Rock

Book Review: “Remain in Love” — The Story of the Talking Heads, Told with Charm

October 13, 2020
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With the beguiling Remain in Love, Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz puts a refreshing spin on a familiar genre.

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Rock Album Review: Blue Öyster Cult — Still Defying Norms

October 12, 2020
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The record celebrates everything that has made Blue Öyster Cult such an enduring presence — yet it sounds totally in the moment.

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Book Review: Kathy Valentine — Life Before and After the Go-Go’s

October 9, 2020
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In this satisfying memoir, Go-Go’s bassist and quintessential rock chick Kathy Valentine shares her experiences as a member of the most successful all-girl rock band of all time.

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Rap Album Review: Action Bronson — The World’s Rapper?

October 8, 2020
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In Only For Dolphins, Bronson serves up his usual brand of excessive escapism, but it is offset by just enough emotional depth to suggest that he is maturing as a person and an artist.

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Arts Remembrance: Eddie Van Halen

October 7, 2020
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Not since Jimi Hendrix had there been such a game-changer for the electric six-string.

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Pop Album Review: A.G. Cook’s “Apple” — Half-Baked

October 6, 2020
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A.G. Cook’s undeniable talent shines through in spots, but the record suggests that the celebrated producer has a ways to go before stepping into his own as a solo artist.

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Concert Review: Farm Aid 2020 — The Promise of the Real

September 29, 2020
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When Willie dove into “On the Road Again” to close the set, singing of “making music with my friends,” one could envision the same hopes for Farm Aid to resume its annual trek to an amphitheater somewhere in America and stoke the communal cause.

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Book Interview: Talking to BrownMark about “Life in the Purple Kingdom”

September 19, 2020
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Front and center in this memoir are BrownMark’s efforts to reconcile his resentment and gratitude toward the man who both sold him short and afforded him the “opportunity of a lifetime.”

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Music Album Review: Lomelda’s “Hannah” — A Wonderful Tenderness

September 16, 2020
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The intimate emotions captured by Hannah are enhanced by Lomelda’s ability to be both revelatory and inscrutable in the same breath.

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Music Interview: Talking with Cisco Swank about His New EP — and the Roots of Creativity

September 13, 2020
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“You’re always gonna be yourself, your unique self, so it’s important to incorporate the things that you really love.”

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