B-Sides

Here’s our list of re-imagined or re-interpreted covers, meaning the artist took the song and made it a completely new entity juxtapositioning genres

In 1982 Don Henley said “hell would freeze over before the Eagles would play together again.” Sure enough, the apocalypse never arrived and the Eagles were delivering their feel-good California rock twelve years later in one the most anticipated reunion tours ever.

But who would have thought Pink Floyd would reunite? There were better odds of Barbara Streisand marrying Tommy Lee than seeing Roger Waters and David Gilmour spit out “Comfortably Numb” together on stage.

But sure enough it did happen, when a Pink Floyd reunion stole the show at Live 8 last month in London. That’s right, all four members, minus of course the mysterious recluse Syd Barrett took the stage together. In Live 8 terms, it’s pretty common knowledge that Pink Floyd band leaders David Gilmour and Roger Waters see about as eye to eye as George Bush and Bono. But there was Waters, along with Gilmour and Nick Mason and Rick Wright performing “Breathe,” “Money,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb.”

I wish my first fight against censorship was about something significant in the grand scheme of things, like my freedom to worship the unpopular deity of my choice, but it was about my right to sing “The Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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While the music industry defines a hit by how it ranks on the Billboard Charts, the essence of a hit is something else. It

Presidents Day, I had the day off of work. I woke up was having coffee and surfing around on the computer, catching up on news, set lists and emails from the day before. There buried beneath the death of Sandra Dee, moe. playing

Mountain biking in Tuscany is unsurpassed – with narrow lanes, abandoned villas and centuries-old church ruins overgrown with grapevines. And after a day of riding, nothing tastes better than a fresh meal and an excellent bottle of village wine.

In celebration of Glide

With midnight extravaganzas, extended curfews and no-holds-barred performances, New Years Eve has become the quintessential rock ‘n roll holiday. Every band seems to step it up a notch and find a way to make the last show of the year their finest.

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Fresh tracks and powder dreams, the 2004-2005 snow season is here!

Every February, the Grammy

Jake Krolick gives a comic book look to the Colonel

What is the significance of a song? A single song can conjure up a memory from a certain period in one

Since Titanic went way overboard, not a single soundtrack has made a major breakthrough, despite the fact there are some really good ones out there waiting to be discovered. So we compiled a list of some of the best contemporary soundtrack albums in the past 20 years, from some beloved, and some not so beloved films.

Taking a phrase from the iconic number “Stash”, Glide looks back to reveal if, in fact, we

Similar to the snow parks being built at ski resorts, bike trail managers have begun creating designated areas for kickers, bridges and obstacles. Not everyone is jumping for joy, but freeriding is here to stay.

Kurt Vonnegut’s contribution of Hook, Line & Sinker to The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were, portions of which are currently on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, inspired me to take a closer look at the relationship between Mr. Vonnegut and Phish.

As the warm months draw near, it’s that carefree time to enrich ourselves in an annual right of summer

Most people don’t speak of mountain biking and New York City in the same sentence, but those who know better, realize the big apple is smack in the middle of a geological convergence, with several of earth’s forces providing a variety of riding. With so much terrain to choose from, locals often regale an unfamiliar listener with tales of wrist-shaking downhills, technical body busters, and some of the sweetest single track on the entire east coast; and it’s all within one hour of Times Square.