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 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…
Blur Albums Ranked: From Worst to Best
May 8, 2023
Blur was as British as colonialism, Queen Elizabeth, and 5 o’clock tea. Blur was also the most commercially savvy of the Britpop bands, jumping from one style to another and making ranking their discography difficult.
Blur was middle-class, while Oasis was…
Top 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers Songs
May 7, 2023
Top 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers songs are a bit like pearls down in the ocean. It’s full of them down there. But you probably don’t need more than ten of them to be happy.
Am I confident that I will be able to choose the ten finest, most elite tracks out of the…
10 Best Interpol Songs
April 30, 2023
Interpol looked like a band before they ever sounded like one. They were stylish New Yorkers determined to bring the darkness and mystery of post-punk to modern rock. Swept up in the 2000s rock revival, the best Interpol songs are anthems for a new generation.
Interpol…
Nu-metal bands have a reputation for writing big, dumb-rock music. Well, so did The Ramones or Motorhead, and music critics could geek on their songs all day. With time having softened the general opinion about the baggy jean, and backward-cap-wearing 2000s bands, it’s…
Cage the Elephant is a one-band party guerilla who makes the blues sound like the Olympics Opening Ceremony, and grand alt-rock songs feel like anthems to self-loathing. The Kentucky band wears many highly colorful hats, and they nab hits like they’re Elvis in the…
Arctic Monkeys Albums Ranked: From Worst to Best
April 26, 2023
Arctic Monkeys are the fulfillment of the collective dreams of British rock critics and music fans. They’re a guitar band that writes clever three-minute singles, they dress nice and haven’t ditched their English accents yet. Arctic Monkeys’ albums ranked…
The 10 Best Paul McCartney & Wings Albums
April 26, 2023
Paul McCartney has had the most impressive solo career of all four members of The Beatles. While critical recognition for his work rarely came easy, McCartney’s solo albums and those made with Wings are ranked highly by those willing to give it a fair shake.
Those…