A Hot Chip off the Old Block
Pete Bate braces himself and takes his teenager to his first concert.This wasn’t how I imagined the first time would be. Shouldn’t we be staring at Chris Martin with binoculars from a cricket-ground...
View ArticleMy Love Affair With a 1977 Fiat X1/9
Sure it broke a lot, but John Tinseth couldn’t help but fall in love over and over again.Johnny Walters drove my ’68 Dodge Charger into the back of an Army deuce and half legally parked on Butner...
View ArticleFrom Opera to Vampire Weekend: My Musical Explorations with Son
Tsach Gilboa and his now teenage son each got to pick their favorites to watch on a musical journey together. Here is what they explored.—-Just yesterday my son was a slice of heaven in a diaper....
View ArticleHalestorm Releases ‘ReAniMate 2.0’ EP
Lzzy and her mates cover AC/DC, Marilyn Manson, and…Daft Punk? There are no bigger music fans than musicians, and that’s what makes cover albums so cool. Frontwoman Lzzy Hale says this about...
View ArticleOne Month of Thankfulness: Bad Album Covers
The joy of the ‘so bad it’s good’ album cover.Okay, so maybe cover art isn’t the reason for the season, but we all have our quirks. Mine—well, one of mine—is that I love accidentally bad album covers....
View ArticleJulian Casablancas Wants You to Engage in Our Democracy
With mid term elections turnout the lowest in 70 years, engaging, energizing and mobilizing young people into the political process is critical, and artists are key. My son and I have a musical...
View ArticleYour New Favorite Heartbreak Mixtape
Sami Jankins provides a list of thirteen “not your typical done me wrong” songs to help get you through your latest break up – from angry to over it.___I remember the days of the mix-tape. OK, I...
View ArticleRecords So Good We Bought Them Again (And Again)
Ken Goldstein shares a list of classic albums worth listening to — multiple times.____I guess for me this is turning into The Year of The List! Earlier this year, inspired by a Writers Guild...
View ArticleWhere Were You When…Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ Topped the Charts?
Embed from Getty ImagesBy Cindy GroganOn February 4, 1977, one of the great rock albums of all time was released. I’m talking about Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. No matter your taste, you can’t deny that...
View ArticleThe Emergent Miracle of 50
Embed from Getty Images—Were popular songs from 1918 played widely in 1968?How about songs from 1928 in 1978?Or songs from 1938 in 1988?So, how come songs from 1968 are still widely played in...
View Article10 Disappointing Follow-Up Albums
by Steven Valvano Here’s how it goes: your favorite band puts out a masterpiece and critics and fans fall at their feet. The subsequent tour is a hot ticket, the record sales in the stratosphere....
View ArticleThe One-Hit Wonder File: ‘Magnet and Steel’
by John Visconti There’s an endless list of rock and roll artists who’ve poured their feelings of love, lust, obsession, and heartbreak into their music, but it’s not quite the same thing to have the...
View ArticleTwo-Man Bands, One-Hit Wonders
By Mark Daponte There was a time when a musical team with the word “and” in its name could be found having a top twenty and/or a #1 song. These “and bands” included Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina...
View ArticleDave Mason Is ‘Alone Together (Again)’
By John Visconti Dave Mason is a legendary musician and songwriter. He was a founding member of the band Traffic, along with Steve Winwood, Chris Wood, and Jim Capaldi. Mason is best known for songs...
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