Archive: 2016

In 2014, Jerry Joseph headed to Afghanistan to volunteer as a teacher at an underground co-ed rock school. With thoughts of family on his mind and the backdrop of Kabul, Joseph began to write what would become the songs of his new LP By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars, which is out April 15 […]

Is there more of a feel-good double bill than Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples? Probably not. The two acts may seem like an odd pairing, but their show at Austin’s historic Paramount Theater on Sunday – the second in a handful of dates together – proved that these two legends are as complimentary as wine […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the solo debut from the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, Painkillers, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution:    [youtube id=”SxVgt_2Bqcc” width=”630″ height=”350″]

In March 2003, a small-town gas station owner became suspicious of two black, graffiti-spattered vans and the herd of exhausted, haggard musicians—yards of grizzled beard between them—who rolled into his property. The United States was then one-week-deep into the second war in Iraq, and it was all too clear to this gentleman that he was […]

It was mere seconds after the Wood Brothers began the understated percussion intro to “Never and Always” that the ballroom at Higher Ground became a warm, comfortable place on March 3rd. And this isn’t a statement about the frigid weather or even a reflection of the nine year span of time during which the group […]

George Martin, the “Fifth Beatle” who signed the Fab Four to a label contract when no one else would and produced almost all their music has died at the age of 90. Martin was knighted in 1996 and his production work extended beyond the Beatles to Kate Bush, Celine Dion, America, Jeff Beck and Gerry […]

While rumors heated up last December about the possible retirement of Neil Peart from Rush in a Drumhead Magazine interview- the other two of the “Holy Triumvirate” wouldn’t confirm that you heard the last from the band.. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson has now confirmed to Rolling Stone that Peart won’t be touring anytime again. “We had such a great time […]

We’ve pored over the lineup for the 2016 SXSW Film Festival and picked our most anticipated narrative films this year.

The tension keeps rising as Jimmy and Mike each begin to break bad.