Rock
The tunes on Joey Pizza Slice’s new LP are personal enough to leave many listeners scratching their heads, asking “Is this guy for real?”
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 MoreThe band was still Television and often as not, still magnificent.
Read MoreI love an album that ends with a bang – and The Swans’ To Be Kind ends with four.
Read MoreBetter than Ezra may be more than a hardworking, nice-guy band permanently fated to be overshadowed by more significant artists.
Read MoreIf Boy George had carried on in this vein — working the best of the old in with the new, and keeping the soul roots upfront — the night would have been a surprise triumph.
Read MoreLoose Salute uses its genuine love for the too-little-heard Michael Nesmith and too-little-respected Monkees songbooks as a springboard for inventive arrangements that are true to the unique character of the music.
Read MoreAs a solo artist, Neil Finn’s moved away from straightforward pop and toward a moodier sound, with lyrics asking bigger questions about life and mortality.
Read MoreA sensitive folkie may tell you to get beyond your negativity; these guys tell you to “take all that bullshit and put it in the dumpsta.”
Read MoreThe dazzling LP “Mess” proves that the band Liars has not half-heartedly made the switch to electronic music.
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