Rock
Palma Violets’ bruising performance Tuesday secured their place as one of the best live acts in the world.
Read MoreThough they took enough acid to qualify as a psychedelic band, the Blues Magoos always had a foot in the garage.
Read MoreAxel Krygier wisely treats the album’s framing concept as lightly as possible, turning Monsieur Bigfoot into a sort of Everyhominid who offers existential-woe comments on a variety of subjects.
Read MoreA cursory scan of audience reviews on the Ticketmaster website suggests that Rundgren’s current tour was disappointing his fans on a scale probably not seen in rock music since Bob Dylan went to England in 1966.
Read More1965 was the year in which the leading artists in American and British popular music pushed themselves beyond making albums that mixed covers with subpar originals.
Read MoreNo Pier Pressure is Brian Wilson’s 11th solo album and it shows little diminution of his still-prodigious talents.
Read MoreThe pop magic that Belle and Sebastian excels at struggles to survive on the band’s new album because its dance-heavy vibe plays against their strengths.
When no-one was looking, Ian MacKaye and a group of young people like him created one of American alternative music’s most important and unique scenes.
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