Kid Congo!
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...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...Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby: A Working Museum
Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby: A Working Museum “A Working Museum” is Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby’s third full-length album as a collaborative couple and as the name implies, the Kickstarter-sponsored album is a curated exhibition of pieces reflective of growth...
El Vez: Putting the Elvis back in Xmas
El Vez: Putting the Elvis back in Xmas What says XMAS more than the punkified carols of El Vez, the Mexican Elvis? Find out what to expect from his holiday tour (on NOW) Although musician/ performance artist Robert Lopez got his start playing in noted LA punk bands...Editor’s Picks: 5 Fall Favorites 2012
Editor’s Picks: 5 Fall Favorites 2012 Redd Kross – Researching the Blues – Merge Records Channeling the majesty of arena rock, but elegantly never crossing the line to schlock, Redd Kross’ return to recording after a 15 year absence is indisputably...The Return of PiL – Live at Royale, Boston
The Return of PiL – Live at Royale, Boston Last time I saw John Lydon in Boston, he was playing a not-very-inspiring show with the Sex Pistols; a show that proved that even the greatest cultural screeds can come back as party music. Fate is a cruel thing:...
