Scott H. Biram is a one-man band, handling vocals, guitar, drums, and harmonica. His persona is that of mad religious cult leader, songs often equal parts rock and roll and
Lots of bands pay tribute to the music of the 1950s and 60s. It’s not a hard thing to list or mention your influences. The challenge is in actually nailing
The video for Mark Lanegan Band’s “Stitch It Up,” off Somebody’s Knocking features Jimmy the Cab Driver. Jimmy, played by Donal Logue (before he was famous), was an MTV fixture
Stephen Clair’s Strange Perfume is a perfect homage to 1970s garage rock. Think in terms of the Modern Lovers or if David Bowie had gotten a crack at producing the
The assumption about Elvis Presley has always been that, had he lived, he probably would have continued making music along the lines of what he had already made. So maybe
The book on sacred steel legend Robert Randolph has always been that his music is more on the secular side of the aisle than the religious, but on Brighter Days,
Part of being a true Van Halen fan is always feeling the band never gets its due. Sure, people rave about Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. And I’ve never met
The draw of the lo-fi, garage-rock influenced bands of the late 90s (White Stripes) and early aughts (The Black Keys), was the energy they created using sparse instrumentation—just guitar, drums,
Duff McKagan, best known as the bass player for Guns N’ Roses, was considered the punk voice within the band, giving their songs a harder edge, in addition to his
Bear’s Den began as a three-person folk-rock band in the vein of Mumford and Sons. Their debut, Islands, featured lots of banjo and acoustic guitar. Their follow-up, 2016’s Red Earth
