Archive: 2013

This new single version features a mix from Tchad Blake, along with new overdubs from Gabriel and guitarist David Rhodes. It’s one of the most infectious, pop-oriented tracks from the ‘So’ era.

As reported in the New York Times, Phil Lesh sited as tired from constant touring has signed a deal to work exclusively with one promoter for 2014, putting on 45 shows in just a handful of venues. This deal is being put together with Peter Shapiro, who owns the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY […]

Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have announced a 2014 headlining tour behind their critically acclaimed sophomore album, The Speed of Things. After wrapping up a North American run of dates with Atlas Genius, the band will perform a special homecoming show at The Detroit Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre on November 23rd, and will […]

Ok, so here’s the deal. You’re already in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, you’ve played in a band with one of the most innovative singer-songwriters in the modern world, you’ve toured every nook and cranny on Earth, you’ve recorded with everyone from David Bowie to Mick Jagger and you’re currently living in a […]

[rating=6.00] Sophomore albums find themselves in an awkward situation of trying to recapture the success of the debut while still being able to stand on their own, avoiding becoming a Xerox of everything that worked the first time. With Cults, their 2011 debut rode on a wave of buzz following the viral success of “Go […]

[rating=8.00] The genius in indie rocker Cass McComb’s latest effort Big Wheel and  Others lies in the intricate musical arrangements.  The opening, driving “Big Wheel” starts the listener on a musical journey filled with catchy guitar fills poured over a variety of bass lines and back beats.  Perhaps the album’s strongest track “There Can Only […]

Watch these crazy Canucks tackle a punk/new-wave anthem.

Which Clapton guitar solo got you on your knees? Let us know and win some ‘Unplugged’ goodies.

In a break from the Phish tradition of Halloween’s past where they performed a musical costume and covered another band’s album in its entirety (Velvet Underground, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Who, Little Feat), this year Phish played an album from the future by debuting songs from Wingsuit which they will record immediately following […]

Ryan Poynter takes a closer look at this often maligned ’90s gender-bender.