With California, we have a rebooted Blink-182 deciding how to carry on after parting ways with co-lead-singer and guitarist Tom DeLonge. In many ways the album is very nostalgic and plays heavily to the music of the band’s Enema…
Jul 11 2016
Jun 22 2016
Tegan and Sara - Love You To Death
Having reached a new level of commercial success on 2013's Heartthrob, Tegan and Sara continue in the same indie pop vein with their latest effort, Love You To Death. However, the follow up is not as compelling. LYTD…
Jun 21 2016
Clapton Still Does
At 71, Eric Clapton proves that he still has his fire. The icon's newest record, I Still Do, is a swampy and soulful blues journey that is arguably the man's finest album since his 2004 tribute to Robert Johnson…
Feb 1 2016
Rocky Return of P!ATD
Brendan Urie is a great vocalist and front man. He is the sole remaining original Panic! member and has been dutifully keeping the brand alive by delivering inspired live shows and a steady flow of new music. However, in a…
Jan 11 2016
5 Under-rated Bowie Deep Cuts
I have not felt this bad about a legend passing since Lou Reed left us. Today I have had nothing, but David Bowie on my mind. I’ve eulogized about him on Facebook and been listening to him constantly on Spotify…
Dec 25 2015
The Best Albums of 2015
1. Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love
For their first album in 10 years, Sleater-Kinney returned with a fierce pop-vengeance. Every track on this album is killer from the opener “Price Tag” to the closer “Fade.”
2. Carl Barat &…
Dec 5 2015
My Favorite Beatles Song From Every Album
For those of you who know me, you may know that the Beatles are my all-time favorite band. Their catalogue is a constant source of inspiration. I have made this little list of what is my favorite song off each…Read more
Jun 13 2015
Sticky Fingers Revisited – the 2015 Reissue!
Everybody knows that Sticky Fingers is one of the all-time great rock and roll records. This past week, the album was reissued again, but this time with extras. So the million-dollar question is are the extras worth it?
That depends…Read more
Mar 15 2015
Another Beauty From FOB . . .
On the band’s second post-hiatus album, American Beauty/American Psycho, Fall Out Boy prove that they are still one of the boldest pop-rock bands around. This year marks the tenth anniversary of FOB’s commercial breakthrough From Under the Cork Tree…Read more
Feb 16 2015
Shawn & Shelby's Sparse & Beautiful Debut
Sleeping In A Spell is the beautiful debut release by Cleveland-based duo Shawn & Shelby a.k.a Shawn Brewster and Shelby Lynn Sangdahl. Many may already be familiar with the two’s work in their other band Oldboy. What is most notably…Read more
Dec 30 2014
The Best Records of 2014
Oh yeah – there was a lot to enjoy in 2014! Here are the records that excited me the most!
The Rolling Clone Blogazine’s Top 5 Records of 2014:
Weezer came…Read more
The Rolling Clone Blogazine’s Top 5 Records of 2014:
- Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End
Weezer came…Read more
Dec 4 2014
AC/DC "Rock or Bust" Rocks
Throughout their 40-year career, AC/DC have never altered their signature sound. They have never apologized for not growing artistically. They have never written a ballad and for that, we salute them. There is something so inherently primal and blood boiling…Read more