Kevin Garcia – Grandaddy Bassist & Co-Founder Dies at 41
Kevin Garcia, the longtime bassist and co-founder of Grandaddy tragically passed away today at the age of 41. Garcia suffered a massive stroke May 1st and was in critical care at DMC. The doctors described his brain injury as “catastrophic” per his GoFundMe page, which also confirmed his death. Garcia founded Grandaddy in 1992 along with […]
Rancid Announce New Album ‘Trouble Maker’ – Shares Video For “Ghost of a Chance”
Today, Rancid has announced a brand new album Trouble Maker to be released on June 9thvia Hellcat/Epitaph Records. This is the ninth studio album for the punk legends and the follow-up to 2014’s critically acclaimed …Honor Is All We Know. Trouble Maker was produced by Rancid’s longtime producer and founder of Epitaph Records, Brett Gurewitz. […]
Terror Has Never Been More Visceral Than ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ (TV REVIEW)
With stunning horror, Hulu brings Margaret Atwood’s terrifying dystopia to life.
37 Years Ago Today – Joy Division Play Last Show With Ian Curtis (Listen To Final Show)
‘OKNOTOK’ -Radiohead Remastered ‘OK Computer’, B-Sides and Three Never Before Released Tracks Set For Release June 23
Radiohead has announced that OKNOTOK will be issued June 23rd on XL Recordings, coinciding (roughly) with the original 1997 release date(s) of Radiohead’s landmark third album OK COMPUTER. OKNOTOK features the original OK COMPUTER twelve track album, eight B-sides, and the Radiohead completist’s dream: “I Promise,” “Lift,” and “Man Of War.” The original studio recordings of these […]
Richard Thompson Is All Integrity & Heart For Baton Rouge Manship Theatre Acoustic Performance (SHOW REVIEW)
When the legend on the stage calls himself a “folk rock dinosaur” yet still appears to be in the prime of his musical career, you wonder what kind of performance he’ll be putting on ten, twenty years from now when he is in his plus-seventies. It’s no secret that Richard Thompson has always had something […]
The Black Angels Bring Death March Tour To Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse (SHOW REVIEW)
The Black Angels descended upon Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse on April 28th for an evening of pure psychedelic ear candy. The Austin rockers are currently supporting their latest album, Death Song, which is perhaps the most exciting release of the year thus far. Having just kicked off the Death March Tour a few days earlier in […]
Sheryl Crow Delivers Long Set Of New Tunes & Old Favorites in Orlando (SHOW REVIEW)
One week after dropping a new album, Be Myself, that is stylistically more similar to her music in the 1990s than anything released in the last decade, Sheryl Crow treated the Orlando crowd on April 29th to a performance that was half nostalgia and half celebration of the new material. Over the course of the […]
Col. Bruce Hampton Dies at 70 Following ‘Hampton 70: Celebration of Col. Bruce Hampton’ Concert
In a shocking turn of events, that started with a sold-out show packed with special guests there to honor him after celebrating his 70th birthday, Col. Bruce Hampton died last night after passing out on stage. Hampton celebrated his birthday with a concert at the Fox Theatre Monday night surrounded by dozens of musicians and singers […]
ALBUM PREMIERE: Oceans Are Zeroes Craft Cinematic Post-Rock Sound on Cinematic LP
One of the biggest rock sounds these days happens to come from the small city of Boise, Idaho. This is the home of up-and-coming quintet Oceans Are Zeroes. After releasing their debut album in 2013 and changing their band name twice, the members of Oceans Are Zeroes are ready to take listeners by storm with […]