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Queen - "A Night at the Opera" Reviewed and Revisited
December 14, 2024
Queen was a band that refused humility and simplicity. Freddie Mercury and his colleagues were all about high-minded concepts, long songs, loud solos, and even louder clothes. “A Night at the Opera” was the culmination of those ideas and, to many, Queen’s…
The Dangerous Summer - "Gravity" Review
September 26, 2024
The Dangerous Summer strays from the band’s emo-punk formula on “Gravity”,… and it’s for the best. Let me explain.
A band with a name taken from a non-fiction book by Ernest Hemingway that plays a type of non-threatening guitar-driven emo, revels in…
The Replacements - "Tim" Reviewed and Revisited
September 25, 2024
Everyone wanted to be like The Replacements. Nobody could be like The Replacements. The majority of the band’s indie-rock contemporaries tried anyway.
That’s how this band from Minneapolis, known for great songs and shabby, drunken performances intended as…
Caleb Veazey and Sam Singer Reviewed
April 2, 2024
Caleb Veazey – Keep Your Love in Reach
Similar artists: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Band
Genre: Folk rock
Why do people even want to become rock stars these days? Is it because of the ever-more unlikely prospect of becoming rich and famous? Yeah, that…
Andrea & Mud and James Wesley Haymer Reviewed
March 3, 2024
Andrea & Mud – This Time
Similar artists: Orville Peck, Johnny Cash, Neko Case, Loretta Lynn
Genre: Americana, Alt Country
It’s actually very easy to change. People do it all the time for the most important things in their lives. Changing for the better…
For The Monks and Dreamwave Reviewed
February 24, 2024
For The Monks – Dancing With The Aztecs
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
It’s a trendy thing to say that people from all walks of life demand constant stimulation. That’s not true. Most folks require just a little bit of the same…
PLAY DEAD and pMad Reviewed
January 21, 2024
PLAY DEAD – Thameslink
Similar artists: Amyl and The Sniffers, The Chats, HotWax, SNAYX, Lambrini Girls
Genre: Skate Punk, Punk, Alternative Rock
There’s no secret that English-speaking countries have virtually monopolized rock music all through its rise and…
WATERBODY and Red Scarves Reviewed
December 28, 2023
WATERBODY – Sinking Road
Similar artists: Wye Oak, The Cure, Blonde Redhead
Genre: Post-Rock
Words do often get in the way, as the great poet Richard Ashcroft of The Verve, so poignantly claimed. In few places, is that clearer than in politics and in rock n’…
Islands and allblacktemples Reviewed
December 19, 2023
Islands – Headlines
Similar artists: The Unicorns, Father John Misty, The Shins, Vampire Weekend
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
Commercial artists nowadays know that time can be their greatest ally or worst enemy. Without exception, every artist…