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Nick Soulsby On The Sacrifice And Transcendence of Swans

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Brad Cohan 0 Comments Angels of Light, Michael Gira, Nick Soulsby, Swans, Swans leaving meaning, Swans: Sacrifice and Transcendence

With Swans’ fifteenth record, leaving meaning. recently released, we went deep with the author of the definitive book on all things Michael Gira

"Shoegaze" Alternative Rock Britpop Dance Rock

A Second Opinion on The Stone Roses’ Second Coming

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Ian Brown, John Squire, Love Spreads, Madchester, Manchester, Mani, Remi, Second Coming, The Stone Roses

25 years later, the Madchester greats’ sophomore LP is better than you may recall

Alternative Rock Folk Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Nirvana’s Televised Swan Song

December 10, 2019December 11, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1993, 1994, About a Girl, Alex Coletti, All Apologies, colored vinyl edition, Cris Kirkwood, Curt Kirkwood, David Grohl, Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam, Krist Noveselic, Kurt Cobain, Leadbelly, Lori Goldston, MARK LANEGAN, Martin D-18E, Meat Puppets, Michael Azerrad, Nevermind, Nirvana, Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York, November 18, On a Plain, Pennyroyal Tea, Polly, Something in the Way, The Man Who Sold the World, THE VASELINES, vinyl reissue

A crisp new vinyl reissue of MTV Unplugged in New York celebrates the band that could have been

Alternative Rock Power Pop Rock

CONCERTS: Eight Acts That Rocked the International Pop Overthrow 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Ron Hart 1 Comment Arlene's Grocery, David Bash, I Saw Her First, International Pop Overthrow 2019, Joe Benoit, Ken Kurson, Pianos on Ludlow, Rodney Bingenheimer, Rose Cora Perry and The Truth Untold, Slyboots, The Lilacs, The Mercury Lounge, The Midnight Callers, Wendy Ip

David Bash’s power pop pilgrimage enjoys second successful stint at Pianos NYC

Alternative Rock Folk Rock

Across A Crowded Room: Live at Barrymore’s 1985 Pulls Up a Piece of Richard Thompson’s Past

November 8, 2019November 10, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Across A Crowded Room, Across a Crowded Room – Live at Barrymore's 1985, Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Richard Thompson

This previously unreleased concert album rocks amidst the throes of the British guitar titan’s most transitional period

Alternative Rock Folk

The Waterboys: Shake Some Action, Part II

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments An Appointment With Mr. Yeats, Fisherman's Blues, Fisherman's Box, Mike Scott, The Waterboys

An appointment With Mr. Scott

Alternative Rock Folk

The Waterboys: Shake Some Action, Part I

November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments A Pagan Place, Ellie Goulding, Fisherman's Blues, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Mike Scott, Prince, Rod Stewart, Steve Earle, The Clash, The Waterboys, Tom Jones, Where The Action Is

Mike Scott continues a late period winning streak with yet another aces new album

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal

He’s Got A Voice, A Wretched Voice Indeed: The Melvins’ Stoner Witch Turns 25

October 31, 2019November 22, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1994, Atlantic Records, Dale Crover, Houdini, King Buzzo, Kurt Cobain, Stoner Witch, The Melvins, The Melvins at Rhythm and Brews 1994

It’s only right to celebrate the silver anniversary of the legendary doom rockers’ second Atlantic LP on Hallowe’en

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk

ALBUMS: Another Gloomy ‘Morning in America’ for Mudhoney

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Mark Arm, Morning In America, MUDHONEY, Steve Turner, Sub Pop

Sub Pop’s evergreen hometown band releases its first EP in 25 years

Alternative Rock Funk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Hip Hop New Wave Progressive Rock Punk Rock Soul

NEWS: 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews Band, Depeche Mode, Jann Wenner, John Sykes, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rufus, Soundgarden, T.Rex, the Doobie Brothers, Thin Lizzy, Todd Rundgren, Whitney Houston

Whitney, Biggie, T.Rex, Pat Benatar, Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails and Thin Lizzy among those included on this year’s list of potential inductees

Alternative Rock

Pop Top 40 – Modern Rock Tracks: Week Ending October 14, 1989

October 14, 2019October 18, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments Big Audio Dynamite, Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks, Deborah Harry, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Exene Cervenka, Flesh For Lulu, Hoodoo Gurus, Max Q, Melissa Etheridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Squeeze, Tears For Fears, The B-52's, The Cure, The Innocence Mission, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Ocean Blue, The Rolling Stones, The Sugarcubes, The The

Billboard’s Modern Rock chart was just 13 months old in October ‘89 and it was… well, kinda weird

Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Why You Trying To Second Guess It?: R.E.M.’s Reckoning at 35

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, Athens, Begin the Begin: REM's Early Years, Bill Berry, binaural, Fables of Reconstruction, IRS Records, Joe Boyd, Let's Active, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reckoning, Robert Dean Lurie

Saluting the follow-up to the Athens band’s legendary debut, and a chat with Begin the Begin author, Robert Dean Lurie, about the band circa 1984

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk

Your Favorite Thing: Sugar’s ‘File Under: Easy Listening’ at 25

October 4, 2019October 8, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Bob Mould, David Barbe, File Under: Easy Listening, Husker Du, Rykodisc, Sugar

The second full-length from the second band led by Bob Mould found the Minneapolis punk pioneer in peak form

Alternative Rock Power Pop Punk Remembrance

There’ll Be No Sad Tomorrow: Remembering Kim Shattuck

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Ron Hart 1 Comment ALS, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Kim Shattuck, Lou Gehrig Disease, Mary Lou Lord, Omnivore Recordings, RIP, Ronnie Barnett, Roy McDonald, The Muffs, The Pixies, Veruca Salt

Pixies, Billie Joe Armstrong, Veruca Salt and more share their memories and condolences on social media following the death of the influential Muffs singer/guitarist

Alternative Rock Punk

Let’s All Turn Back: Stoneage Romeos at 35

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman, Stoneage Romeos, The Saints, The Scientists

On the ragged endurance of that classic first Hoodoo Gurus LP

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