Archive: 2013

In the late 70’s, a curious paperback book was published, filled with wackily twisted facts about famous people and unusual historical sidebars of eyebrow raising information. It caught people off-guard but the lure to peep into it’s catacombs of information was strangely alluring. It was titillating and a bit scandalous for the times, and led […]

The Royal Potato Family has announced the February 4, 2014 release of This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume One), a 20-track collection that celebrates the artistry and songs of the legendary singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Produced by Kenny Siegal and recorded over the course of 2013 at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY, […]

In celebration of their critically-acclaimed debut album Days Are Gone, HAIM has announced that they will hit the road in Spring 2014 for a North American headlining tour. The tour will kick off April 9 in San Francisco, with the band making stops in major cities including New York, Boston and Chicago (see below for […]

Jonathan Wilson is set to embark on a nationwide tour to celebrate the release of his new album Fanfare, out now on Downtown Records. The album features vocal and instrumental contributions from Graham Nash, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Josh Tillman (aka Father John Misty), Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, and Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, as well as Mike […]

Bob Weir is getting the crew together for RatDog’s first full-fledged tour since 2009. The 2014 excursion begins in February with two nights in Upper Darby, Pa. Cities on the routing include Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Nashville and Atlanta. RatDog’s tour plans have been put on hold the last few years while Weir spent his […]

Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas

Steve Vai performing in Columbus, OH

“I was walking down the street the other day and I thought to myself, ‘You know, I could write Dave a great song,’” Davies says.

Following a triumphant performance on Austin City Limits and a third appearance on A Prairie Home Companion, Los Angeles duo The Milk Carton Kids have announced a series of North American tour dates for the Spring of 2014 playing in support of their acclaimed Anti- Records release The Ash & Clay. The Milk Carton Kids […]

John Butler Trio will be releasing their sixth album Flesh & Blood and their first studio album in four years, on February 4, 2014, marking the band’s debut on Vanguard Records. Recorded at The Compound, Butler’s studio in Fremantle (Australia), Flesh & Blood took a mere 20 days to record and though beautifully structured in […]

From pastoral folk to riveting symphonic rock, the Strawbs discography ranks among the richest in the prog canon.

Stephen Mills explores this action-adventure comedy, which subverted audience and critic expectations, avoiding the obvious Brad Pitt-Julia Roberts romance in favor of a more unusual plot.

[rating=7.00] There’s a lot going on throughout the 38-minutes that comprise Corsicana Lemonade, White Denim’s sixth LP, and third since expanding to a quartet with the addition of guitarist Austin Jenkins. The Austin, Texas-based band has long specialized in chaotic and harried jams that burst forth with snippets of kinetic energy. Where one song stops and […]

Nobody likes being labeled, especially a band trying to make a name for themselves in the music world. And when your lyrics tend to sway towards the more positive with references to faith, hope and a higher power, being labeled a Christian band can sometimes make that journey a little harder. Although Jars Of Clay […]

Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones have premiered “Silver Haired Daddy of Mine”, from their forthcoming album Foreverly.  Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, an album of traditional Americana songs released by The Everly Brothers in 1958, inspired this reinterpreted 12-song collection. Foreverly will be released on November 25th on Reprise Records.

Trace William Cowen explores his evolving relationship with the alt-rock band’s underrated 1999 LP. He also chats about the album with former guitarist Kevin Cadogan.

This just in: Wayne Coyne is insane(ly cool).

“Well, certainly Deep Purple, certainly Yes,” Lee says.

Which of The Thin White Duke’s b-sides is the greatest? Let us know and win a CD/DVD/vinyl single bundle.

[rating=6.00] The Melismatics have put together a spunky collection of tunes that run the gamut of upbeat disco flavored bubble gum rock. The four piece from Minneapolis has been honing their sound for most of the millenium and Rising Tide shows the band is still experimenting while bouncing along. The dueling male and female vocals […]