Industrial metal added a new layer of heaviness to the rock formats of the 1980s. The best industrial metal albums often feature harsh guitar tones, robotic rhythms, and post-apocalyptic doom & gloom feel about them. Boy, they’re great!
Many industrial metal…
Van Halen had one collective talent above anything else. They could make themselves unavoidable. Whether it was through Eddie van Halen’s guitar playing or David Lee Roth’s showmanship, this heavy metal band could not be ignored.
A lot of what Van Halen did…
Ramones is the most important punk-rock band of all time: sorry, Sex Pistols, and The Clash. The Ramones’ albums are ranked as some of the finest music that the punk genre has to offer.
At their best, The Ramones made it all seem so easy. Perhaps it was because…
Red Hot Chili Peppers are a band familiar to millions, and by extension, so is their logo. But how does a band acquire such an iconic visual representation of their brand?
Today we’re taking a look at one of the most often seen and most rarely discussed visual…
Pixies Albums Ranked: Debaser
May 19, 2023
Pixies was heard by very few people without leaving an impression. Nearly all of the important alternative-rock bands claimed them as an inspiration. The band’s best albums are still ranked highly. Pixies is the benchmark for an entire genre of music.
David Bowie…
The Strokes are, depending on who it is that you ask, the saviors of rock n’ roll or cleverly marketed worshippers of the past. Regardless, the band’s albums, notably the debut “Is This It,” are consistently ranked as some of the best albums made in…
The Story & Meaning Behind Radiohead's Creep
May 12, 2023
Radiohead’s “Creep” presented the group as would-be challengers of Nirvana to the crown of grunge music. It’s no wonder that the British band quickly outgrew it. But what was the meaning behind the powerful song anyway? And, how did a band know for…
Red Hot Chili Peppers Albums Ranked: Funky Monks
May 12, 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers is one of the biggest bands in alternative rock history. But it hasn’t always been easy. Line-up changes, delayed success and personal demons have all threatened to derail the California group. The payoff, however, involves RHCP albums and…
Radiohead Albums Ranked
May 11, 2023
Radiohead has been, since the early 1990s, possibly the most revered alternative rock band in the world. New albums are global events, fans dissect lyrics, and critics pour over their collective admiration.
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer… and stranger…