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Joe Satriani is at his home in San Francisco, enjoying “a sunny day, which is unusual in late July,” the guitar great explains when he calls in for our interview. “San Francisco is usually covered with fog. But it’s a sunny day. It’s nice.” When I asked him if this was actually a good time […]

This excellent 1979 concert shows what Hackett could do without his old Genesis bandmates.

There’s a fine line between camp and class, between low-brow and high-brow. Have you ever been that person who’s constantly defending a movie or TV show or album that everybody else seems to despise? With “Back Off, Jerk,” Hidden Track writers tell the rest of the universe to wake up and stop hatin’. This week, […]

There was a time in 1981 when you couldn’t turn on a radio or walk into a record store and NOT hear a track from REO Speedwagon’s Hi Infidelity. If it wasn’t “Keep On Loving You” then it was “Take It On The Run” or “In Your Letter.” The album was gargantuan. Fifteen weeks at […]

Check out this excellent concert doc, which includes intimate interviews and stellar concert footage.

With artists like Fitz and the Tantrums, Mayer Hawthorne and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings delivering what critics are calling as indie soul, JC Brooks of Chicago’s JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound likes a comparison instead likening his band to Wilson Picket getting the Velvet Underground off heroin. Or perhaps he’ll also run […]

Oh to be young and talented. The past few years have seen a bumper crop of youthful up and coming musicians hitting the circuit and being recognized for their fresh new sounds. ZZ Ward comes to mind, Rival Sons and Jonathan Tyler. Add to that list Jared James Nichols, a tall and lanky blues guitar […]

In this week’s installment of “The Chop House,” we honor legendary fusion keyboardist George Duke, who passed away this week.

In this edition of “Checkin’ ‘Em Twice,” we tackle 10 cringe-worthy TV/music crossovers.

With this week’s “Scraping the Barrel,” we take a closer look at #99 on the IMDB Bottom 100, ‘Troll 2.’

Last week, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross — the co-creators of the HBO cult-classic sketch comedy series Mr. Show — revealed a semi-reunion in the form of a brief comedy tour. The duo (along with friend fellow Mr. Show alumnus Brian Posehn) will hit the road for six gigs, starting in September. In honor of […]

Rudy Sarzo and his brother Robert are leaned over talking to a young man in a wheelchair named Clarke. It is a very exciting moment for the young fan, whose admiration for the bass player is brightly displayed on his face. The brothers spend time with him, taking some photos, signing autographs, before walking over […]

The summer is heating up outside. Temperatures are settling daily over the 100 degree mark quite nicely and people are dying to hibernate in air-conditioning. Spending all day and night in a sweltering box shed for a few bands may seem like a torture not worth living, but if you love your music alive and […]

Check out a classic 1978 concert from this vastly under-appreciated prog band.

With the first installment of “Scraping the Barrel,” we take a closer look at ‘Meatballs 4.’

Earlier this year, photographer Ash Newell posted a link to one of Richie Kotzen’s videos on his Facebook. I don’t remember why, maybe it was for his birthday or maybe just because he wanted to remind people what a talented musician Kotzen was. For whatever reason, it worked, at least for me, as I went […]

Check out this amazing full performance from the 1975 line-up of Yes.

These absurd moments should hopefully build anticipation for the band’s fourth studio album.

Listening to The Replacements’ ‘All Shook Down’ 23 years later, I finally get it.

In honor of this year’s ‘Man of Steel’ film (and Comic-Con), we’ve assembled our Top 10 Superman Songs.