Singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King share a unique bond, as King made her first public performance with Taylor some 40 years ago at LA’s famed venue the Troubadour. The
To herald the release of their new album One Life Stand, Hot Chip will be bringing their explosive live show back to North America in April. The band will be
Tom Waits’ gold-certified triple-disc masterpiece ORPHANS: BRAWLERS, BAWLERS & BASTARDS (Anti-) will be reinvented on December 8 as a limited edition vinyl set, complete with a deluxe 12" booklet and
Before even listening, Sonic Boom suffers from some degree of disingenuousness just because they dressed Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer up as Ace and Peter. C'mon guys, at least Eric Carr and Vinnie Vincent got their own Kiss persona. And gee, the cover art looks a little familiar too.
Ken Ober, whose MTV game show "Remote Control" was among the network’s first forays into non-music programming, has died at age 52, his agent said Monday. Ober hosted five seasons
Some four years in the making, Mark Karan's Walk Through The Fire nevertheless sounds like it was recorded in a single inspired yet relaxed moment of inspiration. The songs, the arrangements and the musicians are all in sync and the combination of Karan's self-production and Gavin Lurssen's mastering preserves the warmth as well as the clarity of the album's sound.
When you hear the title phrase Mountain Meadows, you may think of pastoral fields growing high in the sky with peaceful ease, not so for this Canadian trio. Elliott Brood has constructed an aggressive electric folk period piece that deliberates on, or at was least inspired by, the Mountain Meadow Massacre of 1857. Things kick off hot and mean with the best track on the album “Fingers and Tongues”; guitars ring with confidence over a feedback drone and ghost-like backing vocals.
Depending on where you’re living, the leaves are turning, falling or fallen; it’s getting dark early and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for another
Earlier today, we told you about the somewhat surprising news that John Kadlecik has resigned from his position as Jerry Garcia in the Dark Star Orchestra. We say “somewhat” because
Over the summer, we revealed the details surrounding Norah Jones’ fourth studio album The Fall. For her latest record, Jones has traded the piano for electric guitar – an instrument
