Archive: 2013

After another week off, Sleepy Hollow is back for its Fall Finale. Jewish mysticism slips into the series as its witchiness ramps up. Plus, John Noble makes his return (finally)!

Photographer Amy Harris Spends The Day With Capital Cities

Black Crowes performing at The Ogden

Alice Cooper, the Detroit rock inspired reigning godfather of Shock Rock, brought his impish antics to a full house Thursday night at the Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez. The iconic singer, who, always tours with top rock musicians in his band, has assembled one of his best groups since the original line up disbanded back […]

“I wanted to make a party record that you could play at a funeral,” says Annie Clark.

Some of them are mainstays of the mainstream fringe; some have mainstream popularity despite their fringe sensibilities. And some are only just beginning to gain recognition. Regardless: Give these records a listen.

Coughlan was a crucial figure in the Canterbury prog-rock scene.

On April 10, 2012, the Pennsylvania hard rock band Halestorm released their sophomore album titled The Strange Case Of … Now, what makes this particular piece of information interesting is that it is now December 2013 and that record is still going strong, with another hit single this fall in “Here’s To Us” that features […]

The small theater’s main floor filled up rather quickly in the minutes preceding the impending performance by Rock Island, Illinois’ Lissie. Right at 8 PM, the stage lights cut out and Elisabeth Maurus’ nickname LISSIE popped up, in white capital letters on an enormous LED screen. The young crowd of fans cheered, whistled and clapped […]

By this point, Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival is basically an institution. The fourth incarnation of the event (held last spring in New York City) is documented on the new Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 set, which is available now on DVD, Blu-Ray, and CD formats. In addition to Clapton himself, the release features performances from […]

Gallagher rants about ‘Yeezus,’ Miley Cyrus, Arcade Fire, Defecating on Boiled Eggs

The albums that make up this list reflect metal’s increasing ability to outgrow people’s conceptions of it, in the process making progress not just for itself, but all the other genres it’s come to challenge.

Here are some facts that we know about former Guns N Roses drummer Matt Sorum: He joined the band in 1989 following a stint with The Cult; he left GNR in 1997 but hooked up with former bandmates Slash and Gilby Clarke for Slash’s Snakepit, then with Slash and Duff McKagan to form Velvet Revolver; […]

Heading toward the twentieth anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death and the ostensible passing of the Grateful Dead, the band’s legacy has never loomed larger in the history of contemporary rock and roll. The remaining members’ arrangement with Rhino Records gave birth to a brand-new archive series called Road Trips, which has already come and gone […]

To celebrate his December tour kickoff, Charles Bradley has made “Ain’t It A Sin”—the b-side from his recent sold out Record Store Day 7”—available for fans to stream now. Reteaming with The Bullets—the band that backed him on his original Daptone singles—the new original tune is filled with the raw energy harnessed on classic Bradley […]

As Queenie dramatically quotes from Game of Thrones (consciously or not): “War is coming.”

When people around the country are literally beating the shit out of each other to get their coveted 50% off Blu-Ray players, you can either choke down some Zoloft or let Parker help you laugh at the sheer absurdity.

Sleigh Bells with Doldroms

Galactic, Maggie Koerner and KDTU