Dr. Dre’s Compton Comes Straight Out Of Context
I’ve read and listened to many perspectives, opinions, critiques and reviews on Dr. Dre’s latest album Compton. Many in the music industry are heralding the … Read more
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Low Carries A Full House With Ones And Sixes
For a band who has been steadily producing great music for multiple decades, it would seem natural or even permissive for one release to slip … Read more
A-Ha Takes On 30 Years Of Rock Stardom
Thirty years ago, a Norwegian pop band exploded on the worldwide music stage with a hit song that would propel them to the top of … Read more
David Bowie Will Compose Original Music For SpongeBob Squarepants Musical
Converting major media entities into a Broadway creation will put on a different pair of pants next June, as Spongebob takes on the musical stage. … Read more
Rolling Stones Keith Richards Slams Rap Music
Keith Richards has done so recently, and the veteran rock star isn’t holding much back in his rhetoric regarding rap music. Speaking to The New … Read more
UK Tesco Becomes First Supermarket to Reintroduce Vinyl in Stores
I’m a big fan of combining food metaphors with music. In many ways, it’s one of the best descriptive methods of illustrating how great a … Read more
Siouxsie Soux Finale to Hannibal is First Single in 8 Years
NBC and Sky television networks won’t be doing any more episodes of the crime drama Hannibal. But that doesn’t mean that the show has lost … Read more
Batman Has Bad Blood With Superman In New Parody Video
The makers of How It Should Have Ended have taken their Super Cafe series featuring Batman and Superman to a new level, where parody takes … Read more
UK Punk Band Damn Vandals Bleeds Into Indie Rock
British punk and American punk are seemingly two very different genres. I’ve been a long time fan of punk, yet I admit that my affinities … Read more
Orchestra Joins In On David Gilmour New Album
David Gilmour, the famed Pink Floyd guitarist is set to release a new album that will include the accompaniment of musicians outside of his normal … Read more
Aretha Franklin Blocks Showing Of Documentary At Telluride
You would normally think that a documentary about an entertainer would be welcomed by the performer whom is the subject of the piece. Typically, documentaries … Read more
Discover A History Of New Orleans Piano By Jon Cleary
Jon Cleary is a multi-talented musician and historian. When Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, causing tremendous damage to the city and sending residents fleeing … Read more
Lowercase Noises Delivers Capital Sounds On New Album
As a music critic and radio show host I make it a point to showcase only quality and talented musicians. Those who have not reached … Read more
Break Into More Than Hits On The Essential Van Morrison
Van Morrison has been doing a lot with his past records in 2015, including several re-releases, one of which was reviewed here. This year also … Read more
The Beverleys Deliver Throwback 90s Grunge Sound
It’s been a while since Courtney Love was on the minds of up and coming music stars, unless you’re watching documentaries on whatever happened to … Read more