Archive: 2012

In anticipation of the February 5, 2013 release of volume two of Coheed and Cambria’s double album, The Afterman: Descension,  the band announced the album’s track-listing (below) and cover artwork The album artwork for ‘Descension’ remains aesthetically in line, mirroring volume one  with the image of Sirius Amory floating in the glow of ‘the Keywork’ […]

Ari Hest doesn’t like to think of himself as a veteran pop rocker but after seven full length albums he admits, “Weird to call myself that, but I suppose it fits.” From his six albums, three EPs, and "52" in 2008, an innovative project whereby he wrote, recorded and released a new song every Monday for a full year, “prolific” might be an understatement when describing Hest.

Seminal independent music festival Noise Pop, who will be celebrating their 21st anniversary this February, has announced the first wave of the music lineup for the upcoming festivities – which will take place throughout the Bay Area from February 26th to March 3rd, 2013. With this lineup, featuring Toro Y Moi, Thao & The Get […]

Rival Sons is a band on the borderline of a breakthrough here in the States. Yet across the pond they have already been embraced, kissed and welcomed aboard the rock & roll freight train. With the recent issue of Classic Rock magazine pondering on their cover whether they just may be the hottest band in rock, this California quartet are reveling in some big time British love. Their most recent album, Head Down, is afire with psychedelic soul based rock & roll tunes that have become all too uncommon in an industry that swears they love rock & roll yet continues to prop other unworthy genres high on their charts.

After a relatively low amount of guest sit-ins in 2011, the event returned to form this year. There was collaboration at every turn. The set-list became an article unto itself during the first hour of the show and grew into a monster by the end of the eight-hour affair. The Jam can unfold in countless ways, with a limitless amount of song possibilities, so it's engaging enough just to see what Haynes has concocted. Though the increasingly rare appearance by String Cheese Incident drew the most attention from the heavily partisan crowd, the entire night proved noteworthy, if not always riveting, and large portions were indicative of the unique magic the Christmas Jam fosters.

A selection of videos from the 24th Annual Warren Haynes Presents The Christmas Jam.

Listen to the version of El Paso that made Ed a believer.

Watch Paul McCartney’s performances from the final Saturday Night Live episode of 2012.

The Rolling Stones put an exclamation mark on their 50 and Counting Tour in Newark.

Listen to the studio version of Paul McCartney’s new song with three members of Nirvana.