Archive: 2013

This new single version features a mix from Tchad Blake, along with new overdubs from Gabriel and guitarist David Rhodes. It’s one of the most infectious, pop-oriented tracks from the ‘So’ era.

As reported in the New York Times, Phil Lesh sited as tired from constant touring has signed a deal to work exclusively with one promoter for 2014, putting on 45 shows in just a handful of venues. This deal is being put together with Peter Shapiro, who owns the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY […]

Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have announced a 2014 headlining tour behind their critically acclaimed sophomore album, The Speed of Things. After wrapping up a North American run of dates with Atlas Genius, the band will perform a special homecoming show at The Detroit Masonic Temple’s Jack White Theatre on November 23rd, and will […]

Ok, so here’s the deal. You’re already in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, you’ve played in a band with one of the most innovative singer-songwriters in the modern world, you’ve toured every nook and cranny on Earth, you’ve recorded with everyone from David Bowie to Mick Jagger and you’re currently living in a […]

[rating=6.00] Sophomore albums find themselves in an awkward situation of trying to recapture the success of the debut while still being able to stand on their own, avoiding becoming a Xerox of everything that worked the first time. With Cults, their 2011 debut rode on a wave of buzz following the viral success of “Go […]

[rating=8.00] The genius in indie rocker Cass McComb’s latest effort Big Wheel and  Others lies in the intricate musical arrangements.  The opening, driving “Big Wheel” starts the listener on a musical journey filled with catchy guitar fills poured over a variety of bass lines and back beats.  Perhaps the album’s strongest track “There Can Only […]

Watch these crazy Canucks tackle a punk/new-wave anthem.

Which Clapton guitar solo got you on your knees? Let us know and win some ‘Unplugged’ goodies.

In a break from the Phish tradition of Halloween’s past where they performed a musical costume and covered another band’s album in its entirety (Velvet Underground, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Who, Little Feat), this year Phish played an album from the future by debuting songs from Wingsuit which they will record immediately following […]

Ryan Poynter takes a closer look at this often maligned ’90s gender-bender.

Neil Young has announced a four-night run at legendary Carnegie Hall in New York City for January 6, 7, 9 and 10   Young is fresh off a performance at his annual Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, Calif over the weekend. In late August, Young and Crazy Horse were forced to cancel four concerts following […]

While not too Halloween-y, this is a solid episode advancing the backstory for the world of the witches and Fiona’s own past.

Pearl Jam performing in Hartford, CT

Hard-rock veterans Clutch brought their thunderous live show to Chattanooga this week. Photographer Amy Fletcher captured the band on-stage.

One can talk about Lou Reed’s life in albums until he or she is blue in the face. But as most of the Long Island native’s fans are mourning his death from this past Sunday after succumbing to complications from a liver transplant are well aware, the true strength of Lou’s rock ‘n’ roll powers […]

This season of ‘South Park’ has been a roller-coaster. After last week’s disappointing goth-centric episode, the show rebounds with the hilarious ‘Taming Strange.’

James Blake won the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for best album on Wednesday for “Overgrown”, with the winner announced at the end of a star-packed concert and awards event in London. The album selected by a panel of music industry experts as the best of the year from British or Irish artists carries a 20,000-pound […]

The highly anticipated downtown Las Vegas Music Fest “Life is Beautiful” kicked off Friday, October 26 with eager festival attendees ready to embark on a two-day journey to explore music, food, art and inspiration.  The inaugural festival spanned a 15 block radius in the heart of downtown Las Vegas- the center of a burgeoning cultural arts […]

New York’s favorite resident funkateers made the TV debut for their newest single, “Sexy Socialite”, off their fourth studio album, White Women, coming in 2014. Backed by Death From Above 1979 and a full gospel choir, Dave 1, P-Thugg and their notorious two-legged keyboard stands graced the airwaves with a live version of the song […]

Four new songs from David Bowie have made their way online.Scroll down to listen to ‘Atomica’, ‘The Informer’, ‘Like A Rocket Man’ and ‘Born In A UFO’, which feature on the three disc edition of his latest album, ‘The Next Day’. ‘The Next Day Extra’ includes the original 14-track album, a 10-track CD of bonus songs and […]