Rock

Theater Review: Rock Critic Lester Bangs — A Welcome Rebel Yell

May 15, 2017
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Lester Bangs insisted that, at its best, rock was an act of pure rebellion, a liberation from the prison of respectability.

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Music Appreciation: The Sadies — Still Going Strong on “Northern Passages”

May 11, 2017
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The album Northern Passages has left me without any doubt that The Sadies are worthy of every iota of praise they have received.

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Book Review: “Shake It Up” — Great American Writing on Rock and Pop

May 8, 2017
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On the whole, this anthology, along with igniting discussions about sins of omission, will make for entertaining browsing.

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CD Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band — “Live From the Fox Oakland”

March 20, 2017
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So much goes on over the course of Live From the Fox Oakland that the TTB upends the notion of a band “settling” into a sound.

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Book Review: “With the Radio On” — The Modern Lovers, Aptly Canonized

March 18, 2017
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Simplicity is its genius; some call “Roadrunner” the first punk song for a reason.

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Music Preview/Appreciation: Jens Lekman Attains Indie Sainthood

March 12, 2017
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If there is such a thing as upbeat melancholia, then Jens Lekman has got it down pat.

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Music Interview/Review: Former Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Crosses Musical Borders

February 20, 2017
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“My ancestors fled pogroms in Poland and today we have a crisis to rival what went on in the 1940s.”

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Music Preview: Drive-By Truckers — Triumphantly Defiant

February 6, 2017
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It’s almost as important to see the Drive-By Truckers show at the Royale as to join a march in the streets outside.

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Music Interview: Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols — A “Lonely Boy”

January 30, 2017
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Having long gotten “the short end of the stick,” Sex Pistols founding member Steve Jones decided to write his autobiography.

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CD Review: Code Orange’s “Forever” – A Brutal Triumph

January 24, 2017
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On its latest LP, Code Orange reinvents pain.

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