Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Premieres New Album
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion rode the wave of the 1990s alt-rock boom, then broke out with Extra Width in 1993. A couple more albums, a hell of a lot … Read more
Posted in September, 2012
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Announce New Album
Neil Young & Crazy Horse had a pretty busy summer. In June, they released Americana, their first album in nine years. Now they’ve announced that they’re going to be releasing … Read more
The Velvet Underground Come Up Short In Copyright Dispute
The banana that graces the cover of the Velvet Underground’s 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico, is one of the lasting iconic images in rock & roll. However, that image … Read more
Led Zeppelin Starts Mysterious Countdown
Led Zeppelin has started the countdown for the bomb drop. Metaphorically, of course. The only problem is that no one knows exactly what the big news will be. Hopefully, it … Read more
Two Gallants Release New Album
Today marks the release of the Two Gallants’ fourth album, The Bloom and the Blight. This will be the first we’ve heard of San Francisco duo in five years, and … Read more
The Smoking Popes Announce Reissue of Landmark Album
They’re the guys who did that one song that was in Clueless, but we promise they have better credits to their name than the movie that launched a thousand hair … Read more
Muse Releases New Video, “Madness”
So we’re in the future. Probably. Maybe. And the future looks like this big dance club. Or a laser tag center. And the future kind of sucks. Or maybe this … Read more
Rolling Stones Releasing Greatest Hits Collection
The Rolling Stones got you a little present. They hope you don’t mind, but they didn’t bother with the wrapping paper and bow. The Stones celebrate their golden anniversary this … Read more
After 13 Years, the Afghan Whigs are Back
Lots of fun things can happen after 13 years. …Like puberty. Okay, so that’s not exactly fun. How about this: an Afghan Whigs reunion tour. Yeah, that sounds a lot … Read more
Bob Mould Releases New Album
Loud, angry, and mosh-worthy: just what we like out of Bob Mould’s sound. And then there was techy, electronic, and….wait. No, we didn’t like that. But not to worry, because … Read more
