Category: Rock

by Andrew Z After a rather long wait for their next LP, Godsmack finally unleash 1000hp, 4 years after 2010’s, The Oracle. As a band that were going through some rough waters not too long ago and were close to Read more

by Derek P By 1994, grunge had hit its peak and began to decline in popularity. Bands like Pearl Jam had released material that divided its fanbase, refused to make any music videos, and were battling Ticketmaster over high prices. Read more

by Madeline Devastation of a Southern Gothic Musical Marriage Leads to Poetic Brilliance As of August 2013, the Civil Wars are no more. They are no longer speaking to each other, and are indefinitely broken up. It has been speculated Read more

by MAC “Self Portrait” has always been one of Dylan’s most inscrutable albums, which is saying a lot, as Dylan is notoriouslu difficult to pin-down to any one pre-defined image that his rapid fans (of which I happily count myself Read more

by J. Pepper Nancy can “shred” Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen under the table without compromising the elegance she brings to the guitar. Ann was blessed not only with the vocal endurance of a Meat Loaf as well as the Read more

by  J.E. Barnes 2011 has been a troubling year for America and the West, but a good year for rock n’ roll and popular music, especially for older women artists. Marianne Faithfull released the critically-acclaimed ‘Horses and High Heels,’ her Read more

by: Elisabeth Vincentelli The least you can say about Taylor Hicks is that he’s not like prior American Idol champs: he already had almost a decade of gigging in bars when he won the fifth season in 2006, complete with Read more

by: Rudy Palma She has a lock on it if a special award is handed out for least interesting cover art (listing the tracks on it is a nifty retro look, though), but Sheryl Crow has produced the most interesting, Read more