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I’m The King Wolf: Danzig II: Lucifuge At 30

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 Nathan Carson 0 Comments 1990, Blue Oyster Cult, Chuck Biscuits, Danzig, Danzig II: Lucifuge, Def American, Def Jam, John Christ, Metallica, Ministry, Nirvana, Rick Rubin, Samhain, The Misfits, The Pixies

Danzig’s sophomore mold-breaking blues metal masterpiece still swings low as part of his grand slam album quartet

Blues Folk

ALBUMS: Bob Dylan’s 39th Dream

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 2020, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, False Prophet, I Contain Multitudes, Murder Most Foul, Rough and Rowdy Ways

Rough and Rowdy Ways is Dylan’s most direct and exquisite album in a generation

Blues Rock

Dion’s American Tune

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Billy Gibbons, Blues With Friends, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Vivino, Patti Scialfa, Paul Simon, Rory Block, Sam Cooke, Samantha Fish, Van Morrison

On Blues With Friends, Mr. DiMucci enters his seventh decade in rock with a gang of famous pals

Blues Hard Rock Rock

1970: The Who Come Alive

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1970, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live At Hull, Live At Leeds, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Shel Talmy, The Who, Tommy

50 years since its initial release, Live at Leeds maintains its position as one of the definitive live albums of all time

Blues Folk Rock

Is Rough and Rowdy Ways A Beginning or an End for Bob Dylan?

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Tim Sommer 3 Comments 2020, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Columbia Records, Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Rough and Rowdy Ways, Sinatra, The Never Ending Tour

Reckoning with Dylan’s forthcoming double LP against the future of the Never Ending Tour

Blues Remembrance

Blues Giant Lucky Peterson Gone at 55

May 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Blues, Coronavirus, Lucky Peterson, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, PBS, Soul

Child prodigy turned renowned statesman kept the blues alive and well in the 21st century

Blues Hard Rock

The Night ZZ Top Burned New Orleans Down: 45 Years of Fandango!

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1975, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Fandango!, Frank Beard, Warner Bros., ZZ Top

Blues, boogie and sleazy swing = the greatest half-live album ever

Blues Hard Rock

Joe Perry: Shiftless In Idle

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, Brad Whitford, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Steven Tyler, Todd Hamilton

The legendary Aerosmith guitarist wrestles with bittersweet emotions about touring in a time of COVID-19

Blues Hard Rock Remembrance

In Memory of Brian Howe

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bad Company, Brian Howe, Dangerous Age, Fame and Fortune, Foreigner, Here Comes Trouble, Holy Water, Jimmy Page, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Paul Rodgers, RIP, Simon Kirke

A good pinch hitter in Bad Company, the British singer helped the band remain vital after Paul Paul Rodgers ditched the lads for Jimmy Page in the mid-80s

Blues Dylan Folk

On “I Contain Multitudes,” Bob Dylan Transcribes Dreams For An Audience of One

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 2020, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly, I Contain Multitudes, Murder Most Foul, R. Stevie Moore, The Grateful Dead

Tim Sommer listens to the second new Dylan song since Quarantine began

Alternative Rock Blues Dance Rock Electronics New Wave Pop

Vows Are Spoken To Be Broken: Thirty Years Of Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’

April 23, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, Alan Wilder, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Enjoy The Silence, Flood, Martin Gore, Personal Jesus, Violator

Looking back at when the world’s biggest synth band plugged in and played the blues

Blues Indie Rock Post-Punk

The Resurrection of Rowland S. Howard

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 Michael Toland 1 Comment Crime and the City Solution, Epic Soundtracks, Fat Possum Records, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave, Pop Crimes, Rowland S. Howard, Teenage Snuff Film, The Birthday Party

In this exclusive interview, Mick Harvey talks extensively about working with his old mate in The Birthday Party and Crime and the City Solution on the newly reissued Teenage Snuff Film