[rating=9.00] Tusk, Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 opus was a daring experiment, one that defied commercial possibilities while expanding the band’s musical parameters into areas that were otherwise unimaginable. It was especially
[rating=7.00] Billy Talbot’s back story is fairly well known. At the age of 17 he moved to L.A. and then cast his fate with drummer Ralph Molina and guitarist Danny
[rating=8.00] The Flaming Lips are justifiably famous for any number of reasons — their eclectic aural imagery, leader Wayne Coyne’s floating bubble that carries him over the crowds during their
[rating=8.00] The Motor City rock sound ignited by the Stooges and MC5 is still alive and well as evidenced by the latest release from Detroit post-punkers, Protomartyr. Their third album,
[rating=7.00] For an album titled Stonerism, certain expectations might include spaced-out, fuzzy grooves. And those expectations would be right on, man. Chicago rockers Strange Faces deliver that and so much
Georgia’s self-proclaimed “Glamericana” band Tedo Stone have a new album out called Marshes. In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the album in his six-panel comic book form. Click on
[rating=6.00] Jerry Joseph has gone unheralded far too long as a true hero of the heartland, even though his work, both solo and in cahoots with his sometimes band Jackmorons
[rating=7.00] Cass McCombs has been busier than ever over the last decade and especially so within the past few years, releasing two albums in 2011 and a double LP in
[rating=7.00] Along with shortening his name, the former Israel Nash Gripka has also pared down his approach, placing due emphasis on ringing guitars and forlorn vocals to achieve maximum affect.
[rating=7.00] Brian Ritchey’s allegiance to southern spirituality takes many forms — swampy ballads, back porch devotionals, spirited, soulful laments and the usual pedal steel-laced homilies to home and hearth. Bordeaux
