Lisa Germano: No Elephants
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Kid Congo! From The Gun Club, to The Cramps, to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kid Congo has been on the inside of some of the coolest bands on the earth. Nowadays, leading Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, he seems focused on producing music which condenses all of...Bob Mould: Silver Age
Bob Mould: Silver Age Bob Mould has finally been getting his due with the 2012 release of both his autobiography, See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould, and the DVD of a tribute concert centered around his music held at Disney...Cool Not Cold: 6 Ways to Say Yes to Fashion and No to Frostbite
Cool Not Cold: 6 Ways to Say Yes to Fashion and No to Frostbite Winter. It has its charms. Cocoa, snow, getting drunk at home with a loved one and falling asleep in front of the TV. While many are not crazy about being cold, shoveling out their car, or toppling...Texas Flood – Proving Stevie Ray Vaughan is Still King
Texas Flood – Proving Stevie Ray Vaughan is Still King Review: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Texas Flood (Legacy Edition) – Epic/Legacy Back in the mid-1960s, when dinosaurs roamed the earth, several guitarists caused...
Replacements Return: Songs for Slim
Replacements Return: Songs for Slim New music from The Replacements is reason to cheer, but the reason behind the reunion recordings isn't. In recent weeks the music world has been abuzz with the news that former Replacements Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson recorded...The Waterboys: An Appointment with Mr. Yeats
The Waterboys: An Appointment with Mr. Yeats The prospect of Celtic folk-rockers The Waterboys putting the words of Ireland’s arch-poet W.B. Yeats to music is a thrilling one. Surely these makers of “the Big Music” will tap into the mystic airs that emit from...Big Dipper Crashes on The Platinum Planet (at last!)
Big Dipper Crashes on The Platinum Planet (at last!) In the late 80s, there was hardly a star in Boston’s rock and roll sky that shone brighter than Big Dipper. Comprised of former members of an array of already legendary bands – including The...Wanda Jackson: Unfinished Business
Wanda Jackson: Unfinished Business My first real experience with Wanda Jackson’s music was a live show at Columbus, Ohio’s late-great punk rock night club, Crazy Mama’s in the early 1990s. Tiny, dark and dirty, Mama’s, was more of a dance club than a...Nice New Outfit: How To Be A Well Dressed Man About Town
Nice New Outfit: How To Be A Well Dressed Man About Town OK, little hipsters, listen up. You’re doing it all wrong. We all understand that modern “hipster” fashion is a jumble of various subcultural styles worn either ironically or without...
OUR GIFT GUIDE GOES TO 11! Seventy Rocking Gifts!
OUR GIFT GUIDE GOES TO 11! Seventy Rocking Gifts! Our 2012 Gift Guide! Christian, Jewish, religious abstainer, yep you know what time it is. It’s time to show people you like, that you like them by giving ‘em a present. While some find this task to be on par with...
