Rock
A powerful performer and artist emerges in this ambitious album about being publicly ostracized and maligned — and coming back stronger.
What is it about Final Summer that makes it a very good Cloud Nothings album but not a great one?
Umphrey’s McGee’s Um Bowl was an exhaustive two-night series for non-diehards but rollercoaster nirvana for the initiated.
“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” was the only record of the Flaming Lips that I knew in any real depth; it turns out that the band’s live show was heartwarming, a buoyant and visually exuberant experience.
The alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician was slowed down during the COVID years — but now he is back.
Sessanta succeeded in making “old” songs and “old” bands sound powerful, vital, and progressive.
Frank Zappa’s tight editing ensured that “Plastic People” was a compelling aural creation, and his fierce confidence compelled listeners to pay attention to the words.
It is well established that the lyrics to the song on “Queen II” that’s directly about the painting (called “The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke”) originate from a poem Richard Dadd wrote about his picture. What’s never been established though is exactly how Freddie Mercury became aware of this poem.
Saturday night’s advertised performers paid robust homage to the late Gary Smith — the Fort Apache Studios owner, producer, and band manager — across three and a half hours at the Somerville Theatre.
Music Review: The Beatles are Still Here, There, and Everywhere
Beatles fans are being treated to a three-fer of projects spanning three media genres: a restoration of the film “Let It Be,” a book focusing on the two 1967 songs “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane,” and an appearance on the new season of “Doctor Who”.
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