In 2020, the idea of a double album seems a bit overwhelming. A mix of having to devote every waking moment to politics while worrying about why we live in
Paul Collins, founding member of The Nerves, The Breakaways and The Beat, is easily one of the most important architects of the American Power Pop genre. And yet, mainstream success
The Nude Party’s strong 2018 debut found the sextet knocking loudly on the door. With Midnight Manor, they kick it off its hinges. The 12-track record finds the upstate New
Ricky Byrd, who has played guitar with everyone from Joan Jett and Roger Daltrey to Paul McCartney and Ian Hunter, has been sober for more than 30 years now, but
For the past 15 years, Austin outfit The Band Of Heathens have embraced a satisfying ethos of “trends be damned, do what feels right.” And they’ve managed to do it
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On her first LP of all original songs since 2014, Joan Osborne finds herself swimming in familiar waters, singing about a slew of current social and political issues. Just two
Matt Lovell’s debut, Nobody Cries Today, is an album that couldn’t have happened without a fair amount of heartache. The lead single “90 Proof” with the line “I’ve been trying
Jonathan Richman’s fourth solo effort, I, Jonathan, came at a pretty momentous time in American music. In 1992, glam metal was still throwing punches that failed to connect as they
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