Adam Ellsworth
On more than one occasion in The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Ten Songs Greil Marcus argues that the original recordings of some of his picks don’t hold a candle to their cover versions.
Read MoreThe Black Keys clearly wanted to write moody, trippy, mostly hookless tracks, and as far as moody, trippy, mostly hookless tracks go, the ones on Turn Blue aren’t so bad.
Read MoreWhether it was intended or not, Searching for Sugar Man did more than delve into the past of Sixto Rodriguez; it created his future.
Read Morecall it, jokingly, the Boston Rock Love Fest, but it really is!” exclaims Rumble organizer Anngelle Wood.
Read MoreTo their credit, Temples would have been a really good band from the 1960s.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, theater, and dance that’s coming up this week.
Read MoreNot surprisingly, nearly half of the band’s 20-song set Thursday night was made up of “AM” songs. Despite the quality of the quartet’s first four albums, nobody seemed to mind.
Read MoreBruce Springsteen’s “High Hopes” is a collection of covers, reinventions, and new recordings of odds and ends that have been kicking around for the past decade-plus.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, dance, and film that’s coming up this week and next.
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