #1 hit and being one of the most successful so-called blue-eyed soul artists and considered the progenitor of power pop by ecstatic critics, to never really making a success story out of it, to a patchy solo career and odd-jobs, then back to being a producer and musical encyclopedia of rock and roll, to almost fully rehabilitating your career by the end? Well, you would have to ask Alex Chilton, the man from Memphis who went through all of that - that is, if he were still with us. Read More
Dave Mason (the journalist) discovered a trove of lost music, including some of the biggest names of the '80s and '90s, while clearing out his attic during lockdown. Read More
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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. Read More
Anything But Words was an unexpected collaboration between two NY icons in Paul Banks of Interpol and RZA of Wu-Tang. While sonically everything sounds great, it's just too formulaic and pop leaning for it's own good. A missed opportunity on something that could have been a dark, gritty spectacle. Read More
It was passionate, powerful, soulful and vulnerable all at the same time. There were elements of funk and experimental R&B, accentuated by her extraordinary vocal range, and the message of the music was heartfelt and sincere. Read More
"If the cops saw a busker playing music on the street they would make us go away or even beat us. Busking used to be seen as just a kind of begging. It was a low-class, haram thing to do. If you played music on the street people would assume you were very poor, maybe homeless..." Read More