Archive: 2013

Gallagher rants about ‘Yeezus,’ Miley Cyrus, Arcade Fire, Defecating on Boiled Eggs

The albums that make up this list reflect metal’s increasing ability to outgrow people’s conceptions of it, in the process making progress not just for itself, but all the other genres it’s come to challenge.

Here are some facts that we know about former Guns N Roses drummer Matt Sorum: He joined the band in 1989 following a stint with The Cult; he left GNR in 1997 but hooked up with former bandmates Slash and Gilby Clarke for Slash’s Snakepit, then with Slash and Duff McKagan to form Velvet Revolver; […]

Heading toward the twentieth anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death and the ostensible passing of the Grateful Dead, the band’s legacy has never loomed larger in the history of contemporary rock and roll. The remaining members’ arrangement with Rhino Records gave birth to a brand-new archive series called Road Trips, which has already come and gone […]

To celebrate his December tour kickoff, Charles Bradley has made “Ain’t It A Sin”—the b-side from his recent sold out Record Store Day 7”—available for fans to stream now. Reteaming with The Bullets—the band that backed him on his original Daptone singles—the new original tune is filled with the raw energy harnessed on classic Bradley […]

As Queenie dramatically quotes from Game of Thrones (consciously or not): “War is coming.”

When people around the country are literally beating the shit out of each other to get their coveted 50% off Blu-Ray players, you can either choke down some Zoloft or let Parker help you laugh at the sheer absurdity.

Sleigh Bells with Doldroms

Galactic, Maggie Koerner and KDTU