Metallica Reissuing ‘Kill ‘Em All’ and ‘Ride The Lightning’ For April 15th
Metallica today announced that they will reissue their first two albums Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning on April 15th. Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in three formats – CD, vinyl, and Deluxe Box set. Both Deluxe Box sets include original source material from the band’s personal collection with many never […]
LOCKN’ Gives Fans What They Want- Phish, Ween & My Morning Jacket To Headline
The 2016 LOCKN’ Festival initial lineup has been unveiled and for jam fans, its pretty much a euphoric trio of headliners: Ween, My Morning Jacket and Phish. Both Phish and Ween will play 4 sets throughout the weekend. The 2016 LOCKN’ Festival will take place at Oak Ridge Farm in Arrington, Virginia August 25 – 28. The full lineup […]
Richard Thompson Reflects on ‘Still’, Songwriting and the Nature of American Audiences (INTERVIEW)
British guitarist/singer-songwriter extraordinaire Richard Thompson may be famously curmudgeonly in his songwriting, but he’s gracious and ready with a good chuckle and a funny quip when talking with him one-to-one. I found that out when I spoke with him recently about his new recording Still, working with Jeff Tweedy, the process of songwriting, and the […]
32 Years Ago Today – Megadeth Performs First Ever Show (Watch Live in Berkeley ’84)
Murals Stay Close To The Heart Yet Far Out With ‘Violet City Lantern’ (INTERVIEW)
Forming in Louisville, Kentucky in 2006, Murals launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise $2,200 to record and release their debut 8-song EP On A Passing Cloud in 2012. Their songs are full of bright reverb guitar, echo-filled vocals, fluttery strings, sound effects, and thick, elastic bass lines. The ephemeral qualities of each song bring […]
SONG PREMIERE: Brett Harris Gives Power Pop Treatment To Southern Life In “Lies”
Hailing from Durham, North Carolina, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brett Harris is one of the few artists you can find these days who is fully committed to embracing power pop in the purest sense. It should come as no surprise that Harris has already made a name for himself as student of Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple of The dB’s, whom […]
Greyhounds Announce New Album Of Technicolor Soul, ‘Change Of Pace’
“The war is on for your mind,” sings Anthony Farrell, one half of Austin duo Greyhounds, who make an audacious statement of substance and style on their second – and best – album ‘Change of Pace,’ out April 1st on Ardent Music. A collection of technicolor soul and sweat-drenched R&B, the album features thirteen new, original songs […]
Grace Potter Follows Her Muse at Portland’s Roseland Theatre (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Grace Potter played the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon on Friday, February 12th, bringing along a new band and introducing some of the freshest material from her take-no-prisoners brand of pop-inspired rock n’ roll. On a short tour supporting her new solo effort Midnight, Potter and her six-piece backing band played a full two-hour, 20-song […]
Courtney Love, Juliette Lewis, Mark Ronson, Sarah Silverman & More Visit The Fonda Theatre for Fleetwood Mac Fest (PHOTOS)
The latest installment in the Best Fest came to the Fonda theater in the heart of Hollywood for two sold out performances on February 9th and 10th. The Best Fest, which began in New York, is a star studded charity event bringing well known film and music personalities together to perform benefit concerts for Sweet […]
