One Year Ago Today – Faces Keyboardist Ian McLagan Dies at 69 (Watch Faces Final Concert Live ’74)
‘Batman v. Superman’ New Trailer Looks Absolutely Nuts
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice might just be the most insane movie released next year.
Charles Bradley, Thee Oh Sees, White Denim Lead 2016 Treefort Music Fest Lineup First Round
Treefort Music Fest is an annual music and arts festival featuring over 400 bands plus film, art, comedy, yoga, and more across multiple venues in downtown Boise in March. Conceived in 2012 as an extension of the momentum in the Boise music scene and art scene at large, the festival provides the opportunity for Boise […]
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ Soundtrack List Revealed
Ennio Morricone’s score, dialog tidbits, and a few modern classics fill out the latest Tarantino soundtrack.
Dinosaur Jr. Turns 30: Hear Ten Essential Cuts From Amherst Rockers
The alterna-rock feedback slingers from Amherst, MA, Dinosaur Jr. turn 30 this month and to celebrate the group is playing seven sold-out shows in a row at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom starting December 2nd, 2015. The power trio has been incredibly influential in the music scene and scored a few “buzz bin” worthy singles […]
Town Mountain Rework Grateful Dead Favorites As Their Own on ‘The Dead Session’ EP (EP REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] There is no question that bluegrass was a significant part of the Grateful Dead’s DNA, so doing bluegrass covers of a couple of songs that frequented the Dead’s repertoire makes great sense. However, the initial mistake that I made was to listen to Town Mountain’s versions side by side with the Dead versions. Where […]
The Get Up Kids Return Home to Kansas City (SHOW REVIEW)
Upon entering The Record Bar on Monday night, one may believe it was the late ‘90s. Event posters of punk and indie bands during that time period plastered the walls. The band members wore dirty white Converse, jeans, simple t-shirts or button-ups, and even a Royals’ hat was in the mix. Matt Pryor’s voice echoed […]
Dream Pop Legends The Ocean Blue Get Reissue Treatment (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Rock music of the 80’s definitely had its own unique fingerprint, with bands like The Smiths, U2, REM, Cocteau Twins and New Order dominated the modern rock charts. Meeting in junior high school, the founding members of The Ocean Blue decided to start a band influenced by those chart-toppers. Forming in 1986 in Hershey, […]
Nada Surf Expands to Quartet, Announces New Album ‘You Know Who You Are’ – U.S. Tour Dates
Nada Surf has announced the release of its new album, You Know Who You Are, out March 4, 2016. The band’s eighth record and fifth for Barsuk, it was produced by long-time comrade Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording n Hoboken, NJ. The album marks the band’s first as an official quartet with the core unit […]
