Album Review: Neil Young Returns with New Old Album, Or an Old New Album: The Hitchhiker
Though recorded four decades ago, this appears to be the work of an older man. Desperation and exhaustion come through with nearly every song.
Darling Waste turns “The Skeleton Key”
It's always refreshing when a band you've known and loved for years returns with new material, and even more so when that material is the best the band has ever done. The Skeleton Key is Darling Waste's fourth album since the band formed in Cleveland in 2 ...
CD Review: “Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume” by Integrity
Darkness abounds on Integrity's ninth release, Howling, For The Nightmare Shall Consume. The trio conjures imagery of black magic and devilry over a serrated blend of hardcore and metal. “Blood Sermon” morphs from black metal to d-beat throughout the song ...
Book Review: “Dreaming The Beatles: The Love Story Of One Band And The Whole World” By Rob Sheffield
Dreaming the Beatles finds Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield delving into the cultural impact and musical terrain of the Fab Four. His timing is perfect as his book arrives just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lo ...
CD Review: “Busted, Broke & American” by M.O.D.
Method of Destruction unleash a nail bomb of hardcore rage on Busted, Broke & American. “The Final Declaration” is two minutes of vitriolic American bravado over pulverizing drums and thrashing guitars. Frontman Billy Milano has not slowed down a bit, ...
Doctor Who: The Master – the Five Essentials
Sherlock has Moriarty. Superman has Lex Luthor. The Road Runner has Wile E. Coyote. And the Doctor has the Master. Every great hero has his arch rival who serves as his equal and opposite. The one with whom he or she is evenly matched—dark to light, go ...
Doctor Who: Cybermen – the Five Essentials
Cybermen—the second oldest major adversary in the Doctor Who universe. They were the brainchild of scientist Kit Peddler and screenwriter Gerry Davis; fascinated by the emerging science of organ and limb replacement, the pair wondered how far such procedu ...
CD Review: Arcadea – “Arcadea”
Arcadea is proof that Mastodon’s Brann Dailor is a huge nerd. Fresh on the heels of Mastodon’s seventh studio album, Dailor’s side project debut, the eponymous album Arcadea, reveals an unyielding love of proggy, synth-laden rock operas and a fascination ...
CD Review: Dying Fetus- “The Wrong One To F*ck With”
Five years have passed since death/grindcore veterans Dying Fetus released Reign Supreme in 2012. Well, the lapse in time certainly has not dulled the group's aggression or musical precision. Dying Fetus's newest release, The Wrong One To F*ck With, is a ...
CD Review: Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie
What do you do when you’re two-thirds of the songwriting team that propelled your band to superstardom and created some of the biggest and most iconic hits in pop music history—“Say You Love Me”, “Go Your Own Way”, “Little Lies”, “Big Love”, “You Make Lov ...