After an 11-year hiatus, The Raconteurs have suddenly released a brand new rock album. The band's official site has chronicled the album's drip fed release since February of this year. Read More
We examine the eccentric life of the cult legend, Captain Beefheart. His life was full of stories about his many idiosyncrasies and while many regard him as a musical genius, it was his paintings under his real name, Don Van Vliet that brought him wide success. Read More
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Sleep Well Beast doesn't totally shed their controlled, intimate approach to their music but it's more aggressive (in their terms) sound has paid off in meaningful ways, adding a new dimension to their music and overall ceiling as a band. 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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While Django Django's previous efforts felt a bit more artsy in intention, the experimentation on Marble Skies feels done with the sole purpose of creating something fun. And it is fun, it's a lighthearted, head nodding romp full of brilliant melodies and earworm hooks. It's almost impossible not to be pulled into their joyous orbit. 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
"Take your broken heart, make it into art.” Chloe Studebaker of Zelma Stone fame has lived, endured, and actualized that motto. Pouring her heart and soul into a mélange of melancholic melodies and soothingly sanguine vocals with her latest 'Dreamland EP.' Read More
What appeared onstage, through the smoke and the deep red stage lighting, could almost be described as Genghis Khan warriors, heavy metal style, with colorfully ornate traditional/tribal instruments. It was quite a sight to behold! Read More
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Thirty Seconds to Mars have apparently gone from assailing our senses with Deftones-level walls of sound to ooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing at us with, frankly, derivative tunes. A fairly straightforward EDM experience, but way less rock than there ought to be. Read More
Green Day may have been the best rock band of the 2000s. At least, they were for those of us blessed to be teens at the time. Those of us once willing to spend 4 hours straight mastering moves in Tony Hawk's American Sk8land instead of actually skating. Those of us savvy enough to acquire bootleg copies of 'Parental Advisory' level Green Day albums because "hey, we're old enough and it's on the radio!" Read More
One double album, two opera adaptations, one movie, and now two theatre adaptations later, The Who's iconic rock opera, 'Tommy', is set to hit the Broadway stage in 2021 for its second time around. Read More
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Maroon 5's latest is an extremely smooth, well polished, and professional sounding album that combined with Levine's now universal pop voice makes for a largely enjoyable listen. But it doesn't leave much of a mark either, incapable of evoking any genuine emotion. Read More
Thanks to the IDLES, the energy in the club was brimming with joy, crowd surfing, moshing, and some stage diving. It was basically a love fest and the sold-out crowd couldn’t get enough of it. Very loud, very raucous, and very beautiful; a much needed cathartic release. Read More
Mattel has chosen five albums that represent five different time periods in the band’s career to create a special collector's set of their iconic die-cast toy cars. 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
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Blue & Lonesome is a passion project for the legendary and it shows. They don't subvert the songs they cover and stick to the traditions of blues rock but they sound so good together and Jagger's voice sounds so at home, that it leaves you wondering what took so long. Read More
It's been a log 5 years since their last release and while Near To The Wild Heart Of Life has lost some of the rough charm their previous albums had, it's still a great listen that embodies the very essence of Rock and Roll. Read More
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Rocket sends us shooting through time at mad speed, all the way back to the '90s and their distinctive pop-punk sounds, with their throwback single "Giants." Read More
If the Beatles were the spokesmen of their generation, then Imagine Dragons are fast becoming the voice of a new one. They are the front men to a new sound and style that hits you with its rhythm-driven edge, but their appeal and message goes deeper than that. Read More
'CREEM: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine' will premiere in August 2020 and will include interviews with Alice Cooper, Cameron Crowe, Joan Jett, Michael Stipe, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Kirk Hammett, Thurston Moore, Peter Wolf, and more. Read More
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Florence + The Machine have produced a superb song brimming with brilliant dynamics and depth here and it's a hard thing not to appreciate. Read More
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
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